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CVE-2016-6805 Apache Ignite

Affected softwareApache Ignite
Severity5.9 Medium CVSS 3.0 2 scores
Fixed in1.9
WeaknessXML external entity (XXE) (CWE-611)
Published7 Apr 2017
Updated17 Jun 2026

Description

Apache Ignite before 1.9 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to read arbitrary files via XXE in modified update-notifier documents.

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. Published 9 years ago.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment no assessment published
  • Indexed PoC none indexed
  • EPSS 2.0% chance in 30 days

Waratek protection

Protected by Waratek

Waratek has a rule that blocks attacks on this vulnerability.

  • Protection full XXE
  • Action available security rule
  • Review automated Inferred
  • Record active
Decided by A vulnerability class already blocked by an ARMR security rule
Finding Protected by Waratek's ARMR xxe security rule, which blocks this class of attack at the JVM level without a rule written for this CVE specifically. The CVE's weakness is CWE-611: XML External Entity Reference.

How to mitigate CVE-2016-6805

Upgrade Apache Ignite to 1.9 or later. Until you can, Waratek RASP blocks exploitation with its XXE rule. It runs inside the Java application, with no code changes.

Waratek RASP Runtime protection for Java applications

CVSS

5.9 MEDIUM v3.0 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N 2 metrics

We show the highest score from the newest CVSS version. Scores from different versions can't be compared, and the first score listed is sometimes a 0.0 placeholder.

VersionScoreBandVectorAssignerType
CVSS 3.0 5.9 MEDIUM CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N NVD Primary published
CVSS 2.0 4.3 none AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N NVD Primary

Affected software and releases

Maven packages

Affected and fixed versions, from OSV.dev
PackageIntroducedFixedLast affected
org.apache.ignite:ignite-core 0 1.9 unbounded

Products and versions

2 products, 2 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd apache ignite generic ≤ 1.8
osv org.apache.ignite ignite-core generic < 1.9

References

URLTags
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8qfc-cvjp-mgpq ADVISORY
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q2/31 WEB
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97509 WEB

Timeline

Published2017-04-07By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-17NVD's own last-modified date for this record.