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GNU WGet Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 2449

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to multiple attack vectors.

Description

The remote host is using a version of wget that contains bugs that may allow a malicious to server to overwrite or inject data in files or perform a directory traversal.

Solution

Upgrade or patch according to vendor recommendations.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 2449

Family: Web Clients

Published: 12/10/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3.3

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.8

Temporal Score: 4.5

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:X

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:gnu:wget

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-1487, CVE-2004-1488

BID: 11871