CVE-1999-1071

High CVSS 7.2

Published 1998-11-30 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-1071, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

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.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-1071

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