PT-2009-3176 · Adobe · Robohelp Server

Published 2009-02-26 · Updated 2017-08-08 · CVE-2009-0523

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Adobe RoboHelp Server versions 6 and 7

Description A cross-site scripting (XSS) issue allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL. This occurs because the URL is not properly handled when displaying the Help Errors log.

Recommendations For Adobe RoboHelp Server version 6, update to a version that properly sanitizes URLs to prevent XSS attacks. For Adobe RoboHelp Server version 7, update to a version that properly sanitizes URLs to prevent XSS attacks. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the Help Errors log until a patch is available.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-0523

Affected Products

Robohelp Server

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0523 · Security Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0512 · Patch
• http://adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-02.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34048 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/33887 · Patch
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1021755 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0523 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48890 · Note