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TI-2004-01363 Aliases CVE-2004-1487GHSA-wh4v-xm5m-9jfg

wget 1.8.x and 1.9.x allows a remote malicious web server to overwrite certain files via…

Priority LOW 26Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

wget 1.8.x and 1.9.x allows a remote malicious web server to overwrite certain files via a redirection URL containing a ".." that resolves to the IP address of the malicious server, which bypasses wget's filtering for ".." sequences.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01657 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 5

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.1VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.2VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.1VulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.1 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.2 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.1 Vulnerable ·GNU

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2005:771 Released 2005-09-27 · Red Hat rating Low
    wget security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 wget-1.10.1-1.30E.1, wget-1.10.1-1.30E.1.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 wget-1.10.1-1.30E.1, wget-1.10.1-1.30E.1.i386, wget-1.10.1-1.30E.1.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 wget-1.10.1-2.4E.1, wget-1.10.1-2.4E.1.i386, wget-1.10.1-2.4E.1.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 wget-1.10.1-2.4E.1, wget-1.10.1-2.4E.1.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 wget-1.10.1-1.30E.1, wget-1.10.1-1.30E.1.i386, wget-1.10.1-1.30E.1.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 wget-1.10.1-2.4E.1, wget-1.10.1-2.4E.1.i386, wget-1.10.1-2.4E.1.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 wget-1.10.1-1.30E.1, wget-1.10.1-1.30E.1.i386, wget-1.10.1-1.30E.1.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 wget-1.10.1-2.4E.1, wget-1.10.1-2.4E.1.i386, wget-1.10.1-2.4E.1.ia64

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:771
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:771
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:771
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:771
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:771
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:771
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:771
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:771

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-1487
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wh4v-xm5m-9jfg

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • TI-2017-09727 GNU Wget: stack overflow in HTTP protocol handling CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2016-04293 GNU wget before 1.18 allows remote servers to write to arbitrary files by redirecting a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2014-04014 Absolute path traversal vulnerability in GNU Wget before 1.16, when recursion is enabled… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2017-09728 GNU Wget: heap overflow in HTTP protocol handling CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-04244 Out-of-bounds write in GNU Wget CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-06103 Race condition in wget 1.17 and earlier, when used in recursive or mirroring mode to… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
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