First published: Thu Jul 05 2007(Updated: )
The Jedox Palo 1.5 client transmits the password in cleartext, which might allow remote attackers to obtain the password by sniffing the network, as demonstrated by starting Excel with the Palo plugin, opening a cube, and performing an Insert View.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Jedox Palo | =1.5 |
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CVE-2007-3581 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to the potential for remote password exposure.
To fix CVE-2007-3581, upgrade to a version of Jedox Palo that securely encrypts passwords during transmission.
Users of the Jedox Palo 1.5 client are affected by CVE-2007-3581 because it transmits passwords in cleartext.
Exploiting CVE-2007-3581 could allow an attacker to capture user passwords through network sniffing.
CVE-2007-3581 is not specific to any operating system; it affects the Jedox Palo client regardless of the OS used.