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    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 configuration file and execute commands.

    Published:Nov 16, 1999
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Sep 12, 2001
    EPSS Score:0.0021
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Lynx Project
    Product
    Lynx

    Exploits

    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94286509804526&w=2http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/804http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=94286509804526&w=2http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/804

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-346 Origin Validation Error

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High