Vulnerability CVE-2009-3731
Published: 2009-12-16   Modified: 2012-02-13

Description:
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in WebWorks Help 2.0 through 5.0 in VMware vCenter 4.0 before Update 1 Build 208156; VMware Server 2.0.2; VMware ESX 4.0; VMware Lab Manager 2.x; VMware vCenter Lab Manager 3.x and 4.x before 4.0.1; VMware Stage Manager 1.x before 4.0.1; WebWorks Publisher 6.x through 8.x; WebWorks Publisher 2003; and WebWorks ePublisher 9.0.x through 9.3, 2008.1 through 2008.4, and 2009.x before 2009.3 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) wwhelp_entry.html, reachable through index.html and wwhsec.htm, (2) wwhelp/wwhimpl/api.htm, (3) wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/frameset.htm, (4) wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/scripts/switch.js, or (5) the window.opener component in wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/bookmark.htm, related to (a) unspecified parameters and (b) messages used in topic links for the bookmarking functionality.

Type:

CWE-79

 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting'))

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
4.3/10
2.9/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
Partial
None
Affected software
Webworks -> Epublisher 
Webworks -> HELP 
Webworks -> Publisher 
Vmware -> Esx server 
Vmware -> Lab manager 
Vmware -> Server 
Vmware -> Stage manager 
Vmware -> Vcenter 
Vmware -> Vcenter lab manager 
Vmware -> Vcenter stage manager 

 References:
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-12/0229.html
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000073.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023683
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509883/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37346
http://www.webworks.com/Security/2009-0001/
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5944
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