CVE-1999-1277

high

Description

BackWeb client stores the username and password in cleartext for proxy authentication in the Communication registry key, which could allow other local users to gain privileges by reading the password.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1565

http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=91487886514546&w=2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 1998-12-24

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00078