Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 12, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2008-3003
CVE-2008-3003
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."
Affected products
3Patches
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References
8- secunia.com/advisories/31454nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2347nvdVendor Advisory
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- marc.infonvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/30641nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-043nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5951nvd
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