Excite EWS 1.1 Password missing encryption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Excite EWS 1.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Password Handler. The manipulation leads to missing encryption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-1999-1073. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Excite EWS 1.1. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Password Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing encryption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-311. The product does not encrypt sensitive or critical information before storage or transmission. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was disclosed 11/30/1998 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.theaimsgroup.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-1073. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1600 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Missing encryption
CWE: CWE-311 / CWE-310
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

11/30/1998 🔍
11/30/1998 +0 days 🔍
06/19/2014 +5680 days 🔍
04/17/2026 +4320 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-1073 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1073
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14267
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/19/2014 18:18
Updated: 04/17/2026 18:44
Changes: 06/19/2014 18:18 (43), 05/20/2018 10:32 (6), 04/17/2026 18:44 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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