CVE-2009-0523

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe RoboHelp Server 6 and 7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL, which is not properly handled when displaying the Help Errors log.

Published: 2009-02-26 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-0523 is rated Moderate Risk (43.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.08%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-0523

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 3.03% 2.08% -0.95%
2 2026-04-18 1.58% 3.03% +1.45%
3 2025-03-30 — 1.58% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-0523

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-0523

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-0523

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
adobe robohelp 6 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:robohelp:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe robohelp 7 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:robohelp:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe robohelp_server 6 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:robohelp_server:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe robohelp_server 7 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:robohelp_server:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-0523

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