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8.8high

CVE-2016-4971in critical feed2 exploits

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

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
8.8
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
46.1%
percentile 99%
Public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

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

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

46.06% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-49815 GNU Wget < 1.18 - Arbitrary File Upload (2) · remote · 2021-04-30
  • EDB-40064 GNU Wget < 1.18 - Arbitrary File Upload / Remote Code Execution · remote · 2016-07-06

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.18.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.04.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Technology feeds
Palo Alto PAN-OS (RSS, critical only)

References

  • lists.gnu.org /archive/html/info-gnu/2016-06/msg00004.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201610-11 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00043.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • exploit-db.com /exploits/40064/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=1343666 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • oracle.com /technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • git.savannah.gnu.org /cgit/wget.git/commit/?id=e996e322ffd42aaa051602da182d03178d0f13e1 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2016-2587.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1036133 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/USN-3012-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/91530 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • security.paloaltonetworks.com /CVE-2016-4971 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • packetstormsecurity.com /files/162395/GNU-wget-Arbitrary-File-Upload-Code-Execution.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

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