Security restrictions bypass in GNU wget



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-10524
CWE-ID CWE-20
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 wget
Server applications / File servers (FTP/HTTP)

Vendor GNU

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU100247

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-10524

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to an unspecified error in wget. A remote attacker can trick the victim into connecting to a specially crafted website and bypass certain security restrictions.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

wget: 1.5.3 - 1.24.5

CPE2.3 External links

http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-wget/2024-11/msg00002.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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