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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 27, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2004-1487

CVE-2004-1487

Description

wget 1.8.x and 1.9.x allows a remote malicious web server to overwrite certain files via a redirection URL containing a ".." that resolves to the IP address of the malicious server, which bypasses wget's filtering for ".." sequences.

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Affected products

6
  • GNU/Wget5 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Wget/Wgetllm-fuzzy
    Range: 1.8.x, 1.9.x

Patches

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