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CVE-2024-38428

CRITICALCVSS 9.1/10EPSS 0.67%

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CVE-2024-38428 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.1/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
9.1/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

EPSS Probability
0.67%

47.3th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
GnuWget<= 1.24.5

References

Timeline

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Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-38428?
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.
How severe is CVE-2024-38428?
CVE-2024-38428 has a CVSS score of 9.1/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.67% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2024-38428?
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Source: NVD / NIST