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.
Published:Dec 24, 1998
Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
EPS:Sep 12, 2001
EPSS Score:0.00078
CVSS Score:4.6
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Backweb Technologies
Product
Backweb Client
Backweb Technologies
Backweb Client
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
