What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-45478?

CVE-2024-45478 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.8 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.7%.

Which versions of Ranger are affected by CVE-2024-45478?

Organizations using Edit Service Page of Apache Ranger UI in Apache Ranger should be aware of moderate risk from CVE-2024-45478, a cross-site scripting vulnerability rated CVSS 4.8.. A patch is available.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2024-45478?

During next maintenance window: Identify affected systems running Edit Service Page of Apache Ranger UI in Apache Ranger and apply vendor patches when convenient. Verify Content-Security-Policy and output encoding.

Ranger CVE-2024-45478

MEDIUM

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

2025-01-21 security@apache.org

XSS Apache Ranger

4.8

CVSS 3.1

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

Patch released

Mar 31, 2026 - 21:13 nvd

Patch available

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 18:04 vuln.today

CVE Published

Jan 21, 2025 - 22:15 nvd

MEDIUM 4.8

DescriptionNVD

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.

AnalysisAI

Stored XSS vulnerability in Edit Service Page of Apache Ranger UI in Apache Ranger Version 2.4.0. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. 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. Affected products include: Apache Ranger. Version information: Version 2.4.0..

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.

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