CVE-2016-6805
Moderate severity vulnerability that affects org.apache.ignite:ignite-core
Apache Ignite before 1.9 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to read arbitrary files via XXE in modified update-notifier documents.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Apache Ignite before 1.9 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to read arbitrary files via XXE in modified update-notifier documents.
- Record
CVE-2016-6805- 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 - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-611
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Apache Ignite before 1.9 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to read arbitrary files via XXE in modified update-notifier documents.
- Record
CVE-2016-6805- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-0554 No score
Apache Ignite before 1.9 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to read arbitrary files via XXE in modified update-notifier documents.
- Record
EUVD-2018-0554- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8qfc-cvjp-mgpq
Moderate severity vulnerability that affects org.apache.ignite:ignite-core
Apache Ignite before 1.9 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to read arbitrary files via XXE in modified update-notifier documents.
- Record
GHSA-8qfc-cvjp-mgpq- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-611
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Apache Ignite before 1.9 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to read arbitrary files via XXE in modified update-notifier documents.
- Record
CVE-2016-6805- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-8qfc-cvjp-mgpq
Moderate severity vulnerability that affects org.apache.ignite:ignite-core
Apache Ignite before 1.9 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to read arbitrary files via XXE in modified update-notifier documents.
- Record
GHSA-8qfc-cvjp-mgpq- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-611
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.ignite:ignite-coreMaven |
before 1.9 | 1.9 |
org.apache.ignite:ignite-coreMaven |
before 1.9, plus listed versions 1.0.01.0.0-RC11.0.0-RC31.1.0-incubating1.2.0-incubating Show 7 moreShow less1.3.0-incubating1.4.01.5.0-b11.5.0.final1.6.01.7.01.8.0 |
1.9 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-6805 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Apache Ignite, published April 7, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.99%, the 80th percentile. Fixed in org.apache.ignite:ignite-core 1.9.