CVE-2024-10524

GNU Wget is vulnerable to an SSRF attack when accessing partially-user-controlled shorthand URLs

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: November 19, 2024 at 02:23 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:55 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWget

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 1.25.0
Affected range stops below 1.25.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.5MEDIUMJFROG
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-918

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