CVE-1999-1073
Excite for Web Servers (EWS) 1.1 records the first two characters of a plaintext password in the...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-1999-1073- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-1999-1073- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1054 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-1999-1054- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mgjr-rmj6-j3qr No score
Excite for Web Servers (EWS) 1.1 records the first two characters of a plaintext password in the...
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.
- Record
GHSA-mgjr-rmj6-j3qr- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-1999-1073 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Excite Ews, published November 30, 1998. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 30th percentile. No source names a fixed version.