CVE-2008-4690

Description

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.

Risk Information

Base Score

9.8

MODERATE

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

17.54

Associated Vulnerability

Vulnerability	OS Platform
(RHSA-2008:0965) Important: lynx security update lynx-2.8.5-28.1.el5_2.1.i386.rpm	Linux
(RHSA-2008:0965) Important: lynx security update lynx-2.8.5-28.1.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm	Linux

Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234