CVE-1999-1073 describes a vulnerability in Excite for Web Servers (EWS) 1.1 where the first two characters of a plaintext password are stored in the encrypted password, significantly aiding brute-force or dictionary attacks. This flaw carries a high CVSS score of 7.2, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, allowing for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| 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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