CVE-2009-0524 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe RoboHelp 6 and 7, and RoboHelp Server 6 and 7, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving files produced by RoboHelp.

Published: 2009-02-26

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 3.0% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:robohelp:6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:robohelp:7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:robohelp_server:6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:adobe:robohelp_server:7:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2009-0528	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe RoboHelp 6 and 7, and RoboHelp Server 6 and 7, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving files produced by RoboHelp.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.03028.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/34032
http://secunia.com/advisories/34048
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021755
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-02.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33888
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0512
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48889

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Adobe Robohelp Robohelp Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-02-26T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T04:40:03.976Z

Reserved: 2009-02-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-0524

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-02-26T16:17:19.983

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2009-0524

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-79

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