Open Redirect Affecting wget package, versions <1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.1% (62nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-WGET-17966333
  • published14 Jul 2026
  • disclosed29 Apr 2021

Introduced: 29 Apr 2021

CVE-2021-31879  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-601  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest wget to version 1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wget package and not the wget package as distributed by Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

GNU Wget through 1.21.1 does not omit the Authorization header upon a redirect to a different origin, a related issue to CVE-2018-1000007.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1