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CVE-2006-7037

MEDIUM CVSS: 4.4 Published: 2007-02-23 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Microsoft Windows 98Microsoft Windows 98SeMicrosoft Windows NtMicrosoft Windows MeMicrosoft Windows XpMicrosoft Windows 95Microsoft Windows 2000Mathsoft MathcadMicrosoft Windows 2003 Server

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References