Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:NSummary
CVE-2024-45479 is a critical-severity SSRF (CWE-918) vulnerability in Apache Ranger. Its CVSS base score is 9.1 (Critical).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 47th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to AC-4 (Information Flow Enforcement) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
CVE-2024-45479 is a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability, classified under CWE-918, affecting the Edit Service Page of the Apache Ranger UI in Apache Ranger version 2.4.0. This flaw allows attackers to manipulate server-side requests, potentially leading to unauthorized access to internal resources. The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.1 (Critical), reflecting its network accessibility, low attack complexity, lack of required privileges or user interaction, and high impacts on confidentiality and integrity with no availability disruption.
Any unauthenticated attacker with network access can exploit this vulnerability by interacting with the affected Edit Service Page in the Apache Ranger UI. Successful exploitation enables high confidentiality impact, such as reading sensitive internal data or services not directly accessible externally, and high integrity impact, potentially allowing modification of targeted resources through forged requests, without affecting system availability.
Apache advisories recommend upgrading to Apache Ranger version 2.5.0, which resolves this issue. Additional details are available in the Apache Ranger vulnerabilities wiki at https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Vulnerabilities+found+in+Ranger and the oss-security mailing list announcement at http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/01/21/4.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-0161
Vulnerability Data
SSRF 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.
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Control response
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Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Information flow enforcement can restrict which destinations the server is allowed to contact on behalf of users.
Input validation directly stops untrusted URLs from being accepted and fetched without destination checks.
Boundary protection limits the network reach of server-initiated requests even if SSRF occurs.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Secure development practices directly include input validation and destination allow-listing that prevent SSRF.
Runtime monitoring of web applications and services can detect anomalous outbound requests indicative of SSRF.
Vulnerability identification processes can discover and record SSRF flaws in web applications.
Network segmentation and egress controls can limit the damage from successful SSRF requests.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Operational threat data describing SSRF campaigns can be used to tighten outbound-request allow-lists and detection rules before attackers exploit them.