Adobe RoboHelp 6 and 7 Unspecified Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

BID:27763

Info

Adobe RoboHelp 6 and 7 Unspecified Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 27763
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2008-0642
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Feb 12 2008 12:00AM
Updated: Feb 13 2008 06:46PM
Credit: Tavis Ormandy of Google is credited with discovering this issue.
Vulnerable: Adobe RoboHelp Office 7
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows ME
- Microsoft Windows ME
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP3
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP3
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP2
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP2
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP1
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP1
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
- Microsoft Windows XP Home
- Microsoft Windows XP Home
Adobe RoboHelp 6
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows ME
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP3
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP2
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP1
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
- Microsoft Windows XP Home
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Adobe RoboHelp 6 and 7 Unspecified Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

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.

Exploit / POC

Adobe RoboHelp 6 and 7 Unspecified Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user into following a malicious URI.

Solution / Fix

Adobe RoboHelp 6 and 7 Unspecified Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released fixes to address this issue. Fixes for RoboHelp 7 can be obtained by using the product's automatic update facility. Fixes for RoboHelp 6 can be obtained via Adobe's security bulletin. Please see the references for more information.


Adobe RoboHelp 6

References

Adobe RoboHelp 6 and 7 Unspecified Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

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