CVE-2007-4600

critical

Description

The "Protect Worksheet" functionality in Mathsoft Mathcad 12 through 13.1, and PTC Mathcad 14, implements file access restrictions via a protection element in a gzipped XML file, which allows attackers to bypass these restrictions by removing this element.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37263

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482341/100/0/threaded

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3248

http://osvdb.org/43764

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2007-10-18

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00071