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CVE-2007-1280

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe RoboHelp X5, 6, and Server 6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a URL after a # (hash) in the URL path, as demonstrated using en/frameset-7.html, and possibly other unspecified vectors involving templates and (1) whstart.js and (2) whcsh_home.htm in WebHelp, (3) wf_startpage.js and (4) wf_startqs.htm in FlashHelp, or (5) WindowManager.dll in RoboHelp Server 6.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2007-1280 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 3 products from microsoft, from adobe, from adobe organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2007, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2007-05-10T00:19:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	microsoft	all_windows	*	No
Application	adobe	robohelp	6	Yes
Application	adobe	robohelp	x5	Yes
Application	adobe	robohelp_server	6	Yes

References

http://osvdb.org/35867 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/25211 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb07-10.html Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.devtarget.org/adobe-advisory-05-2007.txt ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/468360/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23878 Patch ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018020 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1714 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34181 ([email protected])
http://osvdb.org/35867 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/25211 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb07-10.html Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.devtarget.org/adobe-advisory-05-2007.txt (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/468360/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23878 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018020 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1714 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34181 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For microsoft's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.