VAR-200802-0480
Vulnerability from variot - Updated: 2023-12-18 13:49Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in files created by Adobe RoboHelp 6 and 7, possibly involving use of a (1) WebHelp5 (WebHelp5Ext) or (2) WildFire (WildFireExt) extension, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-1280. Adobe RoboHelp is prone to an unspecified cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied input. Few details are available regarding this issue. We will update this BID as more information emerges. An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may help the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks. The issue affects Adobe RoboHelp 6 and 7.
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TITLE: Adobe RoboHelp Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA28945
VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/28945/
CRITICAL: Less critical
IMPACT: Cross Site Scripting
WHERE:
From remote
SOFTWARE: Adobe RoboHelp 6.x http://secunia.com/product/14178/ Adobe RoboHelp 7.x http://secunia.com/product/17551/
DESCRIPTION: A vulnerability has been reported in RoboHelp, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks.
Input passed via the URL to files generated by RoboHelp is not properly sanitised before being returned to the user.
The vulnerability affects versions 6 and 7.
SOLUTION: Appy updates.
RoboHelp 6: Apply RoboHelp_APSB08-05.zip. Please see the vendor's advisory for more information.
RoboHelp 7: Use automatic update via Help->Updates.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: The vendor credits Tavis Ormandy of Google.
ORIGINAL ADVISORY: APSB08-05: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-05.html
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Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date |
|---|
Nomenclature
- Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
- Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
- Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.