What is CVE-2016-7891?

CVE-2016-7891 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Robohelp, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2016-12-15.

How severe is CVE-2016-7891?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in Adobe Robohelp

CVE-2016-7891

Adobe RoboHelp version 2015.0.3 and earlier, RoboHelp 11 and earlier have an input validation issue that could be used in cross-site scripting attacks.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2016-12-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.032 (87.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 87.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.032 · newest: 0.032 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Adobe Robohelp
Microsoft Windows
Adobe Robohelp 2015.0.3 And Earlier, 11 Earlier — versions Adobe RoboHelp 2015.0.3 and earlier, RoboHelp 11 and earlier

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/94878 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
helpx.adobe.com/security/products/robohelp/apsb16-46.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1037456 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7891?: CVE-2016-7891 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Robohelp, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2016-12-15.
How severe is CVE-2016-7891?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.