Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe RoboHelp Server 6 and 7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML vi…

Published 18 y ago 2008-07-09 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-16 · JSON

CVSS

6.1

v3.1 · CNA

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

16.5%

percentile 97%

Public exploits

none known

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.

CISA SSVC assessment

Exploitation: Proof of concept public
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 18 mo ago 2025-04-23

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

16.51% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
CISA ADP	3.1	6.1	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`
CNA	3.1	6.1	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`
NVD	2.0	4.3	`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

securityfocus.com /bid/30137 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
vupen.com /english/advisories/2008/2026/references · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
secunia.com /advisories/31001 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
securitytracker.com /id?1020442 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
adobe.com /support/security/bulletins/apsb08-16.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2008-2991
NVD: CVE-2008-2991

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