CVE-2016-6793

critical

Description

The DiskFileItem class in Apache Wicket 6.x before 6.25.0 and 1.5.x before 1.5.17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) and write to, move, and delete files with the permissions of DiskFileItem, and if running on a Java VM before 1.3.1, execute arbitrary code via a crafted serialized Java object.

References

Advisories
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https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2016-23

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037541

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95168

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539975/100/0/threaded

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/31/1

https://wicket.apache.org/news/2016/12/31/cve-2016-6793.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-07-17

Updated: 2025-04-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.04849