CVE-1999-1277 - 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

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

Published Sep 12, 2001

No CVSS score

EPSS 0.32%

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.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (2)

http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=91487886514546&w=2
mailing-listx_refsource_NTBUGTRAQ
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1565
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=91487886514546&w=2		mailing-listx_refsource_NTBUGTRAQ
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1565		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Sep 12, 2001

Updated Aug 1, 2024

Reserved Aug 31, 2001

Link CVE-1999-1277

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-1999-1277

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-1999-1277