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CVE-1999-0953

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 8.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 1999-09-16 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

WWWBoard stores encrypted passwords in a password file that is under the web root and thus accessible by remote attackers.

Affected products

• Matt Wright Wwwboard: 2.0_alpha_2.1

References

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0953
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0953

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