Vulnerability · Published May 6, 2026 · Assigned by apache

CVE-2026-43975Apache Wicket: Possible malicious path traversal in FolderUploadsFileManager

Medium 6.5

In plain English

A medium-severity path traversal in Apache Wicket from Apache Software Foundation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 55% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 45.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

FolderUploadsFileManager in Apache Wicket does not validate or sanitize the uploadFieldId parameter or the clientFileName before constructing file paths, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to write arbitrary files outside the intended upload directory or read files from arbitrary locations on the server. This issue affects Apache Wicket: from 8.0.0 through 8.17.0, from 9.0.0 through 9.22.0, from 10.0.0 through 10.8.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 10.9.0, which fixes the issue.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Mavenorg.apache.wicket:wicket-coreno fix listedGHSA-3gmf-p6r4-q8m6
Mavenorg.apache.wicket:wicket-coreno fix listedGHSA-3gmf-p6r4-q8m6
Mavenorg.apache.wicket:wicket-core10.9.0GHSA-3gmf-p6r4-q8m6

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Apache Software Foundation Apache Wicket 10.0.0 – through 10.8.09.0.0 – through 9.22.08.0.0 – through 8.17

Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

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