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Unspecified vulnerability in Links before 2.1, when "only...

High severity Unreviewed Published May 1, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 31, 2023

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Links before 2.1, when "only proxies" is enabled, has unknown impact and attack vectors related to providing "URLs to external programs."

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jul 27, 2008
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 1, 2022
Last updated Jan 31, 2023

Severity

High

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(40th percentile)

Weaknesses

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2008-3329

GHSA ID

GHSA-6j4p-vq7v-x6g8

Source code

No known source code

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