CVE-2009-3068 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 78.2% (pctl 100)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 78.18% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-264 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-09-04 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| adobe | robohelp server |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Adobe RoboHelp Server 8 - Arbitrary File Upload / Execution (Metasploit) | 2010-11-24 |
| exploit-db | Adobe RoboHelp Server 8 - Authentication Bypass | 2009-09-03 |
References
- http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/09/potential_robohelp_server_8_is.html
- http://intevydis.com/vd-list.shtml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36467
- http://twitter.com/elegerov/statuses/3727947465
- http://twitter.com/elegerov/statuses/3737538715
- http://twitter.com/elegerov/statuses/3737725344
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-14.html
- http://www.intevydis.com/blog/?p=26
- http://www.intevydis.com/blog/?p=69
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506687/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36245
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-066
- http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/09/potential_robohelp_server_8_is.html
- http://intevydis.com/vd-list.shtml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36467
- http://twitter.com/elegerov/statuses/3727947465
- http://twitter.com/elegerov/statuses/3737538715
- http://twitter.com/elegerov/statuses/3737725344
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-14.html
- http://www.intevydis.com/blog/?p=26
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