CVE-1999-1073
Excite Ew — NVD-CWE-Other
- Published: 1998-11-30T05:00:00.000
- Last modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
- Vendors: Excite
- Products: Ew
- CWE: NVD-CWE-Other
CVE-1999-1073 — 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. [Weakness: NVD-CWE-Other]
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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.
🧠 Explainer: What this vulnerability means
Summary: A flaw in Ew from Excite (CWE: unspecified) can be exploited.
Impact: Potential impact includes remote code execution, data theft, or denial of service.
Mitigation: Upgrade immediately to the remediated release and follow vendor hardening guidance.
No explicit mitigation/advisory links found in references.