CVE-2009-3731

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-3731
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-12-16 18:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionMultiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in WebWorks Help 2.0 through 5.0 in VMware vCenter 4.0 before Update 1 Build 208156; VMware Server 2.0.2; VMware ESX 4.0; VMware Lab Manager 2.x; VMware vCenter Lab Manager 3.x and 4.x before 4.0.1; VMware Stage Manager 1.x before 4.0.1; WebWorks Publisher 6.x through 8.x; WebWorks Publisher 2003; and WebWorks ePublisher 9.0.x through 9.3, 2008.1 through 2008.4, and 2009.x before 2009.3 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) wwhelp_entry.html, reachable through index.html and wwhsec.htm, (2) wwhelp/wwhimpl/api.htm, (3) wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/frameset.htm, (4) wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/scripts/switch.js, or (5) the window.opener component in wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/bookmark.htm, related to (a) unspecified parameters and (b) messages used in topic links for the bookmarking functionality.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-79 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows All All All All
Application Vmware Esx Server 4.0 All All All
Application Vmware Lab Manager 2.0 All All All
Application Vmware Server 2.0.2 All All All
Application Vmware Stage Manager 1.0 All All All
Application Vmware Stage Manager All All All All
Application Vmware Vcenter 4.0 All All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Lab Manager 3.0 All All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Lab Manager 3.0.1 All All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Lab Manager 3.0.2 All All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Lab Manager 4.0 All All All
Application Vmware Vcenter Stage Manager 1.0.1 All All All
Application Webworks Epublisher 2008.1 All All All
Application Webworks Epublisher 2008.2 All All All
Application Webworks Epublisher 2008.3 All All All
Application Webworks Epublisher 2008.4 All All All
Application Webworks Epublisher 2009.1 All All All
Application Webworks Epublisher 2009.2 All All All
Application Webworks Epublisher 9.0 All All All
Application Webworks Epublisher 9.1 All All All
Application Webworks Epublisher 9.2 All All All
Application Webworks Epublisher 9.3 All All All
Application Webworks Help 2.0 All All All
Application Webworks Help 3.0 All All All
Application Webworks Help 4.0 All All All
Application Webworks Help 5.0 All All All
Application Webworks Publisher 2003 All All All
Application Webworks Publisher 6.0 All All All
Application Webworks Publisher 7.0 All All All
Application Webworks Publisher 8.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
www.osvdb.org/62740 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
SecurityTracker.com Archives - CA SiteMinder Input Validation Flaw in WebWorks Help Permits Cross-Site Scripting Attacks af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
www.osvdb.org/62742 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
www.osvdb.org/62739 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
WebWorks.com Security Advisory 2009-0001 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.webworks.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
ePublisher WebWorks Help Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
[Security-announce] VMSA-2009-0017 VMware vCenter, ESX patch and vCenter Lab Manager releases address cross-site scripting issues af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.vmware.com Vendor Advisory
www.osvdb.org/62738 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
CA SiteMinder WebWorks Help Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
NEOHAPSIS - Peace of Mind Through Integrity and Insight af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com
WebWorks Help Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch
www.osvdb.org/62741 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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