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CVE-2012-0765

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Adobe RoboHelp 8 and 9 for Word allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL, related to certain .htm files in (1) template_stock and (2) template_csh directories.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2012-0765 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 3 products from adobe, from microsoft, from microsoft organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2012, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2012-02-15T01:55:02.400

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

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
CWE-79

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	adobe	robohelp	8	Yes
Application	adobe	robohelp	8.0.1	Yes
Application	adobe	robohelp	8.0.2	Yes
Application	adobe	robohelp	9	Yes
Application	adobe	robohelp	9.0.0.228	Yes
Application	adobe	robohelp	9.0.1	Yes
Application	adobe	robohelp	9.0.1.232	Yes
Application	adobe	robohelp	9.0.2	Yes
Application	microsoft	word	*	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows	*	No

References

http://osvdb.org/79251 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/47936 ([email protected])
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-04.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52008 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026676 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73179 ([email protected])
http://osvdb.org/79251 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/47936 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-04.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52008 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026676 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73179 (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 adobe'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.