Microsoft Office Excel 2007 Gold and SP1 does not properly delete the PWD (password) string from connections.xml when a .xlsx file is configured not to save the remote data session password, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information and obtain access to a remote data source, aka the "Excel Credential Caching Vulnerability."
References
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
21 Nov 2024, 00:48
Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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References | () http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2 - | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/31454 - Vendor Advisory | |
References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30641 - | |
References | () http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020669 - | |
References | () http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.html - US Government Resource | |
References | () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2347 - Vendor Advisory | |
References | () https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-043 - | |
References | () https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5951 - |
Information
Published : 2008-08-12 23:41
Updated : 2024-11-21 00:48
NVD link : CVE-2008-3003
Mitre link : CVE-2008-3003
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-3003
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Products Affected
microsoft
- office
CWE
CWE-20
Improper Input Validation