CVE-1999-1071 - Excite for Web Servers (EWS) 1.1 installs the Architext.conf authentication file with world-writeabl

CVE-1999-1071

Summary

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.

References

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

Vulnerable Configurations

cpe:2.3:a:excite:ews:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:excite:ews:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS

Base:	7.2 (as of 19-12-2017 - 02:29)
Impact:
Exploitability:

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

CAPEC

Access

Vector	Complexity	Authentication
LOCAL	LOW	NONE

Impact

Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability
COMPLETE	COMPLETE	COMPLETE

cvss-vector via4

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

refmap via4

bugtraq	19981130 Security bugs in Excite for Web Servers 1.1
xf	excite-world-write(1417)

Last major update

19-12-2017 - 02:29

Published

30-11-1998 - 05:00

Last modified

19-12-2017 - 02:29