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."
Published: 2008-08-12
Score: 6.6 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-2993 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."
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T09:21:34.925Z

Reserved: 2008-07-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-3003

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Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-08-12T23:41:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2008-3003

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