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Adobe RoboHelp Server Cross-Site Scripting and SQL Injection
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA31001
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Release Date:
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2008-07-09
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Last Update:
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2008-07-10
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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Manipulation of data
Cross Site Scripting
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Adobe RoboHelp Server 6.x
Adobe RoboHelp Server 7.x
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| | CVE reference: | CVE-2008-2991 (Secunia mirror)
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Description:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in Adobe RoboHelp Server, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting and SQL injection attacks.
1) Certain input is not properly sanitised before being used in an SQL query. This can be exploited to manipulate SQL queries by injecting arbitrary SQL code.
2) Certain input is not properly sanitised before being returned to a user with access to the RoboHelp Help Errors log. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session in context of an affected site.
The vulnerabilities are reported in RoboHelp Server versions 6 and 7.
Solution:
Apply updates (see vendor's advisory for details).
Provided and/or discovered by:
The vendor credits:
* Vulnerability Research Team of Assurent Secure Technologies (TELUS)
* Greg Patton of PropertyInfo Corporation
Changelog:
2008-07-10: Updated criticality. Updated advisory with information regarding SQL injection vulnerability. Added link to Assurent advisory (via Full-Disclosure).
Original Advisory:
APSB08-16:
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-16.html
Assurent (via Full-Disclosure):
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-July/063111.html
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1 Related Secunia Security Advisories
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1. Adobe RoboHelp Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
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