CVE-2008-3003
6.6 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N
5.7 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
0.4%
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 โExcel Credential Caching Vulnerability.โ
Affected configurations
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft:office | microsoft office | eq | 2007 |
References
marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2
secunia.com/advisories/31454
www.securityfocus.com/bid/30641
www.securitytracker.com/id?1020669
www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.html
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2347
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-043
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5951
Related
6.6 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N
5.7 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
0.4%