| Vulnerability Name: | CVE-2008-3003 (CCN-44088) | ||||||||
| Assigned: | 2008-08-12 | ||||||||
| Published: | 2008-08-12 | ||||||||
| Updated: | 2018-10-12 | ||||||||
| Summary: | 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." | ||||||||
| CVSS v3 Severity: | 5.1 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N)
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| CVSS v2 Severity: | 6.6 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N) 4.9 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
2.6 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
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| Vulnerability Type: | CWE-20 | ||||||||
| Vulnerability Consequences: | Bypass Security | ||||||||
| References: | Source: MITRE Type: CNA CVE-2008-3003 Source: HP Type: UNKNOWN HPSBST02360 Source: CCN Type: SA31454 Microsoft Office Excel Multiple Vulnerabilities Source: SECUNIA Type: Vendor Advisory 31454 Source: CCN Type: SECTRACK ID: 1020669 Microsoft Excel Credential Caching Bug Lets Local Users Gain Access to Remote Data Sources Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-043 Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (954066) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-057 Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (956416) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-021 Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (969462) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-067 Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (972652) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-017 Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (980150) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-038 Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2027452) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-057 Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2269707) Source: BID Type: UNKNOWN 30641 Source: CCN Type: BID-30641 Microsoft Excel Credential Caching Vulnerability Source: SECTRACK Type: UNKNOWN 1020669 Source: CERT Type: US Government Resource TA08-225A Source: VUPEN Type: Vendor Advisory ADV-2008-2347 Source: MS Type: UNKNOWN MS08-043 Source: XF Type: UNKNOWN excel-credential-cache-unauth-access(44088) Source: OVAL Type: UNKNOWN oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5951 | ||||||||
| Vulnerable Configuration: | Configuration 1: Configuration CCN 1:  Denotes that component is vulnerable | ||||||||
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