Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Apache Wicket’s built-in CSRF protection missed some cross-origin requests in specific 6.x, 7.x, and 8.0.0-M1 releases. Affected applications may have allowed unintended authenticated actions if users were tricked into interacting with attacker-controlled content.
Executive priority
Treat this as a targeted remediation item for affected Wicket applications, especially customer-facing portals or admin workflows. No active exploitation is cited, but missed CSRF checks can affect business integrity where authenticated actions matter.
Technical view
The CSRF check relied insufficiently on Origin handling and did not cover all Wicket server-side targets. Apache fixed this by considering Referer when Origin is absent and applying CSRF checks more broadly across server-side targets.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to applications built on affected Apache Wicket versions: 6.20.0-6.24.0, 7.0.0-7.4.0, or 8.0.0-M1. Internet-facing authenticated applications with state-changing Wicket flows deserve priority review.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not report active exploitation, and this CVE is not marked KEV. Practical impact depends on whether an affected Wicket application exposes authenticated state-changing actions reachable through missed CSRF checks.
Researcher notes
Evidence is concise and vendor-centered. No CVSS, CWE, exploit status, or detailed impact scope is provided in the bundle. Validate exposure through dependency inventory and application architecture before assigning enterprise-wide urgency.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade Apache Wicket 6.x deployments to 6.25.0 or later.
- Upgrade Apache Wicket 7.x deployments to 7.5.0 or later.
- Do not rely on Apache Wicket 8.0.0-M1 for affected applications.
- Check Apache vendor guidance for version-specific upgrade notes.
- Prioritize externally reachable authenticated applications using affected Wicket versions.
Validation and detection
- Inventory application dependencies for affected Apache Wicket versions.
- Confirm deployed artifacts match fixed Wicket versions, not only source manifests.
- Review authenticated state-changing Wicket flows for CSRF coverage.
- Verify Origin and Referer handling follows the fixed vendor behavior.
- Check whether all Wicket server-side targets receive CSRF checks.
Public sources used
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- [wicket-announce] 20161108 CVE-2016-6806: Apache Wicket CSRF detection vulnerabilityCVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
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