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CVE-1999-1073

HIGH CVSS: 7.2 Published: 1998-11-30 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Excite Ews

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References