CVE-2004-1487

MediumCVSS 5.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 5.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Apr 27, 2005
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2004-1487: Medium severity, CVSS 5.0 | Vulnix