Vulnerability · Published Nov 19, 2024 · Assigned by JFROG
CVE-2024-10524GNU Wget is vulnerable to an SSRF attack when accessing partially-user-controlled shorthand URLs
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity server-side request forgery in wget from gnu. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.1% (higher than 65% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 35.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Applications that use Wget to access a remote resource using shorthand URLs and pass arbitrary user credentials in the URL are vulnerable. In these cases attackers can enter crafted credentials which will cause Wget to access an arbitrary host.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.21 | wget | 1.25.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-10524 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | wget | 1.25.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-10524 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | wget | 1.25.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-10524 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | wget | 1.25.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-10524 |
| Debian:12 | wget | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-10524 |
| Debian:13 | wget | 1.25.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-10524 |
| Debian:14 | wget | 1.25.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-10524 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | wget | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-10524 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | wget | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-10524 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | wget | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-10524 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-918 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
References
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2024/q4/107 vendor-advisory
- https://jfrog.com/blog/cve-2024-10524-wget-zero-day-vulnerability/ third-party-advisory
- https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/wget.git/commit/?id=c419542d956a2607bbce5df64b9d378a8588d778 patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/11/18/6
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250321-0007/