CVE-2008-2991 (GCVE-0-2008-2991)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-07-09 18:00 – Updated: 2025-04-23 15:43
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe RoboHelp Server 6 and 7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to the Help Errors log.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-23 13:48 UTC
CWE
- n/a
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
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| http://securitytracker.com/id?1020442 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
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Date Public
2008-07-08 00:00
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