Vulnerability · Published Jun 16, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2024-38428
Critical 9.1
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in the wget package (AlmaLinux). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 52% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.1Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 47.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | wget | 1.19.5-12.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:5299 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | wget | 1.21.1-8.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:6192 |
| Debian:12 | wget | 1.21.3-1+deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-38428 |
| Debian:13 | wget | 1.24.5-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-38428 |
| Debian:14 | wget | 1.24.5-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-38428 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | wget | 0:1.19.5-12.el8_10 | RLSA-2024:5299 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | wget | 0:1.21.1-8.el9_4 | RLSA-2024:6192 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | wget | 1.21.2-2ubuntu1.3 | USN-8543-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | wget | 1.21.2-2ubuntu1.1 | USN-6852-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | wget | 1.21.2-2ubuntu1.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38428 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | wget | 1.21.4-1ubuntu4.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38428 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | wget | 1.21.4-1ubuntu4.1 | USN-6852-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | wget | 1.21.4-1ubuntu4.3 | USN-8543-1 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | wget | 1.25.0-2ubuntu4.2 | USN-8543-1 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-436 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N