Advisory Weakness Curation

lynx doesn't properly sanitize user input and exposes database password to unauthorized users The lynx gem prior to 1.0.0 for Ruby places the configured password on command lines, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing processes. As of version 1.0.0, lynx no longer supports a `--password` option. Passwords are only configured in a configuration file, so it's no longer possible to expose passwords on the command line.

Command injection vulnerability The file /lib/lynx/pipe/get.rb does not properly sanitize user input before sending to command line. It may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands.