# CVE-2022-30670: Escalate Privileges to Server Admin - Robohelp Server

> An authenticated attacker can escalate privileges to full administrator on Adobe RoboHelp Server due to improper authorization checks.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Jun 2022
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w7w4-2cm6-989v

## What is CVE-2022-30670?

CVE-2022-30670 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe RoboHelp, published on 16 Jun 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

RoboHelp Server earlier versions than RHS 11 Update 3 are affected by an Improper Authorization vulnerability which could lead to privilege escalation. An authenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve full administrator privileges. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

Weakness: CWE-285 (Improper Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-30670?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Adobe Robohelp Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-30670?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-30670 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-30670 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-30670 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Adobe RoboHelp

- [CVE-2009-3068](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-3068/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2021-28588](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-28588/): Adobe RoboHelp Server folderId Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-42727](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-42727/): Adobe Bridge Buffer Overflow Arbitrary code execution (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-22272](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22272/): ZDI-CAN-21309: Adobe RoboHelp Server resolveDistinguishedName LDAP Injection Information Disclosure Vulnerability (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-22274](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22274/): XML external entity in RoboHelp (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-30670 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-30670 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe RoboHelp, published on 16 Jun 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-30670 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Adobe RoboHelp. 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-2022-30670/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-30670/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-30670
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-30670
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-30670

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-30670/
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