CVE-2009-0524

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Published Feb 26, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 2.1% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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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 solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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.

Metrics

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.

Exploit prediction score: 2.1% (2.146% probability within 30 days)

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

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 4:40 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 26, 2009, 4:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 4:40 AM
Reserved: Feb 10, 2009, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:05 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 26, 2009, 4:17 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:05 PM

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