What is CVE-2016-6805?

CVE-2016-6805 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Ignite, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2017-04-07.

How severe is CVE-2016-6805?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-6805 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XXE in Apache Ignite

CVE-2016-6805

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

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.009 (76.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Apache Ignite
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6805?: CVE-2016-6805 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Ignite, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2017-04-07.
How severe is CVE-2016-6805?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-6805 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.