{"answers":{"affected":"2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.ranger:ranger-plugins-common. It affects 1 product.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8746 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"Upgrade org.apache.ranger:ranger-plugins-common to 0.6.3 or later.","what":"CVE-2016-8746 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Apache Ranger, published on 14 Jun 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2016-8746 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2016-8746 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Apache Ranger, published on 14 Jun 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8746 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected packages and fixed versions:\n- org.apache.ranger:ranger-plugins-common (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 0.6.3\n- org.apache.ranger:ranger-plugins-common (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 0.6.3\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8746/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8746/index.md)","id":"CVE-2016-8746","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8746/index.md","name":"CVE-2016-8746","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-xv7x-x6wr-xx7g"],"analysis":{"component_type":"server_software","fix_type":"upgrade","impacts":["security_bypass"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":true,"product_category":"Apache Ranger policy engine","requires_auth":"none","summary":"Attackers can bypass security policies in Apache Ranger when specific recursion settings are enabled, potentially gaining unauthorized access to resources.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"missing_authorization"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"apache","cpe":[{"product":"ranger","vendor":"apache"}],"cvss":{"score":5.9,"severity":"medium","source":"nvd","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","version":"3.0"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-426","name":"Untrusted Search Path"}],"description":"Apache Ranger before 0.6.3 policy engine incorrectly matches paths in certain conditions when policy does not contain wildcards and has recursion flag set to true.","ecosystems":["Maven"],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":true,"headline":"Apache Ranger policy engine incorrectly matches paths in certain conditions","id":"CVE-2016-8746","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":"Maven","product":null,"products":[],"type":"missing_authorization","year":"2016"},"n_packages":2,"n_references":2,"next":{"headline":"Apache Tomcat allows remote attackers to read data that was intended to be associated with a different request","id":"CVE-2016-8747"},"packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","fixed":["0.6.3"],"introduced":["0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"org.apache.ranger:ranger-plugins-common","purl":null,"source":"GHSA-xv7x-x6wr-xx7g"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","fixed":["0.6.3"],"introduced":["0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"org.apache.ranger:ranger-plugins-common","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.ranger/ranger-plugins-common","source":"GHSA-xv7x-x6wr-xx7g"}],"prev":{"headline":"Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization in Apache Tomcat","id":"CVE-2016-8745"},"products":["Apache Ranger"],"published":"2017-06-14","related":[{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Apache Ranger: OS Command Injection via Username in UnixUserGroupBuilder","id":"CVE-2026-28672","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-08-10"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Apache Ranger: SQL Injection vulnerability in lookup functionality","id":"CVE-2026-32227","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-08-10"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Apache Ranger: Privilege Escalation via URL Parameter","id":"CVE-2026-40920","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-08-10"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Apache Ranger: Remote Code Execution via JDBC URL Injection","id":"CVE-2026-42537","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-08-10"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Apache Ranger: Remote Code Execution via Arbitrary Class Instantiation","id":"CVE-2026-44416","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-08-10"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Apache Ranger: Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in GraalScriptEngineCreator","id":"CVE-2026-55799","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-08-10"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Apache Ranger: Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in NashornScriptEngineCreator","id":"CVE-2025-59059","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-03-03"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CC BY 4.0","name":"GitHub Advisory Database","prefix":"GHSA"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":null,"exploitation":null,"technical_impact":null},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2024-08-06","vendors":["Apache Software Foundation"]},"summary":"Attackers can bypass security policies in Apache Ranger when specific recursion settings are enabled, potentially gaining unauthorized access to resources.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8746/"}