GHSA-pwpc-hqq2-hx2x — wicket-jquery-ui-parent
MEDIUMGHSA-pwpc-hqq2-hx2x is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.1) vulnerability in com.googlecode.wicket-jquery-ui:wicket-jquery-ui-parent. A fix is available for com.googlecode.wicket-jquery-ui:wicket-jquery-ui-parent — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Cross-site Scripting in wicket-jquery-ui
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
How urgent is this, really
GHSA-pwpc-hqq2-hx2x plotted by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). The shaded corner — EPSS 50%+ and CVSS 7.0+ — is where this CVE doesn't sit, though severity or exploitability alone can still warrant action.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 379,145 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Real counts from FIRST.org, not a sample — log-scaled since the landscape is heavily right-skewed.
Real-World Exposure
com.googlecode.wicket-jquery-ui:wicket-jquery-ui-parent☕com.googlecode.wicket-jquery-ui:wicket-jquery-ui-parent☕com.googlecode.wicket-jquery-ui:wicket-jquery-ui-parentReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
In Wicket jQuery UI 6.28.0 and earlier, 7.9.1 and earlier, and 8.0.0-M8 and earlier, a security issue has been discovered in the WYSIWYG editor that allows an attacker to submit arbitrary JS code to WYSIWYG editor.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | com.googlecode.wicket-jquery-ui:wicket-jquery-ui-parent | all versions | 6.28.1com.googlecode.wicket-jquery-ui:wicket-jquery-ui-parent:6.28.1 |
| ☕Maven | com.googlecode.wicket-jquery-ui:wicket-jquery-ui-parent | ≥ 7.0.0&&< 7.9.2 | 7.9.2com.googlecode.wicket-jquery-ui:wicket-jquery-ui-parent:7.9.2 |
| ☕Maven | com.googlecode.wicket-jquery-ui:wicket-jquery-ui-parent | ≥ 8.0.0-M1&&< 8.0.0-M8.1 | 8.0.0-M8.1com.googlecode.wicket-jquery-ui:wicket-jquery-ui-parent:8.0.0-M8.1 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for com.googlecode.wicket-jquery-ui:wicket-jquery-ui-parent, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update com.googlecode.wicket-jquery-ui:wicket-jquery-ui-parent to 6.28.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-pwpc-hqq2-hx2x is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like GHSA-pwpc-hqq2-hx2x can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to GHSA-pwpc-hqq2-hx2x. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-pwpc-hqq2-hx2x in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds GHSA-pwpc-hqq2-hx2x across Maven dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.