# CVE-2007-1280: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted URLs in Adobe RoboHelp, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 May 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m5pf-frf4-9m2x

## What is CVE-2007-1280?

CVE-2007-1280 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 May 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe RoboHelp X5, 6, and Server 6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a URL after a # (hash) in the URL path, as demonstrated using en/frameset-7.html, and possibly other unspecified vectors involving templates and (1) whstart.js and (2) whcsh_home.htm in WebHelp, (3) wf_startpage.js and (4) wf_startqs.htm in FlashHelp, or (5) WindowManager.dll in RoboHelp Server 6.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1280?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Adobe Robohelp, Adobe Robohelp Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-1280?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-1280 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-1280 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-1280 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Adobe RoboHelp - Frameset-7.HTML Cross-Site Scripting (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2013-5327](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5327/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2016-1035](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1035/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2021-21070](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-21070/): Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Adobe RoboHelp (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2022-23201](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23201/): Adobe RoboHelp Reflected XSS could lead to Arbitrary code execution (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2017-3104](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-3104/): Cross-site scripting in Adobe RoboHelp RH2017.0.1 and earlier versions (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-1280 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-1280 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 May 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-1280 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1280/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1280/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-1280
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-1280
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-1280

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