CVE-2024-10524 GNU Wget is vulnerable to an SSRF attack when accessing partially-user-controlled shorthand URLs
Attackers can exploit crafted credentials in shorthand URLs to force Wget to access arbitrary hosts, requiring specific application usage patterns.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-10524?
CVE-2024-10524 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in gnu wget, published on 19 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Applications that use Wget to access a remote resource using shorthand URLs and pass arbitrary user credentials in the URL are vulnerable. In these cases attackers can enter crafted credentials which will cause Wget to access an arbitrary host.
Weakness: CWE-918
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-10524?
Linux distribution packages (9)
wget SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | All versions | 1.20.3-150000.3.26.1 |
wget SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 | All versions | 1.20.3-150000.3.26.1 |
wget SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6 | All versions | 1.20.3-150600.19.9.1 |
wget SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 | All versions | 1.14-21.25.1 |
wget SUSE:Linux Micro 6.0 | All versions | 1.24.5-2.1 |
wget SUSE:Linux Micro 6.1 | All versions | 1.24.5-slfo.1.1_2.1 |
wget openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | All versions | 1.20.3-150000.3.26.1 |
wget openSUSE:Leap 15.6 | All versions | 1.20.3-150600.19.9.1 |
wget openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 1.25.0-1.1 |
How do I fix CVE-2024-10524?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.
Is CVE-2024-10524 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-10524 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2024-10524, AZL-53235, BELL-CVE-2024-10524, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-10524, ECHO-dfe7-a7ed-8a10, GHSA-mqrm-h2pw-9j9r and 15 more.