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CVE-2024-10524

GNU Wget is vulnerable to an SSRF attack when accessing partially-user-controlled shorthand URLs

Published: Nov 19, 2024Updated: Mar 21, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-918
NVD MITRE
6.5CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
1.1%
Top 38.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Applications that use Wget to access a remote resource using shorthand URLs and pass arbitrary user credentials in the URL are vulnerable. In these cases attackers can enter crafted credentials which will cause Wget to access an arbitrary host.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:NS:CC:LI:LA:L
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-918

Affected Products

Red Hat Enterprise LinuxRed Hat Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
openSUSE TumbleweedNovell Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Debian GNU/LinuxСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
РЕД ОСООО «Ред Софт»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
АЛЬТ СП 10АО «ИВК»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
red hat inc.commercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
novell inc.commercialUSOperating Systems
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf
ооо «ред софт»commercialRUOperating Systemsaka red soft
ао «ивк»commercialRUOperating Systemsaka ivk
and 2 more affected products View all →

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Command and Control
Initial Access
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References

https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/wget.git/commit/?id=c419542d956a2607bbce5df64b9d378a8588d778
git.savannah.gnu.org
https://jfrog.com/blog/cve-2024-10524-wget-zero-day-vulnerability/
jfrog.com
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2024/q4/107
seclists.org
and 12 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Nov 19, 2024
Last Updated
Mar 21, 2025

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