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CVE-2024-38428: URL parser hostname confusion via multiple @ characters in userinfo

c03e6b78-a213-4801-884f-c7447eb73b30

The wget URL parser improperly handles userinfo (username:password) components in URLs when they contain multiple '@' characters. The vulnerability allows an attacker to craft URLs that cause hostname confusion, where the parsed hostname differs from the user-visible hostname. This can lead to security bypass or credential leakage.