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FreeBSD : wget -- security flaw in caching credentials passed as a part of the URL (a737eb11-5cfc-11e9-ab87-8cec4bf8fcfb)

high Nessus Plugin ID 124047

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Gynvael Coldwind reports :

set_file_metadata in xattr.c in GNU Wget before 1.20.1 stores a file's origin URL in the user.xdg.origin.url metadata attribute of the extended attributes of the downloaded file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information (e.g., credentials contained in the URL) by reading this attribute, as demonstrated by getfattr. This also applies to Referer information in the user.xdg.referrer.url metadata attribute.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?2d74c633

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 124047

File Name: freebsd_pkg_a737eb115cfc11e9ab878cec4bf8fcfb.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Published: 4/15/2019

Updated: 6/3/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-20483

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:wget, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/12/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/25/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-20483