CVE-2016-8751

Apache Ranger admin users can store some arbitrary javascript code to be executed when normal users login and access policies

4.8 MediumFix available

Apache Ranger before 0.6.3 is vulnerable to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting in when entering custom policy conditions. Admin users can store some arbitrary javascript code to be executed when normal users login and access policies.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: High
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

2.13%Up 1.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.8

Record: CVE-2016-8751
CVSS 3.0: 4.8 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 3.5 LowAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-8751
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2018-0694 No score

Record: EUVD-2018-0694
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v7mf-qgxf-qmvf 4.8

Apache Ranger admin users can store some arbitrary javascript code to be executed when normal users login and access policies

Apache Ranger before 0.6.is vulnerable to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting in when entering custom policy conditions. Admin users can store some arbitrary javascript code to be executed when normal users login and access policies.

Record: GHSA-v7mf-qgxf-qmvf
CVSS 3.0: 4.8 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 4.8

Record: CVE-2016-8751
CVSS 3.0: 4.8 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-v7mf-qgxf-qmvf 4.8

Apache Ranger admin users can store some arbitrary javascript code to be executed when normal users login and access policies

Record: GHSA-v7mf-qgxf-qmvf
CVSS 3.0: 4.8 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVMGASA-2017-0474 No score

Updated jasper packages fix security vulnerabilities

The jasper package has been updated and patched to fix several security issues.

Record: MGASA-2017-0474
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`org.apache.ranger:ranger` Maven	before 0.6.3	0.6.3
`org.apache.ranger:ranger` Maven	before 0.6.3, plus listed versions 0.6.00.6.10.6.2	0.6.3
`jasper` Mageia:5	before 1.900.23-1.mga5	1.900.23-1.mga5

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-8751 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) in Apache Ranger, published June 14, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.13%, the 82nd percentile. Fixed in org.apache.ranger:ranger 0.6.3.

References

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