Vulnerability in Lynx

CVE-2008-4690

lynx 2.8.6dev.15 and earlier, when advanced mode is enabled and lynx is configured as a URL handler, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted lynxcgi: URL, a related issue to CVE-2005-2929. NOTE: this might only be a vulnerability in limited deployments that have defined a lynxcgi: handler.

EPSS: 0.051 (91.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Lynx — versions 2.8.1, 2.8.2, 2.8.3
  • N/a — versions n/a

References