Adobe RoboHelp 6/7 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe RoboHelp 6/7 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2009-0523. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Adobe RoboHelp 6/7. Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe RoboHelp Server 6 and 7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL, which is not properly handled when displaying the Help Errors log.

The bug was discovered 02/24/2009. The weakness was published 02/26/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-0523 since 02/10/2009. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35737 (RoboHelp Server Multiple XSS (APSB09-02 Update 2)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (48890), Tenable (35737), SecurityFocus (BID 33887†), OSVDB (52744†) and Secunia (SA34048†). Similar entry is available at VDB-46821. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 35737
Nessus Name: RoboHelp Server Multiple XSS (APSB09-02 Update 2)
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08/28/2019 +1625 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-0523 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0523
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-46820
X-Force: 48890
SecurityFocus: 33887 - Adobe RoboHelp Server Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 34048 - Adobe RoboHelp Server Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 52744 - Adobe - RoboHelp Server - Multiple Cross Site Scripting Issues
SecurityTracker: 1021755
Vulnerability Center: 21078 - [APSB09-02] Adobe RoboHelp Server 6 and 7 Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-0512

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/28/2019 16:22
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (75), 08/28/2019 16:22 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:A44:103

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