CVE-2018-20483

set_file_metadata in xattr.c in GNU Wget before 1.20.1 stores a file's origin URL in the user.xdg.origin.url metadata attribute of the extended attributes of the downloaded file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information (e.g., credentials contained in the URL) by reading this attribute, as demonstrated by getfattr. This also applies to Referer information in the user.xdg.referrer.url metadata attribute. According to 2016-07-22 in the Wget ChangeLog, user.xdg.origin.url was partially based on the behavior of fwrite_xattr in tool_xattr.c in curl.
Configurations

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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Information

Published : 2018-12-26 18:29

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:44


NVD link : CVE-2018-20483

Mitre link : CVE-2018-20483

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-20483


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Products Affected

gnu

  • wget
CWE
CWE-200

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor