The "Protect Worksheet" functionality in Mathsoft Mathcad 12 through 13.1, and PTC Mathcad 14, implements file access restrictions via a protection element in a gzipped XML file, which allows attackers to bypass these restrictions by removing this element.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-4582 The "Protect Worksheet" functionality in Mathsoft Mathcad 12 through 13.1, and PTC Mathcad 14, implements file access restrictions via a protection element in a gzipped XML file, which allows attackers to bypass these restrictions by removing this element.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T15:01:09.920Z

Reserved: 2007-08-30T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2007-4600

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2007-10-18T20:17:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2007-4600

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