Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 12, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026

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."

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Affected products

Microsoft/Office3 versions
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:*:gold:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft/Office Excel 2002llm-fuzzy
Range: Gold and SP1
Microsoft/Excelllm-fuzzy
Range: Gold and SP1

Patches

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References

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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