Is CVE-2004-1487 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2004-1487 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2004-1487?

CVE-2004-1487 has a CVSS v2 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2004-1487?

CVE-2004-1487 has an EPSS score of 1.66% (74th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2004-1487?

Upgrade wget on debian 11 to 1.9.1-11 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2004-1487

MEDIUMEPSS 74th pctl

5.0

CVSS v2

NVD

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available

wgetDebian

Fixed in:1.9.1-11CVE-2004-1487

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

1.66%probability of exploitation in 30 days

74thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 74% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit2

Other references6

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