CVE-2004-1487 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2004-1487

wget 1.8.x and 1.9.x allows a remote malicious web server...

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

wget
Vulnerable Versions:
1.8, 1.8.1, 1.8.2, 1.9, 1.9.1

Timeline

Official Publish: February 15th, 2005
Last Modified: August 8th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.