CVE-2024-53299: Apache Wicket: An attacker can intentionally trigger a memory leak

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-01-23 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-400

Description

The request handling in the core in Apache Wicket 7.0.0 on any platform allows an attacker to create a DOS via multiple requests to server resources. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 9.19.0 or 10.3.0, which fixes this issue.

Affected products

Apache Software Foundation Apache Wicket: from 7.0.0 through 7.18.0; from 8.0.0 through 8.16.0; from 9.0.0 before 9.19.0; from 10.0.0 before 10.3.0 — fixed in 10.3.0, 9.19.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apache Software Foundation Apache Wicket 10.3.0, 9.19.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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