CVE-2016-6793

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    CVE-2016-6793

    Published: 17 Jul 2017Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/31/1, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539975/100/0/threaded, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95168, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037541, https://wicket.apache.org/news/2016/12/31/cve-2016-6793.html, https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2016-23

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0d75ee57abb31b4db48c0396870aba39c4d9ddee
    Fixed -264ac2f225e5c0183becea936911ce51e001645e

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High