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CVE-2009-3731

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in WebWorks Help 2.0 through 5.0 in VMware vCenter 4.0 before Update

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 0.02195
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
Sigma rules14 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
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Affected Products & Versions

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webworks epublisherall versions
webworks helpall versions
webworks publisherall versions
vmware vcenterall versions
vmware esx serverall versions
vmware lab managerall versions
vmware serverall versions
vmware stage manager<= 4.0
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productmediumPublisher Attachment File Dropped In Suspicious Location
productcriticalHackTool - Windows Credential Editor (WCE) Execution
productcriticalWindows Credential Editor Registry
producthighOpenCanary - MSSQL Login Attempt Via Windows Authentication
producthighWindows LAPS Credential Dump From Entra ID
producthighTamper Windows Defender - PSClassic
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Scoring & Timeline

4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Published to NVD16 Dec 2009 · 06:30 PM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-12/0229.html
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000073.htmlVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38749
http://secunia.com/advisories/38842
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023683
http://www.osvdb.org/62738
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