wget: FTP symlink arbitrary filesystem access
Published Oct 29, 2014
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 39.88%
Description
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in GNU Wget before 1.16, when recursion is enabled, allows remote FTP servers to write to arbitrary files, and consequently execute arbitrary code, via a LIST response that references the same filename within two entries, one of which indicates that the filename is for a symlink.
Affected products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
wget-0:1.12-5.el6_6.1
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1764
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 Extended Update Support
wget-0:1.12-1.12.el6_5
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1955
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
wget-0:1.14-10.el7_0.1
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1764
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
wget
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | wget-0:1.12-5.el6_6.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1764 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 Extended Update Support | wget-0:1.12-1.12.el6_5 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1955 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | wget-0:1.14-10.el7_0.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1764 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wget | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is now in Production 3 Phase of the support and maintenance life cycle. This has been rated as having Moderate security impact and is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/.
Metrics
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AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 39.88% (0.39883) | 98.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 39.88% (0.39883) | 98.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 19, 2026 | 74.31% (0.74311) | 98.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 13, 2025 | 69.36% (0.69365) | 98.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 12, 2025 | 74.31% (0.74311) | 98.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 3, 2025 | 57.32% (0.57321) | 98.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 49.12% (0.49117) | 97.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 55.51% (0.55509) | 97.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 49.12% (0.49117) | 97.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 56.40% (0.56404) | 97.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 7.22% (0.07222) | 94.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 23, 2023 | 7.81% (0.07815) | 93.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 19, 2023 | 9.66% (0.09656) | 94.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 6, 2023 | 9.02% (0.09022) | 93.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 8.60% (0.08604) | 93.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 50.59% (0.50595) | 98.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 50.59% (0.50595) | 98.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (25)
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0431.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/wget.git/commit/?id=18b0979357ed7dc4e11d4f2b1d7e0f5932d82aa7 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/wget.git/commit/?id=b4440d96cf8173d68ecaa07c36b8f4316ee794d0 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-wget/2014-10/msg00150.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
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- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1139181 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchIssue Tracking
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