# CVE-2009-0523: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script via crafted URLs in Adobe RoboHelp Server, 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:** 26 Feb 2009
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-whp8-h58w-r9jr

## What is CVE-2009-0523?

CVE-2009-0523 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Feb 2009. 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 Server 6 and 7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL, which is not properly handled when displaying the Help Errors log.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-0523?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Adobe Robohelp, Adobe Robohelp Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2009-0523?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-0523 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2009-0523 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-0523 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## 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-2009-0523 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2009-0523 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Feb 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-0523 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2009-0523/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0523/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0523
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0523
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-0523

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