CVE-2016-4971

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CVSS v3.1

8.8

EPSS

45.93%

Published

Jun 30, 2016

Modified

May 6, 2026

Public PoC / Exploit (3)

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Exploit-DBGNU Wget < 1.18 - Arbitrary File Upload (2)Exploit-DBGNU Wget < 1.18 - Arbitrary File Upload / Remote Code Execution TrickestTrickest PoC index

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Description

GNU wget before 1.18 allows remote servers to write to arbitrary files by redirecting a request from HTTP to a crafted FTP resource.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products (10)

gnu · wget (up to 1.18)vulnerable

canonical · ubuntu_linuxvulnerable

oracle · solarisvulnerable

paloaltonetworks · pan-osvulnerable

References (20)

http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/wget.git/commit/?id=e996e322ffd42aaa051602da182d03178d0f13e1

PatchVendor Advisory

http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu/2016-06/msg00004.html

Mailing ListPatchVendor Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00043.html

Broken Link

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162395/GNU-wget-Arbitrary-File-Upload-Code-Execution.html

ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2587.html

Broken Link

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html

Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91530

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036133

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3012-1

Third Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1343666

ExploitIssue TrackingPatch

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-11

Third Party Advisory

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-4971

Third Party Advisory

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40064/

ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/wget.git/commit/?id=e996e322ffd42aaa051602da182d03178d0f13e1

PatchVendor Advisory

http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu/2016-06/msg00004.html

Mailing ListPatchVendor Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00043.html

Broken Link

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162395/GNU-wget-Arbitrary-File-Upload-Code-Execution.html

ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2587.html

Broken Link

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html

Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91530

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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