Vulnerability in Lynx_project Lynx
CVE-1999-1549
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 confi…
EPSS: 0.006 (43.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Lynx_project Lynx — versions 2.7, 2.8
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_BID, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Exploit, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, Mailing List)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-1999-1549?
- CVE-1999-1549 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lynx_project Lynx, classified under Origin Validation Error. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 1999-11-16.
- How severe is CVE-1999-1549?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.