Critical severity9.1OSV Advisory· Published Jul 17, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-6793

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.

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Affected products

Apache/WicketOSV3 versions
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- (no CPE)
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=1.5.0,<1.5.17
- (no CPE)range: <6.25.0, <1.5.17

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/31/1nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539975/100/0/threadednvdMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securityfocus.com/bid/95168nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1037541nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
wicket.apache.org/news/2016/12/31/cve-2016-6793.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2016-23nvdThird Party Advisory

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