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CVE-2008-3003

N/A
Published: August 12, 2008 at 11:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:54 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorOffice

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

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."

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

References (8)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_HP
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/31454
VDB Entryx_refsource_BID
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30641
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020669
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
Source: [email protected]
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.html
VDB Entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2347
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_MS
Source: [email protected]
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-043
VDB EntrySignaturex_refsource_OVAL
Source: [email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5951

CVSS

6.6MEDIUM[email protected]
Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
COMPLETE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20

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