CVE-2016-4971

Summary

CVE	CVE-2016-4971
State	PUBLISHED
Assigner	redhat
Source Priority	CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published	2016-06-30 17:59:07 UTC
Updated	2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.8 HIGH from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo | n/a

Version	Source	Type	Score	Severity	Vector
3.1	[email protected]	Primary	8.8	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
2.0	[email protected]	Primary	4.3		`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector

Network

Access Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language
Operating System	Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	12.04	All	All	All
Operating System	Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	14.04	All	All	All
Operating System	Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	15.10	All	All	All
Operating System	Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	16.04	All	All	All
Application	Gnu	Wget	All	All	All	All
Operating System	Oracle	Solaris	10	All	All	All
Operating System	Oracle	Solaris	11.3	All	All	All
Operating System	Paloaltonetworks	Pan-os	All	All	All	All
Operating System	Paloaltonetworks	Pan-os	All	All	All	All
Operating System	Paloaltonetworks	Pan-os	All	All	All	All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

Source	Vendor	Product	Version	Platforms
CNA	Na	N/a	affected n/a	Not specified

References

Reference	Source	Link	Tags
GNU Wget: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201610-11) — Gentoo security	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	security.gentoo.org	Third Party Advisory
USN-3012-1: Wget vulnerability \| Ubuntu	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.ubuntu.com	Third Party Advisory
GNU wget Arbitrary File Upload / Code Execution ≈ Packet Storm	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	packetstormsecurity.com	Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
wget.git - GNU Wget	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	git.savannah.gnu.org	Patch, Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	rhn.redhat.com	Broken Link
wget HTTP Redirect Bug Lets Remote Users Write Files on the Target System - SecurityTracker	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.securitytracker.com	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
GNU Wget CVE-2016-4971 Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.securityfocus.com	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
GNU wget 1.18 released	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	lists.gnu.org	Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
openSUSE-SU-2016:2027-1: moderate: Security update for wget	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	lists.opensuse.org	Broken Link
Oracle Solaris Bulletin - July 2016	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.oracle.com	Third Party Advisory
CVE-2016-4971 WGET Vulnerability	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	security.paloaltonetworks.com	Third Party Advisory
Bug 1343666 – CVE-2016-4971 wget: Lack of filename checking allows arbitrary file upload via FTP redirect	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	bugzilla.redhat.com	Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
GNU Wget < 1.18 - Arbitrary File Upload / Remote Code Execution	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.exploit-db.com	Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Red Hat Customer Portal	MITRE	access.redhat.com
CVE-2016-4971 - Red Hat Customer Portal	MITRE	access.redhat.com
CVE Program record	CVE.ORG	www.cve.org	canonical
NVD vulnerability detail	NVD	nvd.nist.gov	canonical, analysis

No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.

There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.