Wget Arbitrary Host Access Vulnerability via Shorthand URL Credential Injection
CVE-2024-10524 Published on November 19, 2024
GNU Wget is vulnerable to an SSRF attack when accessing partially-user-controlled shorthand URLs
Applications that use Wget to access a remote resource using shorthand URLs and pass arbitrary user credentials in the URL are vulnerable. In these cases attackers can enter crafted credentials which will cause Wget to access an arbitrary host.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-10524 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be low. considered to have a small impact on confidentiality and integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
What is a SSRF Vulnerability?
The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination. By providing URLs to unexpected hosts or ports, attackers can make it appear that the server is sending the request, possibly bypassing access controls such as firewalls that prevent the attackers from accessing the URLs directly. The server can be used as a proxy to conduct port scanning of hosts in internal networks, use other URLs such as that can access documents on the system (using file://), or use other protocols such as gopher:// or tftp://, which may provide greater control over the contents of requests.
CVE-2024-10524 has been classified to as a SSRF vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-10524
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Affected Versions
gnu wget:- Before 1.25.0 is affected.
- Before 1.25.0 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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