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CVE-2026-71257

7.5 · HIGH

Apache Wicket enforces the upload limits configured on a form or upload field while parsing a multipart request with Apache Commons FileUpload.

Published Aug 31, 2026apacheCWE-770EPSS 0.74%

Overview

CVE-2026-71257 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting apache wicket. It was published on August 31, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Apache Wicket enforces the upload limits configured on a form or upload field while parsing a multipart request with Apache Commons FileUpload. If the request body has already been consumed by another component, Commons FileUpload returns no items and Wicket falls back to reading the upload through HttpServletRequest#getParts(). The per-file size limit (for example Form#setFileMaxSize) and the file count limit (Form#setFileCountMax) are not applied to the parts obtained that way, and no exception is raised, so the upload is processed as though those limits had been satisfied. A remote uploader can therefore submit files that are larger, or more numerous, than the application permits, up to whatever the component that parsed the request allows. A part carrying no Content-Type header is additionally read into memory in full during parsing, so the size of that allocation is determined by the request and bounded only by those same external limits.

The total upload size limit (Form#setMaxS

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from apache. Update wicket to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
apachewicket>= 8.0.0, < 8.19.0Affected

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-71257?

CVE-2026-71257 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting apache wicket. It was published on August 31, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2026-71257?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2026-71257?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from apache. Update wicket to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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