Wicket
CVE-2012-5636
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 6.1 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.62%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache Wicket 1.4.x before 1.4.22, 1.5.x before 1.5.10, and 6.x before 6.4.0 might allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity.
RemediationAI
A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache Wicket 1.4.x before 1.4.22, 1.5.x before 1.5.10, and 6.x before 6.4.0 might allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to <script> tags in a rendered response. Affected products include: Apache Wicket. Version information: before 1.4.22.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionCVE.org
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache Wicket 1.4.x before 1.4.22, 1.5.x before 1.5.10, and 6.x before 6.4.0 might allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to <script> tags in a rendered response.
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Attack Technique
Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the getWindowOpenJavaScript function in org.apache.wicket.extensions.ajax.ma
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 den
The default configuration of XSLTResourceStream.java is vulnerable to remote code execution via XSLT injection when proc
Session fixation in Apache Wicket AuthenticatedWebSession allows remote unauthenticated attackers to hijack user session
Apache Wicket 6.x before 6.25.0, 7.x before 7.5.0, and 8.0.0-M1 provide a CSRF prevention measure that fails to discover
Apache Wicket before 1.5.12, 6.x before 6.17.0, and 7.x before 7.0.0-M3 might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive
Apache Wicket before 1.5.13, 6.x before 6.19.0, and 7.x before 7.0.0-M5 make it easier for attackers to defeat a cryptog
Per-file size and file-count upload limit enforcement in Apache Wicket 8.x through 10.x can be bypassed when a co-deploy
Remote unauthenticated attackers can access restricted package resources in Apache Wicket 8.x through 10.x by crafting U
A DNS proxy and possible amplification attack vulnerability in WebClientInfo of Apache Wicket allows an attacker to trig
By crafting a special URL it is possible to make Wicket deliver unprocessed HTML templates. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.
An error in the evaluation of the fetch metadata headers could allow a bypass of the CSRF protection in Apache Wicket.1.
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