CVE-1999-1071 describes a critical vulnerability in Excite for Web Servers (EWS) 1.1, where the Architext.conf authentication file is installed with world-writeable permissions. This misconfiguration allows local users to modify the file and gain unauthorized access to Excite accounts. The vulnerability has a high CVSS score of 7.2, indicating a severe risk with local access, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:excite:ews:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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