PT-2026-37383 · Apache · Apache Wicket

Pedro Henrique Oliveira Dos Santos · Published 2026-05-06 · Updated 2026-05-06 · CVE-2026-42509

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apache Wicket versions 8.0.0 through 8.17.0 Apache Wicket version 9.0.0 Apache Wicket versions 10.0.0 through 10.8.0

Description Improper neutralization of input during web page generation allows for Cross-site Scripting (XSS), a flaw where an application includes untrusted data in a web page without proper validation or encoding, potentially allowing attackers to execute malicious scripts in the victim's browser.

Recommendations Upgrade to version 10.9.0.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-42509

Affected Products

Apache Wicket

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42509 · Security Note
• https://lists.apache.org/thread/52nrq4tt07gxz4r6sj5gyocz5s6bprjp · Vendor Advisory
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/06/2 · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2051997182757364174 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/infoflowcloud/status/2051998121924661287 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cveNotify/162301 · Telegram Post