Security bulletin

Security update available for RoboHelp

Release date: October 18, 2010

Vulnerability identifier: APSB10-23

CVE number: CVE-2010-2885, CVE-2010-2886

Platform: Windows

Summary

Important vulnerabilities have been identified in RoboHelp 8, RoboHelp 7, RoboHelp Server 8 and RoboHelp Server 7. A specially crafted URL could be used to create a cross-site scripting attack on RoboHelp installations. Adobe recommends users update their product installation using the instructions provided below.

Affected software versions

RoboHelp 8, RoboHelp 7, RoboHelp Server 8 and RoboHelp Server 7

Solution

Adobe recommends users update their RoboHelp and/or RoboHelp Server installations by applying the relevant updates using the instructions below:

Download APSB10_23_1.zip. This .zip file contains two files:
1. wf_status.htm
2. wf_topicfs.htm

To apply the update to your RoboHelp or RoboHelp Server installation, follow the steps below:

Extract the files from the APSB10_23_1.zip folder to a temporary location.
Back up the files "wf_status.htm" and "wf_topicfs.htm" from the "<Installation Directory>/RoboHTML/WildFireExt/TemplateStock" folder.
Replace the files "wf_status.htm" and "wf_topicfs.htm" in the "<Installation Directory>/RoboHTML/WildFireExt/TemplateStock" folder with the updated "wf_status.htm" and "wf_topicfs.htm" files from the zip.
Regenerate flashhelp output.

Additionally, customers who utilize RoboHelp for Word to generate WebHelp/FlashHelp should also apply the following update:

Download APSB10_23_2.zip. This .zip file contains two folders:
1. WebHelp5Ext
2. WildFireExt

To apply the update, follow the steps below:

Back up the file "whcsh_home.htm" from the "<RHW Install Dir>/RoboHELP/WebHelp5Ext/template_csh" folder.
Replace the file "whcsh_home.htm" in the "<RHW Install Dir>/RoboHELP/WebHelp5Ext/template_csh" folder with the updated "whcsh_home.htm" file extracted from the .zip file.
Back up the files "whstart.js" and "whutils.js" from the "<RHW Install Dir>/RoboHELP/WebHelp5Ext/template_stock" folder.
Replace the files "whstart.js" and "whutils.js" in the "<RHW Install Dir>/RoboHELP/WebHelp5Ext/template_stock" folder with the updated "whstart.js" and "whutils.js" files extracted from the .zip file.
Back up the files "wf_startpage.js" and "whutils.js" from the "<RHW Install Dir>/RoboHELP/WildFireExt/template_stock" folder.
Replace the files "wf_startpage.js" and "whutils.js" in the "<RHW Install Dir>/RoboHELP/WildFireExt/template_stock" folder with the updated files "wf_startpage.js" and "whutils.js" files extracted from the .zip file.
Regenerate RoboHelp for Word output, and publish to the HTTP Server.

Severity rating

Adobe categorizes this as an important update and recommends that users apply the latest update for their product installation by following the instructions in the "Solution" section above.

Details

This update resolves a cross-site scripting vulnerability that impacts customers who utilize RoboHelp for Word to generate WebHelp (CVE-2010-2885)

This update resolves multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities (CVE-2010-2886).

Acknowledgments

Adobe would like to thank the following individuals and organizations for reporting the relevant issues and for working with Adobe to help protect our customers:

David Damstra of CU*Answers (CVE-2010-2885)
James Jardine of Jardine Software Inc. (CVE-2010-2886)

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