cve-2008-3003
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2008-08-12 23:00
Modified
2024-08-07 09:21
Severity ?
EPSS score ?
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."
References
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