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CVE-2008-3003 Details

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."

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-20	Improper Input Validation	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
microsoft office	2007 2007 sp1
CPE cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007::gold::::: cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp1:::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 12, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 13, 2008	Initial Analysis	[email protected]