CVE-2024-38428
9.1CVSSCRITICAL
Description
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.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAttack VectorNetwork
AC:LAttack ComplexityLow
PR:NPrivileges RequiredNone
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentialityHigh
I:HIntegrityHigh
A:NAvailabilityNone
Weaknesses
Affected Products
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Exploitability
Official Patch Available
References
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/wget.git/commit/?id=ed0c7c7e0e8f7298352646b2fd6e06a11e242ace
git.savannah.gnu.org
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-wget/2024-06/msg00005.html
lists.gnu.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/04/msg00029.html
lists.debian.org
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Timeline
Published
Jun 16, 2024
Last Updated
Apr 21, 2025
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