CVE-2015-5167
Apache Ranger allows users to bypass intended access restrictions via the REST API
The Policy Admin Tool in Apache Ranger before 0.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions via the REST API.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Policy Admin Tool in Apache Ranger before 0.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions via the REST API.
- Record
CVE-2015-5167- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Policy Admin Tool in Apache Ranger before 0.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions via the REST API.
- Record
CVE-2015-5167- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-5174 No score
The Policy Admin Tool in Apache Ranger before 0.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions via the REST API.
- Record
EUVD-2015-5174- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qqg7-gcxw-gmj3
Apache Ranger allows users to bypass intended access restrictions via the REST API
The Policy Admin Tool in Apache Ranger before 0.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions via the REST API.
- Record
GHSA-qqg7-gcxw-gmj3- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-qqg7-gcxw-gmj3
Apache Ranger allows users to bypass intended access restrictions via the REST API
The Policy Admin Tool in Apache Ranger before 0.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions via the REST API.
- Record
GHSA-qqg7-gcxw-gmj3- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.ranger:rangerMaven |
before 0.5.1 | 0.5.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-5167 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Apache Ranger, published April 12, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.93%, the 80th percentile. Fixed in org.apache.ranger:ranger 0.5.1.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/82871
mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/ranger-dev/201602.mbox/%3CD2D9A4C5.114ECA%25vel%40apache.org%3E
cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Vulnerabilities+found+in+Ranger
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5167
web.archive.org/web/20200501000000*/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82871
github.com/advisories/GHSA-qqg7-gcxw-gmj3