CVE-2015-0265 Apache Ranger Cross-site Scripting vulnerability

What is CVE-2015-0265?

CVE-2015-0265 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Apr 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Policy Admin Tool in Apache Ranger before 0.5.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the HTTP User-Agent header.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-0265?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.ranger:ranger. It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Ranger.

How do I fix CVE-2015-0265?

Upgrade org.apache.ranger:ranger to 0.5.0 or later.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2015-0265 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0265 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2026-28672 Apache Ranger: OS Command Injection via Username in UnixUserGroupBuilder Critical 9.8
• CVE-2026-32227 Apache Ranger: SQL Injection vulnerability in lookup functionality Critical 9.8
• CVE-2026-40920 Apache Ranger: Privilege Escalation via URL Parameter Critical 9.8
• CVE-2026-42537 Apache Ranger: Remote Code Execution via JDBC URL Injection Critical 9.8
• CVE-2026-44416 Apache Ranger: Remote Code Execution via Arbitrary Class Instantiation Critical 9.8

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-83m2-9g78-rrj4.