Description
A DNS proxy and possible amplification attack vulnerability in WebClientInfo of Apache Wicket allows an attacker to trigger arbitrary DNS lookups from the server when the X-Forwarded-For header is not properly sanitized. This DNS lookup can be engineered to overload an internal DNS server or to slow down request processing of the Apache Wicket application causing a possible denial of service on either the internal infrastructure or the web application itself. This issue affects Apache Wicket Apache Wicket 9.x version 9.2.0 and prior versions; Apache Wicket 8.x version 8.11.0 and prior versions; Apache Wicket 7.x version 7.17.0 and prior versions and Apache Wicket 6.x version 6.2.0 and later versions.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Wicket | Apache Wicket 9.x – ≤ 9.2.0, Apache Wicket 8.x – ≤ 8.11.0, Apache Wicket 7.x – ≤ 7.17.0, 6.2.0 – < Apache Wicket 6.x* | Apache Wicket 6.x* |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.apache.wicket:wicket-core | >= 9.0.0, < 9.3.0 | 9.3.0 | GHSA-hmhg-95wh-r699 |
| Maven | org.apache.wicket:wicket-core | >= 8.0.0, < 8.12.0 | 8.12.0 | GHSA-hmhg-95wh-r699 |
| Maven | org.apache.wicket:wicket-core | < 7.18.0 | 7.18.0 | GHSA-hmhg-95wh-r699 |
References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc2ef22f90793e158cef65a7e370cdbca023c499d1403d65feeca870d%40%3Cusers.wicket.apache.org%3E
- [wicket-announce] 20210526 Re: CVE-2021-23937: Apache Wicket: DNS proxy and possible amplification attack mailing-list
- [wicket-users] 20210526 Re: CVE-2021-23937: Apache Wicket: DNS proxy and possible amplification attack mailing-list
- [wicket-dev] 20210526 Re: CVE-2021-23937: Apache Wicket: DNS proxy and possible amplification attack mailing-list