Adobe RoboHelp up to 2015.0.3/11 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Adobe RoboHelp up to 2015.0.3/11. This issue affects some unknown processing. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2016-7891. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Adobe RoboHelp up to 2015.0.3/11. Affected by this issue is an unknown part. 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:

Adobe RoboHelp version 2015.0.3 and earlier, RoboHelp 11 and earlier have an input validation issue that could be used in cross-site scripting attacks.

The bug was discovered 12/13/2016. The weakness was presented 12/15/2016 by Sean (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-7891 since 09/09/2016. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 95950 (Adobe RoboHelp Unspecified XSS (APSB16-46)), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370255 (Adobe RoboHelp Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability (APSB16-46)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (95950) and SecurityFocus (BID 94878†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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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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Nessus ID: 95950
Nessus Name: Adobe RoboHelp Unspecified XSS (APSB16-46)
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OpenVAS ID: 801103
OpenVAS Name: Adobe RoboHelp Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability (Windows)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Sean
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-7891 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-7891
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-94538
SecurityFocus: 94878 - Adobe RoboHelp CVE-2016-7891 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1037456

Entryinfo

Created: 12/15/2016 16:55
Updated: 09/18/2024 23:37
Changes: 12/15/2016 16:55 (66), 07/08/2019 09:48 (8), 10/12/2022 07:02 (3), 09/18/2024 23:37 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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