A flaw was found in Yelp. The Gnome user help application allows the help document to execute arbitrary scripts. This vulnerability allows malicious users to input help documents, which may exfiltrate user files to an external environment.

The version of yelp installed on the remote host is prior to 3.28.1-1. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2025-2862 advisory.

    A flaw was found in Yelp. The Gnome user help application allows the help document to execute arbitrary     scripts. This vulnerability allows malicious users to input help documents, which may exfiltrate user     files to an external environment. (CVE-2025-3155)

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The version of yelp-xsl installed on the remote host is prior to 3.28.0-1. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2025-2861 advisory.

    A flaw was found in Yelp. The Gnome user help application allows the help document to execute arbitrary     scripts. This vulnerability allows malicious users to input help documents, which may exfiltrate user     files to an external environment. (CVE-2025-3155)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

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The remote Debian 11 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-4185 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4185-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                      Lucas Kanashiro     May 28, 2025                                  https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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    Package        : yelp-xsl     Version        : 3.38.3-1+deb11u1     CVE ID         : CVE-2025-3155     Debian Bug     : #1102080

    A flaw was found in Yelp. The Gnome user help application allows the help     document to execute arbitrary scripts. This vulnerability allows malicious     users to input help documents, which may exfiltrate user files to an external     environment.

    For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version     3.38.3-1+deb11u1.

    We recommend that you upgrade your yelp-xsl packages.

    For the detailed security status of yelp-xsl please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/yelp-xsl

    Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

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The remote Debian 12 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dsa-5927 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian Security Advisory DSA-5927-1                   security@debian.org     https://www.debian.org/security/                       Moritz Muehlenhoff     May 28, 2025                          https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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    Package        : yelp     CVE ID         : CVE-2025-3155

    It was discovered that Yelp, the help browser for the GNOME desktop,     allowed help files to execute arbitrary scripts. Opening a malformed     help file could have resulted in data exfiltration.

    For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in     version 42.2-1+deb12u1 of yelp and version 42.1-2+deb12u1 of yelp-xsl.

    We recommend that you upgrade your yelp packages.

    For the detailed security status of yelp please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/yelp

    Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

    Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

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The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-4184 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4184-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                      Lucas Kanashiro     May 28, 2025                                  https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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    Package        : yelp     Version        : 3.38.3-1+deb11u1     CVE ID         : CVE-2025-3155     Debian Bug     : #1102080

    A flaw was found in Yelp. The Gnome user help application allows the help     document to execute arbitrary scripts. This vulnerability allows malicious     users to input help documents, which may exfiltrate user files to an external     environment.

    For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version     3.38.3-1+deb11u1.

    We recommend that you upgrade your yelp packages.

    For the detailed security status of yelp please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/yelp

    Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2025:7430 advisory.

    Yelp is the help browser for the GNOME desktop. It is designed to help you browse all the documentation on     your system in one central tool, including traditional man pages, info pages and documentation written in     DocBook.

    Security Fix(es):

    * yelp: Arbitrary file read (CVE-2025-3155)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

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The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2025:7569 advisory.

    Yelp is the help browser for the GNOME desktop. It is designed to help you browse all the documentation on     your system in one central tool, including traditional man pages, info pages and documentation written in     DocBook.

    Security Fix(es):

    * yelp: Arbitrary file read (CVE-2025-3155)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

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The remote Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALINUX3-SA-2025:0078 advisory.

    Package updates are available for Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 that fix the following vulnerabilities:

    CVE-2025-3155:
    A flaw was found in Yelp. The Gnome user help application allows the help document to execute arbitrary     scripts. This vulnerability allows malicious users to input help documents, which may exfiltrate user     files to an external environment.

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The remote Fedora 41 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2025-72469000ed advisory.

    Fix CVE-2025-3155 - arbitrary file-read.


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The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2025-7430 advisory.

    [2:40.3-2.1]
    - Fix CVE-2025-3155 (RHEL-85926)

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The remote AlmaLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALSA-2025:7430 advisory.

    * yelp: Arbitrary file read (CVE-2025-3155)

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The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALSA-2025:7569 advisory.

    * yelp: Arbitrary file read (CVE-2025-3155)

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The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2025-7569 advisory.

    - Fix CVE-2025-3155 (RHEL-85922)

    yelp-xsl

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The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2025:4505 advisory.

    Yelp is the help browser for the GNOME desktop. It is designed to help you browse all the documentation on     your system in one central tool, including traditional man pages, info pages and documentation written in     DocBook.

    Security Fix(es):

    * yelp: Arbitrary file read (CVE-2025-3155)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

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The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2025:4532 advisory.

    Yelp is the help browser for the GNOME desktop. It is designed to help you browse all the documentation on     your system in one central tool, including traditional man pages, info pages and documentation written in     DocBook.

    Security Fix(es):

    * yelp: Arbitrary file read (CVE-2025-3155)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

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The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2025:4456 advisory.

    Yelp is the help browser for the GNOME desktop. It is designed to help you browse all the documentation on     your system in one central tool, including traditional man pages, info pages and documentation written in     DocBook.

    Security Fix(es):

    * yelp: Arbitrary file read (CVE-2025-3155)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

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The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2025:4457 advisory.

    Yelp is the help browser for the GNOME desktop. It is designed to help you browse all the documentation on     your system in one central tool, including traditional man pages, info pages and documentation written in     DocBook.

    Security Fix(es):

    * yelp: Arbitrary file read (CVE-2025-3155)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

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The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2025:4455 advisory.

    Yelp is the help browser for the GNOME desktop. It is designed to help you browse all the documentation on     your system in one central tool, including traditional man pages, info pages and documentation written in     DocBook.

    Security Fix(es):

    * yelp: Arbitrary file read (CVE-2025-3155)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

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The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2025:4451 advisory.

    Yelp is the help browser for the GNOME desktop. It is designed to help you browse all the documentation on     your system in one central tool, including traditional man pages, info pages and documentation written in     DocBook.

    Security Fix(es):

    * yelp: Arbitrary file read (CVE-2025-3155)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

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The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2025:4450 advisory.

    Yelp is the help browser for the GNOME desktop. It is designed to help you browse all the documentation on     your system in one central tool, including traditional man pages, info pages and documentation written in     DocBook.

    Security Fix(es):

    * yelp: Arbitrary file read (CVE-2025-3155)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

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The remote Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 24.10 / 25.04 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-7447-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that Yelp incorrectly handled paths in ghelp URLs. A remote attacker could use this     issue to trick users into opening malicious downloaded help files and exfiltrate sensitive information.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

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ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
237480	Amazon Linux 2 : yelp (ALAS-2025-2862)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	high
237476	Amazon Linux 2 : yelp-xsl (ALAS-2025-2861)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	high
237427	Debian dla-4185 : yelp-xsl - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
237425	Debian dsa-5927 : libyelp-dev - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
237424	Debian dla-4184 : libyelp-dev - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
237368	RHEL 9 : yelp (RHSA-2025:7430)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
237353	RHEL 8 : yelp and yelp-xsl (RHSA-2025:7569)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
237271	Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0078: yelp (ALINUX3-SA-2025:0078)	Nessus	Alibaba Cloud Linux Local Security Checks	high
237174	Fedora 41 : yelp / yelp-xsl (2025-72469000ed)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
237132	Oracle Linux 9 : yelp (ELSA-2025-7430)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	high
237007	AlmaLinux 9 : yelp (ALSA-2025:7430)	Nessus	Alma Linux Local Security Checks	high
236858	AlmaLinux 8 : yelp and yelp-xsl (ALSA-2025:7569)	Nessus	Alma Linux Local Security Checks	high
236818	Oracle Linux 8 : yelp / and / yelp-xsl (ELSA-2025-7569)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	high
235347	RHEL 9 : yelp (RHSA-2025:4505)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
235346	RHEL 8 : yelp (RHSA-2025:4532)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
235134	RHEL 9 : yelp (RHSA-2025:4456)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
235133	RHEL 8 : yelp (RHSA-2025:4457)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
235130	RHEL 8 : yelp (RHSA-2025:4455)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
235127	RHEL 8 : yelp (RHSA-2025:4451)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
235125	RHEL 9 : yelp (RHSA-2025:4450)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
234777	Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 24.10 / 25.04 : Yelp vulnerability (USN-7447-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	high

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