Wget vulnerability

2024-06-2600:00:00

ubuntu.com

wget

ubuntu

uri

remote attacker

host

semicolons

userinfo

web retrieval

CVSS3

9.1

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

AI Score

6.5

Confidence

Low

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

35.6%

JSON

Releases

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
Ubuntu 23.10
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Packages

wget - retrieves files from the web

Details

It was discovered that Wget incorrectly handled semicolons in the userinfo
subcomponent of a URI. A remote attacker could possibly trick a user into
connecting to a different host than expected.

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
Ubuntu24.04noarchwget< 1.21.4-1ubuntu4.1UNKNOWN
Ubuntu24.04noarchwget-dbgsym< 1.21.4-1ubuntu4.1UNKNOWN
Ubuntu23.10noarchwget< 1.21.3-1ubuntu1.1UNKNOWN
Ubuntu23.10noarchwget-dbgsym< 1.21.3-1ubuntu1.1UNKNOWN
Ubuntu22.04noarchwget< 1.21.2-2ubuntu1.1UNKNOWN
Ubuntu22.04noarchwget-dbgsym< 1.21.2-2ubuntu1.1UNKNOWN
Ubuntu20.04noarchwget< 1.20.3-1ubuntu2.1UNKNOWN
Ubuntu20.04noarchwget-dbgsym< 1.20.3-1ubuntu2.1UNKNOWN
Ubuntu20.04noarchwget-udeb< 1.20.3-1ubuntu2.1UNKNOWN

OS	Version	Architecture	Package	Version	Filename
Ubuntu	24.04	noarch	wget	< 1.21.4-1ubuntu4.1	UNKNOWN
Ubuntu	24.04	noarch	wget-dbgsym	< 1.21.4-1ubuntu4.1	UNKNOWN
Ubuntu	23.10	noarch	wget	< 1.21.3-1ubuntu1.1	UNKNOWN
Ubuntu	23.10	noarch	wget-dbgsym	< 1.21.3-1ubuntu1.1	UNKNOWN
Ubuntu	22.04	noarch	wget	< 1.21.2-2ubuntu1.1	UNKNOWN
Ubuntu	22.04	noarch	wget-dbgsym	< 1.21.2-2ubuntu1.1	UNKNOWN
Ubuntu	20.04	noarch	wget	< 1.20.3-1ubuntu2.1	UNKNOWN
Ubuntu	20.04	noarch	wget-dbgsym	< 1.20.3-1ubuntu2.1	UNKNOWN
Ubuntu	20.04	noarch	wget-udeb	< 1.20.3-1ubuntu2.1	UNKNOWN