| Vulnerability Name: | CCN-10822 | ||||||
| Published: | 2002-09-25 | ||||||
| Updated: | 2002-09-25 | ||||||
| Summary: | Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel for Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Excel for Macintosh store ODBC passwords and usernames in plain text in the body of a document, when a query is executed over an ODBC connection to import data into the Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Word document. A remote or local attacker with access to a document containing imported data could use this information to gain unauthorized access to the database. | ||||||
| CVSS v3 Severity: | 7.3 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
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| CVSS v2 Severity: | 7.5 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
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| Vulnerability Consequences: | Gain Access | ||||||
| References: | Source: CCN Type: CIAC Information Bulletin M-127 Microsoft Office Documents Expose ODBC Passwords Source: XF Type: UNKNOWN word-excel-plaintext-passwords(10822) | ||||||
| Vulnerable Configuration: | Configuration CCN 1: Denotes that component is vulnerable | ||||||
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