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 Dec 16, 2009
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.78%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 9.0
- 9.1
- 9.2
- 9.3
- 2008.1
- 2008.2
- 2008.3
- 2008.4
- 2009.1
- 2009.2
- 2.0
- 3.0
- 4.0
- 5.0
- 6.0
- 7.0
- 8.0
- 2003
Configuration 3
- 4.0
- 2.0
- 2.0.2
- ≤ 4.0
- 1.0
- 3.0
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.2
- 4.0
- 1.0.1
No data.
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:N/I:P/A:N
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 1, 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 (39 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.78% (0.02777) | 85.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.78% (0.02777) | 84.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 4, 2026 | 2.20% (0.02195) | 84.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 1, 2026 | 0.56% (0.00558) | 67.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 2.20% (0.02195) | 84.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 0.56% (0.00558) | 67.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 4, 2026 | 2.20% (0.02195) | 83.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 1, 2026 | 0.56% (0.00558) | 67.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 4, 2025 | 2.20% (0.02195) | 83.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 0.56% (0.00558) | 67.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 2.20% (0.02195) | 83.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 0.56% (0.00558) | 67.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 2.20% (0.02195) | 83.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 0.56% (0.00558) | 67.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 4, 2025 | 2.20% (0.02195) | 83.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 1, 2025 | 0.56% (0.00558) | 67.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 4, 2025 | 2.20% (0.02195) | 83.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 0.56% (0.00558) | 67.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 2.20% (0.02195) | 83.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 0.56% (0.00558) | 67.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 4, 2025 | 2.20% (0.02195) | 83.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 1, 2025 | 0.56% (0.00558) | 67.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 5, 2025 | 2.20% (0.02195) | 83.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 1, 2025 | 0.56% (0.00558) | 67.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 13, 2025 | 2.20% (0.02195) | 83.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 12, 2025 | 0.56% (0.00558) | 65.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 1, 2025 | 2.20% (0.02195) | 82.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.56% (0.00558) | 65.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 27, 2025 | 2.20% (0.02195) | 82.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 26, 2025 | 0.56% (0.00558) | 65.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 2.20% (0.02195) | 82.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 0.56% (0.00558) | 62.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.20% (0.02195) | 83.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.33% (0.00329) | 71.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.33% (0.00329) | 70.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.33% (0.00329) | 66.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 84.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 83.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 66.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (14)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-12/0229.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000073.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38749 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38842 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023683 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.osvdb.org/62738 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.osvdb.org/62739 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.osvdb.org/62740 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.osvdb.org/62741 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.osvdb.org/62742 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509883/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37346 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.webworks.com/Security/2009-0001/ x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5944 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
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