Apache Ranger policy engine incorrectly matches paths in certain conditions

MITTEL 5.9CVE-2016-8746 · GHSA-xv7x-x6wr-xx7g · Published 14/06/2017 · updated 17/06/2026

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CVE-2016-8746 ist eine Schwachstelle (MITTEL (CVSS 5.9)) in org.apache.ranger:ranger-plugins-common, ranger (apache).
Wahrscheinlichkeit einer Ausnutzung in den nächsten 30 Tagen (EPSS): 2.7%, höher als bei 86.1% aller Schwachstellen.
Abhilfe: auf 0.6.3 oder neuer aktualisieren.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
org.apache.ranger:ranger-plugins-common Maven	`< 0.6.3`	`0.6.3`
ranger apache	`≤ 0.6.2`	No fix yet

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.

NVD 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.

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8746 · ADVISORY
apache/ranger commit 2fcd7f7 · WEB
cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Vulnerabilities+found+in+Ranger · WEB
GitHub Advisory GHSA-xv7x-x6wr-xx7g · ADVISORY
securityfocus.com/bid/95998 · WEB

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

org.apache.ranger:ranger-plugins-common

Maven

< 0.6.3

0.6.3

ranger

apache

≤ 0.6.2

No fix yet

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.

NVD 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.