Vulnerability identifier: #VU1309

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7891

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
RoboHelp
Universal components / Libraries / Software for developers

Vendor: Adobe

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by insufficient sanitization of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting this page and execute arbitrary HTML and JavaScript code in victim’s browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks as well as steal victim’s cookies.

Mitigation
Install the following patches:

RoboHelp 2015.0.4:
https://www.adobe.com/support/robohelp/downloads.html
RoboHelp 11.0.4:
https://helpx.adobe.com/robohelp/release-note/robohelp-11-0-4-readme.html

Vulnerable software versions

RoboHelp: 11.0 - 2015.0.3

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External links
http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/robohelp/apsb16-46.html

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.