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Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CVE-2007-5470

Low
2.1/10

Summary

Microsoft Expression Media stores the catalog password in cleartext in the catalog IVC file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information and gain access to the catalog by reading the IVC file.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • PARTIAL
  • NONE

CWE-200 - Information Exposure

An information exposure vulnerability is categorized as an information flow (IF) weakness, which can potentially allow unauthorized access to otherwise classified information in the application, such as confidential personal information (demographics, financials, health records, etc.), business secrets, and the application's internal environment.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published