CVE-1999-0916

Low

Published: 29/06/1999(UTC)Updated: 16/06/2026(UTC)Translated: 18/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk

0.40%

32th percentile — higher than 32% of all known CVEs

Summary

WebTrends software stores account names and passwords in a file which does not have restricted access permissions.

Risk Assessment

The lack of proper access permissions to the file may lead to unauthorized access to credential data, increasing the risk of user account security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended that administrators change the access permissions of the file to restrict access to authorized users only.

Original NVD description (English source)

WebTrends software stores account names and passwords in a file which does not have restricted access permissions.