CVE-2026-42509

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.

CVSS v3 6.1 MEDIUM

6.1^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://lists.apache.org/thread/52nrq4tt07gxz4r6sj5gyocz5s6bprjp	Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/06/2	Mailing List Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket::::::::

History

06 May 2026, 20:30

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://lists.apache.org/thread/52nrq4tt07gxz4r6sj5gyocz5s6bprjp -~~	() https://lists.apache.org/thread/52nrq4tt07gxz4r6sj5gyocz5s6bprjp - Vendor Advisory
References	~~() http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/06/2 -~~	() http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/06/2 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 6.1
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket::::::::
First Time		Apache Apache wicket

06 May 2026, 10:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-05-06 10:16

Updated : 2026-05-07 13:16

NVD link : CVE-2026-42509

Mitre link : CVE-2026-42509

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-42509

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apache

wicket

CWE

CWE-79

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

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