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

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.

Affected products

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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvdExploitVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/11871nvdExploitVendor Advisory
marc.infonvd
securitytracker.com/idnvd
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-771.htmlnvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18420nvd
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11682nvd
usn.ubuntu.com/145-1/nvd

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