CVE-2007-3581
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe 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.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe Jedox Palo 1.5 client transmits user passwords in cleartext during authentication. An attacker with network access can capture these credentials by sniffing network traffic when a user authenticates through the Excel plugin and performs operations like Insert View.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 1.5CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Jedox Palo client versionCheck the installed Jedox Palo client version on the system. This can typically be found in Add/Remove Programs, the application's About dialog, or by checking the installation directory for version information.Affected if The installed version is exactly 1.5 (version 1.5)
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Confirm Excel plugin usageDetermine if the Jedox Palo Excel plugin (Palo add-in for Excel) is installed and active. Check for Palo menu items in Excel or verify the plugin installation in the Palo client directory.Affected if The Excel plugin is installed and being used for authentication
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Verify SSL/TLS encryption statusInspect the connection settings or configuration for the Jedox Palo client. Check whether SSL/TLS encryption is enabled for the connection to the Palo server. This may be in client configuration files or connection dialogs.Affected if SSL/TLS encryption is NOT enabled for client-server communication
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Check authentication trafficUse a network packet capture tool (such as Wireshark) to observe network traffic during user authentication. Look for plaintext password transmission in the authentication packets when connecting to the Palo server.Affected if Passwords are transmitted in cleartext during authentication (no encryption visible in captured packets)
A user is affected if they are running Jedox Palo version 1.5 with the Excel plugin and are connecting to the server without SSL/TLS encryption enabled, resulting in cleartext password transmission.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement SSL/TLS encryption for all client-server communication to ensure passwords are transmitted securely. Additionally, consider implementing certificate-based authentication or salted password hashing to further protect credentials.
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