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CVE-2016-4971

GNU Wget < 1.18 - Arbitrary File Upload

Severity Score

8.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

7
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

GNU wget before 1.18 allows remote servers to write to arbitrary files by redirecting a request from HTTP to a crafted FTP resource.

GNU wget en versiones anteriores a 1.18 permite a servidores remotos escribir archivos arbitrarios redirigiendo una peticiĆ³n desde HTTP a una fuente FTP manipulada.

It was found that wget used a file name provided by the server for the downloaded file when following a HTTP redirect to a FTP server resource. This could cause wget to create a file with a different name than expected, possibly allowing the server to execute arbitrary code on the client.

GNU Wget versions prior to 1.18 suffer from an arbitrary file upload vulnerability that may allow for remote code execution.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2016-05-24 CVE Reserved
  • 2016-06-21 CVE Published
  • 2016-06-24 First Exploit
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-12 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-73: External Control of File Name or Path
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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Gnu
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Wget
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< 1.18
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Canonical
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Ubuntu Linux
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12.04
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Canonical
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Ubuntu Linux
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14.04
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esm
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Canonical
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Ubuntu Linux
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15.10
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Canonical
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Ubuntu Linux
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16.04
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esm
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Oracle
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Solaris
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10
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Oracle
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Solaris
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11.3
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Paloaltonetworks
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Pan-os
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>= 6.1.0 <= 6.1.16
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Paloaltonetworks
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Pan-os
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>= 7.0.0 <= 7.0.14
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Paloaltonetworks
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Pan-os
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>= 7.1.0 <= 7.1.9
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Affected