CVE-2016-5395

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the create user functionality in the policy admin tool in Apache Ranger before 0.6.1 allows remote authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to policies.

Published: 2016-09-26 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2016-5395 is rated Low Risk (28.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.11%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-5395

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-17 0.57% 0.11% -0.46%
2 2023-03-07 1.05% 0.57% -0.48%
3 2022-02-04 — 1.05% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-5395

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.8 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 1.7 2.7 [email protected]
3.5 2.0 LOW
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 6.8 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-5395

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2016-5395

GHSA-rf7q-xqm3-6923 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Apache Ranger allows remote authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-5395

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache ranger <= 0.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:ranger:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache ranger 0.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:ranger:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache ranger 0.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:ranger:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache ranger 0.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:apache:ranger:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache ranger 0.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:ranger:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-5395

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