Overview
- Description
- Lynx through 2.8.9 mishandles the userinfo subcomponent of a URI, which allows remote attackers to discover cleartext credentials because they may appear in SNI data.
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
- NVD status
- Modified
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 5.3
- Impact score
- 3.6
- Exploitability score
- 1.6
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Severity
- MEDIUM
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 2.6
- Impact score
- 2.9
- Exploitability score
- 4.9
- Vector string
- AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
- nvd@nist.gov
- CWE-522
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Configurations
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}
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}
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