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Public proof of concept

CVE-2008-2991

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2008-07-09
  • WeaknessCWE-79

Am I affected?

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Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe RoboHelp Server 6 and 7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to the Help Errors log.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2008-07-0918:41CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Adobe robohelp server
BranchAffectedFixed in
6.x= 6no fix published
7.x= 7no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionpoc2025-04-23
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionpoc—
  • CISA-ADPCVSS 3.16.12025-04-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.04.3read 2026-10-23
  • CISA-ADPweakness (CWE)CWE-792025-04-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-79read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score16.5 %read 2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Published
2008-07-09
Last Modified
2026-06-16
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-2991?

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe RoboHelp Server 6 and 7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to the Help Errors log.

Is CVE-2008-2991 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2008-2991, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-2991?

CVE-2008-2991 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.1 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

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