What is the severity of CVE-2016-6793?

CVE-2016-6793 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for denial of service and arbitrary code execution.

How do I fix CVE-2016-6793?

To fix CVE-2016-6793, upgrade to Apache Wicket version 6.25.0 or higher, or 1.5.17 or higher.

What versions of Apache Wicket are affected by CVE-2016-6793?

CVE-2016-6793 affects Apache Wicket versions 1.5.0 through 1.5.16 and 6.0.0 through 6.24.0.

What are the potential impacts of CVE-2016-6793?

The potential impacts of CVE-2016-6793 include denial of service due to an infinite loop and unauthorized file operations with the permissions of DiskFileItem.

Is there a workaround for CVE-2016-6793?

There is no documented workaround for CVE-2016-6793; the recommended action is to upgrade to a fixed version.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2016-6793

critical

9.1

CWE

502

14/7/2017

6/8/2024

CVE-2016-6793

First published: Fri Jul 14 2017(Updated: )

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.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Apache Wicket	>=1.5.0<1.5.17
Apache Wicket	>=6.0.0<6.25.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-6793?
CVE-2016-6793 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for denial of service and arbitrary code execution.
How do I fix CVE-2016-6793?
To fix CVE-2016-6793, upgrade to Apache Wicket version 6.25.0 or higher, or 1.5.17 or higher.
What versions of Apache Wicket are affected by CVE-2016-6793?
CVE-2016-6793 affects Apache Wicket versions 1.5.0 through 1.5.16 and 6.0.0 through 6.24.0.
What are the potential impacts of CVE-2016-6793?
The potential impacts of CVE-2016-6793 include denial of service due to an infinite loop and unauthorized file operations with the permissions of DiskFileItem.
Is there a workaround for CVE-2016-6793?
There is no documented workaround for CVE-2016-6793; the recommended action is to upgrade to a fixed version.

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