CVE-2009-3068
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the RoboHelpServer Servlet (robohelp/server) in Adobe...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2009-3068- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2009-3068- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-3052 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2009-3052- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ff43-6vf9-7633 No score
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the RoboHelpServer Servlet (robohelp/server) in Adobe...
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.
- Record
GHSA-ff43-6vf9-7633- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Adobe RoboHelp Server 8 - Arbitrary File Upload / Execution (Metasploit) | 2010-11-24 |
| Exploit-DB | Adobe RoboHelp Server 8 - Authentication Bypass | 2009-09-03 |
| Metasploit | Adobe RoboHelp Server 8 Arbitrary File Upload and Execute | 2009-09-23 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-3068 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Adobe Robohelp Server, published September 4, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 78.2%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2009/09/potential_robohelp_server_8_is.html
securityfocus.com/bid/36245
intevydis.com/blog?p=69
secunia.com/advisories/36467
zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-066
adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-14.html