Vulnerability in Mathsoft Mathcad
CVE-2006-7037
Mathcad 12 through 13.1 allows local users to bypass the security features by directly accessing or editing the XML representation of the worksheet with a text editor or other program, which allows attackers to (1) bypass password protection by replacing the password field with a hash of a known password, (2) modify timestamps to avoid detection of modifications, (3) remove locks by removing the "is-locked" attribute, and (4) view locked data, which is stored in plaintext.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (25.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 25.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mathsoft Mathcad — versions 12, 13, 13.1
- Microsoft Windows 2000
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server — versions sp2
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98se
- Microsoft Windows Me
- Microsoft Windows Nt — versions 4.0
- Microsoft Windows Xp
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27118 (vdb-entry)
- securityreason.com/securityalert/2305 (third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27116 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27115 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436441/30/4560/threaded (mailing-list)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27117 (vdb-entry)