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CVE-2009-3068
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the RoboHelpServer Servlet (robohelp/server) in Adobe RoboHelp Server 8 allows remote attackers…
High9.3EPSS 78.2%
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Description
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the RoboHelpServer Servlet (robohelp/server) in Adobe RoboHelp Server 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a Java Archive (.jsp) file during a PUBLISH action, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in the robohelp/robo/reserved/web directory under its sessionid subdirectory, as demonstrated by the vd_adobe module in VulnDisco Pack Professional 8.7 through 8.11.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 78.2% · top 0.4% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (12)
- http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/09/potential_robohelp_server_8_is.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 36245 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www.intevydis.com/blog/?p=69 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 36467 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-066 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-14.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.intevydis.com/blog/?p=26 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://twitter.com/elegerov/statuses/3737725344 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://twitter.com/elegerov/statuses/3727947465 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://intevydis.com/vd-list.shtml (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20090923 ZDI-09-066: Adobe RoboHelp Server Arbitrary File Upload and Execute Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://twitter.com/elegerov/statuses/3737538715 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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