CVE-2009-3731
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in WebWorks Help 2.0 through 5.0 in VMware vCenter 4.0 before Update 1 Build 208156;…
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- mitre
Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in WebWorks Help 2.0 through 5.0 in VMware vCenter 4.0 before Update 1 Build 208156; VMware Server 2.0.2; VMware ESX 4.0; VMware Lab Manager 2.x; VMware vCenter Lab Manager 3.x and 4.x before 4.0.1; VMware Stage Manager 1.x before 4.0.1; WebWorks Publisher 6.x through 8.x; WebWorks Publisher 2003; and WebWorks ePublisher 9.0.x through 9.3, 2008.1 through 2008.4, and 2009.x before 2009.3 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) wwhelp_entry.html, reachable through index.html and wwhsec.htm, (2) wwhelp/wwhimpl/api.htm, (3) wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/frameset.htm, (4) wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/scripts/switch.js, or (5) the window.opener component in wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/bookmark.htm, related to (a) unspecified parameters and (b) messages used in topic links for the bookmarking functionality.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.8% · top 14% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (14)
- 20091215 VMSA-2009-0017 VMware vCenter, ESX patch and vCenter Lab Manager releases address cross-site scripting issues (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://www.webworks.com/Security/2009-0001/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1023683 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 62738 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 37346 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 38749 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 62742 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5944 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 20100304 CA20100304-01: Security Notice for CA SiteMinder (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 62741 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 38842 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 62739 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- [security-announce] 20091215 VMSA-2009-0017 VMware vCenter, ESX patch and vCenter Lab Manager releases address cross-site scripting issues (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 62740 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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