CVE-2026-43975

Apache Wicket: Possible malicious path traversal in FolderUploadsFileManager

Published May 6, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-3gmf-p6r4-q8m6 Apache Wicket has a Path Traversal issue
History
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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:apache:wicket:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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First Time appeared Apache
Apache wicket
Vendors & Products Apache
Apache wicket
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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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.
Title Apache Wicket: Possible malicious path traversal in FolderUploadsFileManager
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
apache
Published
Updated
May 6, 2026, 1:05 PM
Reserved
May 4, 2026, 7:55 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
May 6, 2026, 10:16 AM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 7:10 PM