Vulnerability in GNU Wget
CVE-2024-38428
url.c in GNU Wget through 1.24.5 mishandles semicolons in the userinfo subcomponent of a URI, and thus there may be insecure behavior in which data that was supposed to be in the userinfo subcomponent is misinterpreted to be part of the host subcomponent.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (52.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 52nd percentile — 52.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-wget/2024-06/msg00005.html (Patch, Mailing List)
- git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/wget.git/commit/ (Patch, Mailing List)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-38428?
- CVE-2024-38428 is a critical-severity vulnerability in GNU Wget, classified under CWE-436. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2024-06-16.
- How severe is CVE-2024-38428?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-38428 known to be exploited?
- 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.