CVE-2021-31879

moderate-risk
Published 2021-04-29

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.15% 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
6
CVSS 6.1/10 Medium
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Vendors

37
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 23/34 · High
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 13/34 · Low