CVE-2024-45478 | Apache Ranger: Stored XSS in Edit Service page - Add logic to validate user input

Stored XSS vulnerability in Edit Service Page of Apache Ranger UI in Apache Ranger Version 2.4.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version Apache Ranger 2.5.0, which fixes this issue.

Published: 2025-01-21 Last update: 2025-06-10 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-45478 is rated Moderate Risk (44.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.67%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-45478

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 2026-03-08 0.29% 0.67% +0.39%
2 2026-03-01 0.42% 0.29% -0.13%
3 2025-11-21 — 0.42% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-45478

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.8 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/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 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-45478

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2024-45478

GHSA-vrx2-mgr9-v67h · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Apache Ranger has Stored Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in Edit Service Page

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-45478

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache ranger >= 2.4.0, < 2.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:ranger:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-45478

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