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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-2991 · published 9 July 2008

CVE-2008-2991: Adobe robohelp server cross-site scripting vulnerability

Adobe · Robohelp Server

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe RoboHelp Server 6 and 7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to the Help Errors log.

6.1 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 17% · top 3.1% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
6.1CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 4.3
17%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References, 6 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe RoboHelp Server 6 and 7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to the Help Errors log.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://secunia.com/advisories/31001
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020442 Exploit
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-16.html Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30137 Exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2026/references
http://secunia.com/advisories/31001
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020442 Exploit
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-16.html Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30137 Exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2026/references

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-2991), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.