Deserialization in Apache Wicket
CVE-2016-6793
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.
Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.085 (95.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 95.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.085 · newest: 0.085 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037541 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539975/100/0/threaded (mailing-list, Mailing List, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/31/1 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- wicket.apache.org/news/2016/12/31/cve-2016-6793.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/95168 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2016-23 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-6793?
- CVE-2016-6793 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache Wicket, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2017-07-17.
- How severe is CVE-2016-6793?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-6793 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.