CVE-2008-3003

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."

Link	Resource
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020669
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30641
http://secunia.com/advisories/31454	Vendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.html	US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2347	Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5951
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-043

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:*:gold:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Published : 2008-08-12 11:41

Updated : 2018-10-12 09:47

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NVD link : CVE-2008-3003

Mitre link : CVE-2008-3003

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