# CVE-2004-1487: Path traversal in n/a

> A remote malicious web server can overwrite local files via a crafted redirection URL that bypasses path traversal filters in wget.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 15 Feb 2005
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2004-1487, GHSA-wh4v-xm5m-9jfg

## What is CVE-2004-1487?

CVE-2004-1487 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Feb 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official 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.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1487?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Gnu Wget.

## How do I fix CVE-2004-1487?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2004-1487 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1487 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2019-5953](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5953/): Memory corruption in GNU Wget (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2014-4877](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4877/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2024-38428](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38428/): Other in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2026-58469](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-58469/): GNU Wget 1.25.0 Heap Buffer Underread via Metalink URL Parsing (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2016-7098](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-7098/): Race condition in n/a (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2004-1487 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2004-1487 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Feb 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1487 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1487/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1487/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-1487
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-1487
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2004-1487

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1487/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.