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.

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 ho…

EPSS: 0.007 (47.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Gnu Wget
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-436

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.