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Medium 6.1Published Apr 29, 2021
CVE-2021-31879GNU Wget through 1.21.1 does not omit the Authorization header upon a redirect to a different origin, a related issue to CVE-2018-1000007.
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GNU Wget through 1.21.1 does not omit the Authorization header upon a redirect to a different origin, a related issue to CVE-2018-1000007.
- CVSS
- 6.1 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- mitre
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Oct 8, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
gnu wget gnu:wget | through 1.21.1 | NVD |
broadcom brocade_fabric_operating_system_firmware broadcom:brocade_fabric_operating_system_firmware | all versions | NVD |
netapp cloud_backup netapp:cloud_backup | all versions | NVD |
netapp ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility netapp:ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility | all versions | NVD |
netapp a250_firmware netapp:a250_firmware | all versions | NVD |
netapp 500f_firmware netapp:500f_firmware | all versions | NVD |
References
- https://mail.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-wget/2021-02/msg00002.htmlx-refsource-misc
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210618-0002/x-refsource-confirm
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