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CRITICAL
CVE-2016-6793
Apache Wicket Serialized Object Deserializationremote Code Execution and Denial of Service
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

July 17, 2017, 1:18 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:56 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.2

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-6793 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-6793 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apache wicket
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-6793.

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

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-6793 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-6793 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 06, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/31/1 Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/31/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539975/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539975/100/0/threaded Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:6.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:6.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:6.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:6.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:6.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:6.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:6.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:6.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:6.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:6.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:6.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:6.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:6.15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:6.16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:6.17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:6.18.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:6.19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:6.20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:6.21.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:6.22.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:6.23.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:6.24.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.5.0 up to (excluding) 1.5.17 *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.0.0 up to (excluding) 6.25.0
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 24, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description The DiskFileItem class in Apache Wicket 6.x before 6.25.0 and 1.5.x before 1.5.7 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. 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.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/539975/100/0/threaded [Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539975/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 04, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2016-23 No Types Assigned https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2016-23 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95168 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95168 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037541 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037541 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/31/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/31/1 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://wicket.apache.org/news/2016/12/31/cve-2016-6793.html No Types Assigned https://wicket.apache.org/news/2016/12/31/cve-2016-6793.html Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/539975/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/539975/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-502
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:6.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:6.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:6.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:6.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:6.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:6.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:6.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:6.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:6.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:6.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:6.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:6.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:6.15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:6.16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:6.17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:6.18.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:6.19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:6.20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:6.21.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:6.22.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:6.23.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:6.24.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-6793 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-6793 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

2.73 }} 0.35%

score

0.90736

percentile

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