4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2009-3731
VMware WebWorks Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 16, 2009, 6:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:08 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-3731 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Vmware server
2 Vmware vcenter
3 Vmware esx_server
4 Vmware lab_manager
5 Vmware stage_manager
6 Vmware vcenter_lab_manager
7 Vmware vcenter_stage_manager
1 Webworks epublisher
2 Webworks help
3 Webworks publisher
1 Microsoft windows
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2009-3731 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-3731 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-12/0229.html
    Added Reference http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000073.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/38749
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/38842
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1023683
    Added Reference http://www.osvdb.org/62738
    Added Reference http://www.osvdb.org/62739
    Added Reference http://www.osvdb.org/62740
    Added Reference http://www.osvdb.org/62741
    Added Reference http://www.osvdb.org/62742
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509883/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37346
    Added Reference http://www.webworks.com/Security/2009-0001/
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5944
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 10, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/509883/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509883/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5944 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5944 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 17, 2009

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-3731 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2009-3731 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.36 }} 0.03%

score

0.71722

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability