CVE-2008-3003
Microsoft Office Excel 2007 Gold and SP1 does not properly delete the PWD (password) string from...
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."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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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."
- Record
CVE-2008-3003- CVSS 2.0
- 6.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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."
- Record
CVE-2008-3003- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-2993 No score
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."
- Record
EUVD-2008-2993- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6x7h-634p-8jfg No score
Microsoft Office Excel 2007 Gold and SP1 does not properly delete the PWD (password) string from...
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."
- Record
GHSA-6x7h-634p-8jfg- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-3003 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.6) in Microsoft Office, published August 12, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.67%, the 76th percentile. No source names a fixed version.