# CVE-2016-6806: Apache Wicket vulnerable to CSRF attacks

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2016-6806-apache-wicket-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-17  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2016-6806 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2022-05-17

Apache Wicket vulnerable to CSRF attacks

Technologies: [org.apache.wicket:wicket-core (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-apache-wicket-wicket-core). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2016-6806 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2016-6806 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2016-6806?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 17 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.apache.wicket:wicket-core (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=6.20.0,fixed=6.25.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2016-6806?** Yes. org.apache.wicket:wicket-core (Maven): upgrade to 6.25.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2016-6806?** Check whether you run org.apache.wicket:wicket-core (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.apache.wicket:wicket-core (Maven): upgrade to 6.25.0 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.apache.wicket:wicket-core to 6.25.0 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.apache.wicket:wicket-core (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=6.20.0,fixed=6.25.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2016-6806
- GHSA-xc66-mg8r-q6r5

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