CVE-2018-20483
low-risk
Published 2018-12-26
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. According to 2016-07-22 in the Wget ChangeLog, user.xdg.origin.url was partially based on the behavior of fwrite_xattr in tool_xattr.c in curl.
Do I need to act?
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0.04% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
7
CVSS 7.8/10
High
LOCAL
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Affected Vendors
References (14)
Release Notes
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/wget.git/tree/NEWS
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106358
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-08
Release Notes
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/wget.git/tree/NEWS
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106358
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-08
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/ 100
low-risk
Severity
24/34 · High
Exploitability
0/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal