Authorization Header Leakage in GNU Wget through 1.21.1

Authorization Header Leakage in GNU Wget through 1.21.1

CVE-2021-31879 · MEDIUM Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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.

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