CVE-2009-3731

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.

• CWE-79

• 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
• http://www.osvdb.org/62739
• http://www.osvdb.org/62740
• http://www.osvdb.org/62741
• http://www.osvdb.org/62742
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509883/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37346Patch
• http://www.webworks.com/Security/2009-0001/Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5944
• 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
• http://www.osvdb.org/62739
• http://www.osvdb.org/62740
• http://www.osvdb.org/62741
• http://www.osvdb.org/62742
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509883/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37346Patch
• http://www.webworks.com/Security/2009-0001/Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5944

Published

Dec 16, 2009

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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