Insufficiently Protected Credentials
CVE-2021-38165
Summary
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.
- HIGH
- NETWORK
- NONE
- UNCHANGED
- REQUIRED
- NONE
- HIGH
- NONE
CWE-522 - Insufficiently Protected Credentials
The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.
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Advisory Timeline
- Published