# CVE-2021-23937: DNS proxy and possible amplification attack

- Also known as: GHSA-HMHG-95WH-R699
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 9.3.0, 8.12.0, 7.18.0
- Published: 2021-05-25 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache Wicket: from Apache Wicket 9.x, through 9.2.0; from Apache Wicket 8.x, through 8.11.0; from Apache Wicket 7.x, through 7.17.0; from 6.2.0
- org.apache.wicket:wicket-core (Maven): from 9.0.0, fixed in 9.3.0
- org.apache.wicket:wicket-core (Maven): from 8.0.0, fixed in 8.12.0
- org.apache.wicket:wicket-core (Maven): fixed in 7.18.0

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Software Foundation Apache Wicket, org.apache.wicket:wicket-core, upgrade to a fixed version (9.3.0, 8.12.0, 7.18.0) per the references below.
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## References

- 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

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