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.
| Software | From | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| lynx_project / lynx | 2.7 | 2.7.x |
| lynx_project / lynx | 2.8 | 2.8.x |