CVE-2026-42509

Apache Wicket: crafted strings can break out of the JavaScript sequence

State: Published
Severity: 6.1 Medium
Published: May 6, 2026
Updated: May 7, 2026
Reserved: Apr 28, 2026

Description

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.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	6.1 Medium	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	CISA-ADP

Weaknesses

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Affected Products

Product	Versions
Apache WicketApache Software Foundation	8.0.0 through 8.17.0Affected 9.0.0 through 9.22.0Affected 10.0.0 through 10.8.0Affected

References

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