Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 30, 1998· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-1999-1073
CVE-1999-1073
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.
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Affected products
2- Range: = 1.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- marc.infonvd
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