CVE-2006-7037 Information

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.

Reference

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