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.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - 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. (CVE-2021-31879)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2025:0425-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2021-31879: Authorization header disclosed upon redirects to different origins. (bsc#1185551)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE- SU-2025:0380-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2021-31879: Authorization header disclosed upon redirects to different origins. (bsc#1185551)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

An update of the wget package has been released.

It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2023-2023-012 advisory.

    A flaw was found in wget. If wget sends an Authorization header as part of a query and receives an HTTP     REDIRECT to a third party in return, the Authorization header will be forwarded as part of the redirected     request. This issue creates a password leak, as the second server receives the password. The highest     threat from this vulnerability is confidentiality. (CVE-2021-31879)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
223916	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2021-31879	Nessus	Misc.	medium
216181	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : wget (SUSE-SU-2025:0425-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
215176	SUSE SLES12 Security Update : wget (SUSE-SU-2025:0380-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
203149	Photon OS 4.0: Wget PHSA-2022-4.0-0178	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	medium
173167	Amazon Linux 2023 : wget (ALAS2023-2023-012)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	medium

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