CVE-1999-1549
HIGHLynx 2.x - Unauthenticated Configuration File Modification and Command Execution via LYNXOPTIONS URL
Title source: llmDescription
Lynx 2.x does not properly distinguish between internal and external HTML, which may allow a local attacker to read a "secure" hidden form value from a temporary file and craft a LYNXOPTIONS: URL that causes Lynx to modify the user's configuration file and execute commands.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94286509804526&w=2
Broken Link, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/804
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0058
EPSS Percentile
42.9%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-346
Status
published
Products (2)
lynx_project/lynx
2.7
lynx_project/lynx
2.8
Published
Nov 16, 1999
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026