CVE-2010-2252
GNU Wget 1.12 and earlier uses a server-provided filename instead of the original URL to...
CVE-2010-2252 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Gnu Wget, published July 6, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.21%, the 91st percentile. Fixed in wget 1.12-2.1.
- Severity
- 6.8 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 4.21%EPSS, 91st percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
1.12-2.1wget +12 more
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.
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
wgetDebian:12 | before 1.12-2.1 | 1.12-2.1 |
wgetDebian:13 | before 1.12-2.1 | 1.12-2.1 |
wgetDebian:14 | before 1.12-2.1 | 1.12-2.1 |
wgetDebian:5.0 | before 1.11.4-2+lenny2, plus listed versions 1.11.4-21.11.4-2+lenny1 | 1.11.4-2+lenny2 |
wgetRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | before 0:1.12-1.11.el6_5 | 0:1.12-1.11.el6_5 |
wget-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | before 0:1.12-1.11.el6_5 | 0:1.12-1.11.el6_5 |
wgetRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | before 0:1.12-1.11.el6_5 | 0:1.12-1.11.el6_5 |
wget-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | before 0:1.12-1.11.el6_5 | 0:1.12-1.11.el6_5 |
wgetRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | before 0:1.12-1.11.el6_5 | 0:1.12-1.11.el6_5 |
wget-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | before 0:1.12-1.11.el6_5 | 0:1.12-1.11.el6_5 |
wgetRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | before 0:1.12-1.11.el6_5 | 0:1.12-1.11.el6_5 |
wget-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | before 0:1.12-1.11.el6_5 | 0:1.12-1.11.el6_5 |
wgetopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 5 CVEs | before 1.18-2.3 | 1.18-2.3 |
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2010-2252- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
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.
- Record
CVE-2010-2252- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-2264No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2010-2264- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hqjw-x4mf-w7v2No score
GNU Wget 1.12 and earlier uses a server-provided filename instead of the original URL to...
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.
- Record
GHSA-hqjw-x4mf-w7v2- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVNo score
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.
- Record
CVE-2010-2252- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2010-2252No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2252- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10263-1No score
wget-1.18-2.3 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the wget-1.18-2.3 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10263-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
marc.info?l=oss-security&m=127411372529485&w=2
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=602797
lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-wget/2010-05/msg00031.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0151.html
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securityfocus.com/bid/65722
ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2010-001.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2252
github.com/advisories/GHSA-hqjw-x4mf-w7v2
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-2252
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0151
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2014/rhsa-2014_0151.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2252
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2252