Path Traversal in Gnu Wget

CVE-2014-4877

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in GNU Wget before 1.16, when recursion is enabled, allows remote FTP servers to write to arbitrary files, and consequently execute arbitrary code, via a LIST response that references the same filename…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.743 (98.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Gnu Wget — versions 1.12, 1.13, 1.13.1
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-4877?
CVE-2014-4877 is a vulnerability in Gnu Wget, classified under Path Traversal. Published 2014-10-29.
Is CVE-2014-4877 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.