THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2008-1000
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2008-1000

Mac Os X vulnerability

CVSS
8.5
EPSS
3.1%
EPSS pct
87th
Exploited
No known
Directory traversal vulnerability in ContentServer.py in the Wiki Server in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2 (aka Leopard) allows remote authenticated users to write arbitrary files via ".." sequences in file attachments.
Affected vendor
Apple
Affected product
Mac Os X
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2008-03-18

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring single-factor authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.1% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 87% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2008-1000

  • Confirm whether Apple Mac Os X is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2008-1000.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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