Adobe RoboHelp Server Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Severity: CRITICAL
CVE Identifier: CVE-2009-3068
DESCRIPTION
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the RoboHelpServer Servlet (robohelp/server) in Adobe RoboHelp Server 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a Java Archive (.jsp) file during a PUBLISH action, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in the robohelp/robo/reserved/web directory under its sessionid subdirectory, as demonstrated by the vd_adobe module in VulnDisco Pack Professional 8.7 through 8.11.
TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION
Apply associated Trend Micro DPI Rules.
SOLUTION
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Number: 1003741
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Name: 1003741 - Adobe RoboHelp Server Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION
- adobe robohelp_server 8
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