Vulnerability in Ptc Mathcad
CVE-2007-4600
The "Protect Worksheet" functionality in Mathsoft Mathcad 12 through 13.1, and PTC Mathcad 14, implements file access restrictions via a protection element in a gzipped XML file, which allows attackers to bypass these restrictions by removing this element.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/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 (22.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 22.9% 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
- Ptc Mathcad — versions 12, 13, 13.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- osvdb.org/43764 (vdb-entry)
- securityreason.com/securityalert/3248 (third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37263 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482341/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)