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SCA: security update for org.apache.wicket:wicket-core (GHSA-hmhg-95wh-r699)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 434397

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - A DNS proxy and possible amplification attack vulnerability in WebClientInfo of Apache Wicket allows an
 attacker to trigger arbitrary DNS lookups from the server when the X-Forwarded-For header is not properly
 sanitized. This DNS lookup can be engineered to overload an internal DNS server or to slow down request
 processing of the Apache Wicket application causing a possible denial of service on either the internal
 infrastructure or the web application itself. This issue affects Apache Wicket Apache Wicket 9.x version
 9.2.0 and prior versions; Apache Wicket 8.x version 8.11.0 and prior versions; Apache Wicket 7.x version
 7.17.0 and prior versions and Apache Wicket 6.x version 6.2.0 and later versions. (CVE-2021-23937)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hmhg-95wh-r699

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 434397

Version: Revision 1.3

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 8/19/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.18

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-23937

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/24/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/25/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-23937

cwe: CWE-20