SB2007051001 - XSS in Adobe RoboHelp and RoboHelp Server

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SB2007051001 - XSS in Adobe RoboHelp and RoboHelp Server

Published: May 10, 2007 Updated: October 23, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2007051001
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2007-1280)

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.

An input validation error exists in Adobe RoboHelp when processing user-supplied input in URL passed after the # (hash). A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

The vulnerability can also be exploited via vectors involving templates and whstart.js, whcsh_home.htm files in WebHelp, wf_startpage.js and wf_startqs.htm files in FlashHelp, and WindowManager.dll file in RoboHelp Server.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References