CVE-2024-38428
wget - security update
9.1
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.20%
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.
How to fix CVE-2024-38428
To remediate CVE-2024-38428, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/wget—upgrade to 1.21-1+deb11u2 or later
- —upgrade to 1.21-1+deb11u2 or later
Is CVE-2024-38428 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.21-1+deb11u2
- from 0, < 1.21-1+deb11u2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |