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Unscored CVE-1999-1073 EUVD-1999-1054GHSA-mgjr-rmj6-j3qr

Excite for Web Servers (EWS) 1.1 records the first two characters of a plaintext password in the beginning of the encrypted password, which…

Published Sep 12, 2001 · Updated Aug 1, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

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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.

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