Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the RoboHelpServer Servlet (robohelp/server) in Adobe RoboHelp Server 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a Java Archive (.jsp) file during a PUBLISH action, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in the robohelp/robo/reserved/web directory under its sessionid subdirectory, as demonstrated by the vd_adobe module in VulnDisco Pack Professional 8.7 through 8.11
Published Sep 4, 2009
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 78.18%
Description
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the RoboHelpServer Servlet (robohelp/server) in Adobe RoboHelp Server 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a Java Archive (.jsp) file during a PUBLISH action, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in the robohelp/robo/reserved/web directory under its sessionid subdirectory, as demonstrated by the vd_adobe module in VulnDisco Pack Professional 8.7 through 8.11.
Affected products
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- 8
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No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 78.18% (0.78177) | 99.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 78.18% (0.78177) | 99.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 20, 2026 | 89.59% (0.89587) | 99.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 90.72% (0.90721) | 99.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 96.98% (0.96981) | 99.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 4, 2024 | 97.30% (0.97298) | 99.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 25, 2024 | 97.28% (0.97278) | 99.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 14, 2024 | 97.24% (0.97242) | 99.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 4, 2024 | 97.08% (0.97080) | 99.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 22, 2024 | 97.10% (0.97105) | 99.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 8, 2023 | 97.16% (0.97164) | 99.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 23, 2023 | 97.19% (0.97185) | 99.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 24, 2023 | 97.19% (0.97195) | 99.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 10, 2023 | 97.31% (0.97309) | 99.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 28, 2023 | 97.18% (0.97178) | 99.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 16, 2023 | 97.33% (0.97330) | 99.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 97.32% (0.97323) | 99.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 91.21% (0.91212) | 99.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 18, 2022 | 91.21% (0.91212) | 99.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 17, 2022 | 84.84% (0.84845) | 99.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 91.21% (0.91212) | 99.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/09/potential_robohelp_server_8_is.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://intevydis.com/vd-list.shtml x_refsource_MISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36467 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://twitter.com/elegerov/statuses/3727947465 x_refsource_MISC
- http://twitter.com/elegerov/statuses/3737538715 x_refsource_MISC
- http://twitter.com/elegerov/statuses/3737725344 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-14.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.intevydis.com/blog/?p=26 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.intevydis.com/blog/?p=69 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506687/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36245 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-066 x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/09/potential_robohelp_server_8_is.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://intevydis.com/vd-list.shtml | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/36467 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://twitter.com/elegerov/statuses/3727947465 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://twitter.com/elegerov/statuses/3737538715 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://twitter.com/elegerov/statuses/3737725344 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-14.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.intevydis.com/blog/?p=26 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.intevydis.com/blog/?p=69 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506687/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36245 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-066 | x_refsource_MISC |
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