CVE-2026-42509

CVE-2026-42509: Apache Wicket: crafted strings can break out of the JavaScript sequence

Vendor Apache Software Foundation
Product Apache Wicket
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published May 6, 2026
Last update May 7, 2026

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What the vulnerability does

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Apache Wicket. This issue affects Apache Wicket: from 8.0.0 through 8.17.0, 9.0.0, from 10.0.0 through 10.8.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 10.9.0, which fixes the issue.

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Disclosure timeline

May 6, 2026 CVE published
May 7, 2026 Record updated