Server-side Request Forgery (SSRF) Affecting wget package, versions [,1.25.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    Exploit Maturity
    Proof of concept

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UNMANAGED-WGET-8384363
  • published 19 Nov 2024
  • disclosed 19 Nov 2024
  • credit Goni Golan

How to fix?

Upgrade wget to version 1.25.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Server-side Request Forgery (SSRF) via the handling of shorthand URLs that include user credentials. An attacker can manipulate the URL to cause the server to connect to an arbitrary host by crafting malicious credentials.

CVSS Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1
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Snyk

Recommended
6.3 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Attack Requirements (AT)
    Present
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Confidentiality (VC)
    None
  • Integrity (VI)
    None
  • Availability (VA)
    None
  • Confidentiality (SC)
    Low
  • Integrity (SI)
    Low
  • Availability (SA)
    Low