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CVE-1999-1071

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 1998-11-30 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Excite for Web Servers (EWS) 1.1 installs the Architext.conf authentication file with world-writeable permissions, which allows local users to gain access to Excite accounts by modifying the file.

Affected products

• Excite Ews: 1.1

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=91248445931140&w=2
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1417
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=91248445931140&w=2
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1417

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