CVE-2010-2252 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published 6 Jul 2010 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote servers can overwrite arbitrary files, including dotfiles, via crafted redirects, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.

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

What is CVE-2010-2252?

CVE-2010-2252 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Jul 2010. 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

GNU Wget 1.12 and earlier uses a server-provided filename instead of the original URL to determine the destination filename of a download, which allows remote servers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a 3xx redirect to a URL with a .wgetrc filename followed by a 3xx redirect to a URL with a crafted filename, and possibly execute arbitrary code as a consequence of writing to a dotfile in a home directory.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2252?

It affects 1 product.

Linux distribution packages (8)

`wget` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:1.12-1.11.el6_5`
`wget-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:1.12-1.11.el6_5`
`wget` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	All versions	`0:1.12-1.11.el6_5`
`wget-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	All versions	`0:1.12-1.11.el6_5`
`wget` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	All versions	`0:1.12-1.11.el6_5`
`wget-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	All versions	`0:1.12-1.11.el6_5`
`wget` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	All versions	`0:1.12-1.11.el6_5`
`wget-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	All versions	`0:1.12-1.11.el6_5`

Products include Gnu Wget.

How do I fix CVE-2010-2252?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2010-2252 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2252 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2252, DSA-2088-1, GHSA-hqjw-x4mf-w7v2, RHSA-2014:0151.