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
- 43764 vdb-entry
- 3248 third-party-advisory
- mathcad-xmcdz-security-bypass(37263) vdb-entry
- 20071016 CVE-2007-4600 - Mathcad Protect Worksheet Vulnerability mailing-list