vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2021-31879: wget: authorization header disclosure on redirect
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N) | Apr 29, 2021 | Jul 9, 2025 | Jul 9, 2025 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
Apr 29, 2021
Added
Jul 9, 2025
Modified
Jul 9, 2025
Description
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.
Solution
no-fix-redhat-rpm-package
References
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