4.4
MEDIUM
CVE-2006-7037
Mathcad Plaintext Data Exposure and Authentication Bypass
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 23, 2007, 3:28 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:24 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

3.4
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-7037 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft windows_2000
2 Microsoft windows_2003_server
3 Microsoft windows_xp
4 Microsoft windows_95
5 Microsoft windows_98
6 Microsoft windows_nt
7 Microsoft windows_98se
8 Microsoft windows_me
1 Mathsoft mathcad
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 9
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2006-7037.

URL Resource
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2305
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436441/30/4560/threaded
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27115
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27116
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27117
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27118
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2305
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436441/30/4560/threaded
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27115
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27116
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27117
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27118

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-7037 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2305
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436441/30/4560/threaded
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27115
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27116
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27117
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27118
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 16, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/436441/30/4560/threaded [Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436441/30/4560/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/27118 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/27116 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/27115 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/27117 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27118 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27117 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27116 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27115 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 26, 2007

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-7037 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-7037 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.09897

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
: