CVE-2009-3731 describes multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in WebWorks Help 2.0 through 5.0, impacting various VMware products including vCenter, Server, ESX, Lab Manager, and Stage Manager, as well as WebWorks Publisher and ePublisher. The vulnerabilities allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML through several specific HTML and JavaScript files, often via unspecified parameters or topic links for bookmarking functionality. With a CVSS score of 4.3 (Medium), this vulnerability has a network attack vector and medium attack complexity, potentially leading to information disclosure (partial integrity impact) without requiring authentication. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:webworks:epublisher:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:webworks:epublisher:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:webworks:epublisher:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:webworks:epublisher:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2008.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:webworks:epublisher:2008.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.