CVE-2007-1280

Adobe RoboHelp X5-6 & Server 6 - XSS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2007-1280. PoCs published by Michael Domberg.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in RoboHelp, where user-supplied input is not properly sanitized. An attacker can exploit this by crafting a malicious URL to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the affected site.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe RoboHelp X5, 6, and Server 6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a URL after a # (hash) in the URL path, as demonstrated using en/frameset-7.html, and possibly other unspecified vectors involving templates and (1) whstart.js and (2) whcsh_home.htm in WebHelp, (3) wf_startpage.js and (4) wf_startqs.htm in FlashHelp, or (5) WindowManager.dll in RoboHelp Server 6.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Michael Domberg · textremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30016

The provided text describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in RoboHelp, where user-supplied input is not properly sanitized. An attacker can exploit this by crafting a malicious URL to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the affected site.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: RoboHelp (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim interaction required to click on a malicious link
MITRE ATT&CK
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (9)

Core 9
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/25211
Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23878
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1714
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34181
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018020
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb07-10.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/468360/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/35867
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://www.devtarget.org/adobe-advisory-05-2007.txt

Scores

EPSS 0.0556
EPSS Percentile 92.0%

Details

Status published
Products (3)
adobe/robohelp 6
adobe/robohelp x5
adobe/robohelp_server 6
Published May 10, 2007
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026