CVE-2007-4600 describes a vulnerability in the "Protect Worksheet" feature of Mathsoft Mathcad versions 12 through 13.1 and PTC Mathcad 14. Attackers can bypass file access restrictions by simply removing a protection element within the gzipped XML file format. With a CVSS score of 4.6, this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local access, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage, indicating a low current threat level.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ptc:mathcad:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ptc:mathcad:13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
13.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ptc:mathcad:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ptc:mathcad:14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.