CVE-2016-6793

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.

• CWE-502

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/31/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539975/100/0/threadedMailing List, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95168Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037541Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://wicket.apache.org/news/2016/12/31/cve-2016-6793.htmlVendor Advisory
• https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2016-23Third Party Advisory
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/31/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539975/100/0/threadedMailing List, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95168Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037541Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://wicket.apache.org/news/2016/12/31/cve-2016-6793.htmlVendor Advisory
• https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2016-23Third Party Advisory

Published

Jul 17, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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