CVE-1999-1549
Severity Score
7.8
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
2
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 1999-11-16 CVE Published
- 2001-08-31 CVE Reserved
- 2024-08-01 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-01 First Exploit
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-346: Origin Validation Error
CAPEC
References (2)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94286509804526&w=2 | 2024-08-01 | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/804 | 2024-08-01 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Lynx Project Search vendor "Lynx Project" | Lynx Search vendor "Lynx Project" for product "Lynx" | 2.7 Search vendor "Lynx Project" for product "Lynx" and version "2.7" | - |
Affected
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| Lynx Project Search vendor "Lynx Project" | Lynx Search vendor "Lynx Project" for product "Lynx" | 2.8 Search vendor "Lynx Project" for product "Lynx" and version "2.8" | - |
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