CVE-2012-1089: apache wicket Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-1089 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) Path Traversal vulnerability in apache wicket. EPSS estimates a 5.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 23-03-2012
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Apache Wicket 1.4.x before 1.4.20 and 1.5.x before 1.5.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary web-application files via a relative pathname in a URL for a Wicket resource that corresponds to a null package.

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.