SNS Vulnerability

Apache Ranger Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability Fixed by 0.6.1

Description

(:A stored cross-site scripting vulnerability was reported in Apache Ranger.:A remote attacker could exploit it by enticing their victim into following a specially formed link in order to execute arbitrary JavaScript or HTML code.::This vulnerability, due to improper user-supplied input validation, is located in the user creation web page.)

Vulnerable Products

Vulnerable Software:
Ranger (Apache Software Foundation) - 0.5.0, 0.5.1, 0.5.2, 0.5.3, 0.6.0

Solution

Version 0.6.1 of Apache Ranger fixes this vulnerability.

CVE

CVE-2016-5395

References

- oss-sec : CVE update (CVE-2016-5395) - Fixed in Apache Ranger 0.6.1
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q3/356
- apache : 0.6.1 Release - Apache Ranger
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/0.6.1+Release+-+Apache+Ranger

Vulnerability Manager Detection

IPS Protection

ASQ Engine alarm	Available Since
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'iframe' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'meta' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious tag with event found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'applet' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Phishing : suspicious 'div' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'style' attribute found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'img' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Phishing : suspicious 'a' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : cookie access attempt using script language found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'embed' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'object' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Phishing : suspicious 'form' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : javascript code found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : evasion attempt using tag characters encoding in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'style' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Phishing : suspicious 'link' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : 'script' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : 'location' javascript object found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'div' tag found in URL	3.2.0

Risk level

Moderate

Vulnerability First Public Report Date

2016-08-22

Target Type

Server

Possible exploit

Remote