Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).

CVE-2018-0494

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation11 documents9 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUM
EPSS
64.2%
top 1.56%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
6
GNU WgetCanonical Ubuntu LinuxDebian Debian Linux+3 more
Timeline
PublishedMay 6
Latest updateMay 14

Description

GNU Wget before 1.19.5 is prone to a cookie injection vulnerability in the resp_new function in http.c via a \r\n sequence in a continuation line.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages6 packages

▶NVDgnu/wget< 1.19.5
▶Debianwget< 1.19.5-1+3
▶CVEListV5wgetWGet

Also affects: Debian Linux 7.0, 8.0, 9.0, Ubuntu Linux 12.04, 14.04, 16.04, 17.10, 18.04

Patches

Patch: lists.gnu.org ↗Patch: lists.gnu.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-7cw3-q27m-9w5f: GNU Wget before 1↗2022-05-14
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CVEList
CVE-2018-0494: GNU Wget before 1↗2018-05-06
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OSV
CVE-2018-0494: GNU Wget before 1↗2018-05-06
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💥Exploits & PoCs

1
Exploit-DB
GNU wget - Cookie Injection↗2018-05-06
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📋Vendor Advisories

4
Ubuntu
Wget vulnerability↗2018-05-09
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Ubuntu
Wget vulnerability↗2018-05-09
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Red Hat
wget: Cookie injection allows malicious website to write arbitrary cookie entries into cookie jar↗2018-05-06
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Debian
CVE-2018-0494: wget - GNU Wget before 1.19.5 is prone to a cookie injection vulnerability in the resp_...↗2018
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-0494 wget: Cookie injection allows malicious website to write arbitrary cookie entries into cookie jar↗2018-05-07
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Bugzilla
CVE-2018-0494 wget: Cookie injection allows malicious website to write arbitrary cookie entries into cookie jar [fedora-all]↗2018-05-07
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