CVE-1999-1073 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Excite for Web Servers (EWS) 1.1 records the first two chara)
Excite for Web Servers (EWS) 1.1 records the first two characters of a plaintext password in the beginning of the encrypted password, which makes it easier for an attacker to guess passwords via a brute force or dictionary attack.
| CVE ID | CVE-1999-1073 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.2 |
| CVSS vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 1998-11-30 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | Excite for Web Servers (EWS) 1.1 records the first two characters of a plaintext password in the beginning of the encrypted password, which makes it easier for an attacker to guess passwords via a brute force or dictionary attack. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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