# 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; VMw

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2009-12-16 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

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## References

- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-12/0229.html
- http://www.webworks.com/Security/2009-0001/
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023683
- http://www.osvdb.org/62738
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37346
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38749
- http://www.osvdb.org/62742
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5944
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509883/100/0/threaded
- http://www.osvdb.org/62741
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38842
- http://www.osvdb.org/62739
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000073.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/62740

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