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CVE-2016-4971

🗓️ 30 Jun 2016 17:00:00Reported by redhatType 
cve
 cve🔗 web.nvd.nist.gov📰️ 4 Media mentions👁 252 Views🌐 WEB

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

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0day.today		GNU Wget < 1.18 - Arbitrary File Upload / Remote Code Execution
6 Jul 201600:00
–zdt
0day.today		GNU Wget < 1.18 - Arbitrary File Upload / Remote Code Execution Exploit (2)
30 Apr 202100:00
–zdt
IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: A vulnerability with GNU wget affects IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data (CVE-2016-4971)
12 Jan 202321:59
–ibm
IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data is vulnerable to multiple Base OS issues
1 Mar 202418:03
–ibm
IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in wget affects PowerKVM
18 Jun 201801:34
–ibm
FreeBSD		wget -- HTTP to FTP redirection file name confusion vulnerability
9 Jun 201600:00
–freebsd
Tenable Nessus		wget < 1.18 Arbitrary Code Execution
12 Jul 201600:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Amazon Linux AMI : wget (ALAS-2016-720)
15 Jul 201600:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		CentOS 7 : wget (CESA-2016:2587)
28 Nov 201600:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Debian DLA-536-1 : wget security update
1 Jul 201600:00
–nessus
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NVD
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gnuwgetRange<1.18
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canonicalubuntu_linuxMatch12.04-
OR
canonicalubuntu_linuxMatch14.04esm
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canonicalubuntu_linuxMatch15.10
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canonicalubuntu_linuxMatch16.04esm
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oraclesolarisMatch10
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oraclesolarisMatch11.3
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paloaltonetworkspan-osRange6.1.0–6.1.16
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paloaltonetworkspan-osRange7.0.0–7.0.14
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paloaltonetworkspan-osRange7.1.0–7.1.9
ParameterPositionPathDescriptionCWE
Locationheaderftp://[email protected]:2121/.bash_profileGNU Wget < 1.18 can be redirected from HTTP to an FTP resource allowing arbitrary file write via crafted FTP resource

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06 May 2026 22:30Current
8.3High risk
Vulners AI Score8.3
CVSS 24.3
CVSS 3.18.8
EPSS0.73791
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