CVE-2021-23937
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.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.5
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 4.26%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 91
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-200
Referencias
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r127c0c1f3cb71e5bc619ad1e4b898b97c49758d1f20a54042966473e%40%3Cannounce.wicket.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r127c0c1f3cb71e5bc619ad1e4b898b97c49758d1f20a54042966473e%40%3Cusers.wicket.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8ccbd91b56ebf045d151bd4282bfeea7842a0698a0b76118fca8fe78%40%3Cdev.wicket.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc2ef22f90793e158cef65a7e370cdbca023c499d1403d65feeca870d%40%3Cusers.wicket.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r127c0c1f3cb71e5bc619ad1e4b898b97c49758d1f20a54042966473e%40%3Cannounce.wicket.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r127c0c1f3cb71e5bc619ad1e4b898b97c49758d1f20a54042966473e%40%3Cusers.wicket.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8ccbd91b56ebf045d151bd4282bfeea7842a0698a0b76118fca8fe78%40%3Cdev.wicket.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc2ef22f90793e158cef65a7e370cdbca023c499d1403d65feeca870d%40%3Cusers.wicket.apache.org%3E
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