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High · 7.5 CVE-2021-23937 EUVD-2022-4175GHSA-hmhg-95wh-r699

DNS proxy and possible amplification attack

Published May 25, 2021 · Updated Aug 3, 2024 · Assigned by apache

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

VendorProductAffectedFixed
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

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
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

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