Open Redirect Affecting wget package, versions <1.20.3-150600.19.12.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.1% (62nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES156-WGET-8715859
  • published12 Feb 2025
  • disclosed11 Feb 2025

Introduced: 11 Feb 2025

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

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.6 wget to version 1.20.3-150600.19.12.1 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 SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.6 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