Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the RoboHelpServer Servlet (robohelp/server) in…
Priority HIGH 80CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.78177 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-3068
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ff43-6vf9-7633
References
Other 8
- http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/09/potential_robohelp_server_8_is.html
- http://www.intevydis.com/blog/?p=69
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-066
- http://www.intevydis.com/blog/?p=26
- http://twitter.com/elegerov/statuses/3737725344
- http://twitter.com/elegerov/statuses/3727947465
- http://intevydis.com/vd-list.shtml
- http://twitter.com/elegerov/statuses/3737538715
More Adobe Robohelp Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-18937 Adobe Bridge Buffer Overflow Arbitrary code execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2008-02865 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe RoboHelp Server 6 and 7 allows remote… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2021-09660 Adobe RoboHelp Server folderId Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-08543 ZDI-CAN-21306: Adobe RoboHelp Server GetNewUserId SQL Injection Information Disclosure Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-08542 XML external entity injection in Adobe RoboHelp CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-08540 ZDI-CAN-21309: Adobe RoboHelp Server resolveDistinguishedName LDAP Injection Information Disclosure Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2009-3068 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-3068 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ff43-6vf9-7633 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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