Security News > 2016 > July > Exploit for GNU wget RCE flaw revealed (Help Net Security)
2016-07-05 21:03
Technical details about a serious vulnerability affecting all but the latest version of the GNU wget software have been released online, along with PoC exploit scenarios. Unearthed by security researcher Dawid Golunski, the flaw (CVE-2016-4971) was reported to the software’s developer through Beyond Security’s SecuriTeam, and has been fixed in version 1.18 of the popular utility for retrieving content from web servers. The vulnerability arose due to the way wget handles redirects, and could be … More →
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Related Vulnerability
| DATE | CVE | VULNERABILITY TITLE | RISK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-30 | CVE-2016-4971 | GNU wget before 1.18 allows remote servers to write to arbitrary files by redirecting a request from HTTP to a crafted FTP resource. | 8.8 |