CVE-2016-4971
GNU wget before 1.18 allows remote servers to write to arbitrary files by redirecting a request from HTTP to a crafted FTP resource.
- Published
- Jun 30, 2016
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Evidence observed
- Jul 6, 2016
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HModerate · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 98.8%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
GNU wget before 1.18 allows remote servers to write to arbitrary files by redirecting a request from HTTP to a crafted FTP resource.
Sources
5- CVE-2016-4971Exploit
CVE-2016-4971 Wget 1.18/1.14-13.el7 Client Exploit
Exploit for CVE-2016-4971 targeting a web application vulnerability, providing proof-of-concept code for security testing and validation.
Node.js proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2016-4971, demonstrating wget FTP redirect filename trust vulnerability with a simple HTTP server.
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