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GHSA-5X9H-93GP-CHPJ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-06 12:30 – Updated: 2026-05-11 14:22

Summary

Apache Wicket has a Cross-site Scripting issue

Details

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Apache Wicket.

This issue affects Apache Wicket: from 8.0.0 through 8.17.0, 9.0.0, from 10.0.0 through 10.8.0.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 10.9.0, which fixes the issue.

Severity ?

6.1 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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  "modified": "2026-05-11T14:22:00Z",
  "published": "2026-05-06T12:30:25Z",
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CVE-2026-42509 (GCVE-0-2026-42509)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-06 08:34 – Updated: 2026-05-07 12:16

Title

Apache Wicket: crafted strings can break out of the JavaScript sequence

Summary

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Apache Wicket. This issue affects Apache Wicket: from 8.0.0 through 8.17.0, 9.0.0, from 10.0.0 through 10.8.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 10.9.0, which fixes the issue.

Severity ?

No CVSS data available.

CWE

CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Assigner

apache

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://lists.apache.org/thread/52nrq4tt07gxz4r6s…	vendor-advisory

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Apache Software Foundation	Apache Wicket	Affected: 8.0.0 , ≤ 8.17.0 (semver) Affected: 9.0.0 , ≤ 9.22.0 (semver) Affected: 10.0.0 , ≤ 10.8.0 (semver)

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Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-5X9H-93GP-CHPJ

CVE-2026-42509 (GCVE-0-2026-42509)

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