CVE-2008-3003

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."

Score

CVSS 2.0 6.6 Medium

Status

Modified - secure@microsoft.com

Published

2008-08-12

Last modified

2024-08-07

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected products

• Office (Microsoft)

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31454
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30641
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020669
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.html
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2347
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-043
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5951