HIGH
wget: Cookie injection allows malicious website to write arbitrary cookie entries into cookie jar
Published May 6, 2018
7.1
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 16.79%
Description
GNU Wget before 1.19.5 is prone to a cookie injection vulnerability in the resp_new function in http.c via a \r\n sequence in a continuation line.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product WGet Defaultn/a
- Version WGetStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | WGet | n/a |
|
Configuration 2
OR
- 12.04
- 14.04
- 16.04
- 17.10
- 18.04
Configuration 3
OR
- 7.0
- 8.0
- 9.0
Configuration 4
OR
- 7.0
- 7.0
- 7.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
wget-0:1.14-18.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3052
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
wget
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
wget
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
wget
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | wget-0:1.14-18.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3052 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wget | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | wget | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | wget | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
6.5 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact None
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
7.1 HIGH Red Hat
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact None
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
16.79% 0.16787
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.16787
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (51 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 16.79% (0.16787) | 96.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 16.79% (0.16787) | 96.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 15.47% (0.15468) | 96.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 16.79% (0.16787) | 96.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 16.98% (0.16980) | 96.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 15.65% (0.15648) | 96.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 16.98% (0.16980) | 96.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 15.65% (0.15648) | 96.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 16.98% (0.16980) | 96.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 15.65% (0.15648) | 96.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 17.25% (0.17249) | 96.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 10, 2026 | 63.74% (0.63737) | 98.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 29, 2026 | 65.86% (0.65865) | 98.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 13, 2026 | 64.16% (0.64156) | 98.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 18, 2026 | 70.79% (0.70791) | 98.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 72.89% (0.72891) | 98.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 68.47% (0.68472) | 98.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 22, 2025 | 72.89% (0.72891) | 98.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 76.83% (0.76826) | 98.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 34.00% (0.34002) | 96.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 6, 2025 | 76.83% (0.76826) | 98.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 75.64% (0.75643) | 98.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 71.67% (0.71666) | 98.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 22, 2025 | 75.64% (0.75643) | 98.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 79.14% (0.79139) | 99.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 75.79% (0.75788) | 98.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 13, 2025 | 73.92% (0.73918) | 98.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 12, 2025 | 75.79% (0.75788) | 98.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 77.07% (0.77073) | 98.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 75.29% (0.75292) | 98.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 77.39% (0.77392) | 98.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 3.72% (0.03722) | 91.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 9, 2024 | 7.84% (0.07841) | 94.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 1, 2024 | 10.69% (0.10688) | 95.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | 9.64% (0.09643) | 94.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 10.45% (0.10451) | 94.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 23, 2023 | 8.52% (0.08522) | 93.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 4, 2023 | 12.39% (0.12394) | 94.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 18, 2023 | 13.53% (0.13525) | 94.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 14.36% (0.14356) | 94.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 13.56% (0.13561) | 94.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 15, 2023 | 15.49% (0.15486) | 95.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 28, 2023 | 16.58% (0.16582) | 95.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 18.12% (0.18118) | 95.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 18.33% (0.18327) | 96.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 18.33% (0.18327) | 95.99th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 18.33% (0.18327) | 93.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 11.74% (0.11741) | 88.45th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 11.74% (0.11741) | 88.31th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 11.74% (0.11741) | 95.65th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 11.74% (0.11741) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (17)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104129 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040838 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3052 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-0494 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1575634 Issue Tracking
- https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/wget.git/commit/?id=1fc9c95ec144499e69dc8ec76dbe07799d7d82cd x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00006.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-wget/2018-05/msg00020.html x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0494
- https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?53763 x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201806-01 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://sintonen.fi/advisories/gnu-wget-cookie-injection.txt x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3643-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3643-2/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-0494
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4195 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44601/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner debian
Published May 6, 2018
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Nov 27, 2017
Link CVE-2018-0494
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a