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; 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.

Published: 2009-12-16 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-3731 is rated Moderate Risk (47.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.78%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-3731

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 2.20% 2.78% +0.58%
2 2026-03-04 0.56% 2.20% +1.64%
3 2026-03-01 — 0.56% —

Full EPSS history (37 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-3731

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-2009-3731

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-3731

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
webworks epublisher 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:webworks:epublisher:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
webworks epublisher 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:webworks:epublisher:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
webworks epublisher 9.2 cpe:2.3:a:webworks:epublisher:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
webworks epublisher 9.3 cpe:2.3:a:webworks:epublisher:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
webworks epublisher 2008.1 cpe:2.3:a:webworks:epublisher:2008.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
webworks epublisher 2008.2 cpe:2.3:a:webworks:epublisher:2008.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
webworks epublisher 2008.3 cpe:2.3:a:webworks:epublisher:2008.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
webworks epublisher 2008.4 cpe:2.3:a:webworks:epublisher:2008.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
webworks epublisher 2009.1 cpe:2.3:a:webworks:epublisher:2009.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
webworks epublisher 2009.2 cpe:2.3:a:webworks:epublisher:2009.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
webworks help 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:webworks:help:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
webworks help 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:webworks:help:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
webworks help 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:webworks:help:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
webworks help 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:webworks:help:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
webworks publisher 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:webworks:publisher:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
webworks publisher 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:webworks:publisher:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
webworks publisher 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:webworks:publisher:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
webworks publisher 2003 cpe:2.3:a:webworks:publisher:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware esx_server 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware lab_manager 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:lab_manager:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware server 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:server:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware stage_manager <= 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:stage_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware stage_manager 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:stage_manager:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_lab_manager 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_lab_manager:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_lab_manager 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_lab_manager:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_lab_manager 3.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_lab_manager:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_lab_manager 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_lab_manager:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_stage_manager 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_stage_manager:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-3731

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