THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2017-6508
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2017-6508

Wget vulnerability

CVSS
6.1
EPSS
3.1%
EPSS pct
86th
Exploited
No known
CRLF injection vulnerability in the url_parse function in url.c in Wget through 1.19.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers via CRLF sequences in the host subcomponent of a URL.
Affected vendor
Gnu
Affected product
Wget
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2017-03-07

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to low impact to confidentiality, low impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 3.1% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 86% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2017-6508

  • Confirm whether Gnu Wget is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2017-6508.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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