CVE-2024-10524
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedApplications that use Wget to access a remote resource using shorthand URLs and pass arbitrary user credentials in the URL are vulnerable. In these cases attackers can enter crafted credentials which will cause Wget to access an arbitrary host.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceApplications using Wget to access remote resources via shorthand URLs and passing arbitrary user credentials in the URL are vulnerable to attackers crafting credentials that cause Wget to connect to arbitrary hosts. This allows potential SSRF or unauthorized access to internal/network resources.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Wget installation and versionRun 'wget --version' to determine the installed Wget version. Compare this version against any known affected version ranges for CVE-2024-10524.Affected if Wget is installed and its version falls within the affected range (if known) or is an unpatched version.
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Locate scripts or applications invoking WgetSearch for files containing 'wget' commands: use 'grep -r "wget" /path/to/code' or review application source code, shell scripts, and automation files.Affected if Wget is used in any scripts or applications that handle remote resource requests.
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Inspect URL patterns for embedded credentialsExamine the found Wget commands for URLs containing userinfo syntax (user:password@host). Search for patterns like 'http://user:pass@' or 'wget.*@' in the code and configs.Affected if Credentials are embedded directly in URLs passed to Wget commands.
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Identify user-controlled credential inputReview application code to determine if credential fields can be influenced by external users, and trace whether those values flow into Wget URL arguments.Affected if User-supplied or externally influenced input is concatenated into URLs used by Wget without validation.
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Check for shorthand URL usage with WgetExamine Wget command arguments for shorthand or relative URL formats that could resolve to internal hosts, particularly when combined with embedded credentials.Affected if Shorthand URLs are used with Wget and credentials from untrusted sources could redirect connections to arbitrary hosts.
You are affected if Wget is installed and your application or scripts pass user-supplied or unvalidated credentials directly within URLs to access remote resources, enabling potential redirection to arbitrary hosts.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataAvoid passing user-supplied credentials directly in URLs; implement strict input validation on credential fields and use environment variables or config files instead of embedding credentials in URLs.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-10524 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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