CVE-2024-38428
moderate-risk
Published 2024-06-16
url.c in GNU Wget through 1.24.5 mishandles semicolons in the userinfo subcomponent of a URI, and thus there may be insecure behavior in which data that was supposed to be in the userinfo subcomponent is misinterpreted to be part of the host subcomponent.
Do I need to act?
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0.20% 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
9
CVSS 9.1/10
Critical
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Affected Vendors
References (6)
37
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
31/34 · Critical
Exploitability
1/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal