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CVE-2008-1000

CVE detail

CVE-2008-1000

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.

CVSS 8.5 · HighBuzz score 11.9

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 11.9

This all-time snapshot uses the same composite formula as Trending across a 30-year evidence window, rather than a current rolling window.

Buzz score components · mention 6.9 · diversity 5.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0

Mention score

6.9

1 evidence mentions in the snapshot

Diversity score

5.0

1 sources across 1 categories

KEV score

0.0

No KEV entry observed

OTX score

0.0

0 OTX pulses

PoC score

0.0

0 repos · best confidence N/A

Best PoC traction

Maximum stars on a matched PoC repo

Why it matters now

Mention timeline

Total mentions: 0; within the 30d window
Peak daily: 0; highest bucket

Evidence

Source links by recency

Newest mentions first

1 source links · newest first

Looks Like 40 Worms Ate My AppleCSO Online
It appears that Apple dithered about the severity and number of flaws involved for nearly six months before releasing a single fix. Core’s advisory went out more than a week ago, after Apple missed a coordinated patch/vulnerability advisory release date for the fifth time in a row. Reminds me of the movie ‘Holes.’ I guess […]
newswww.csoonline.comMay 31, 2008, 12:14 AM

Exploit code

Public exploit repository references

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0 repository references · best confidence N/A · max 0 stars

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Potential internet exposure

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Metadata

Canonical fields

NVD status

Unavailable

Published

Mar 18, 2008

Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Official record

Authoritative NVD record

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CWE IDs

Vendor classifications

How this vector reads

CVSS 2.0 base metrics decoded below. This explanation does not recalculate or change the NVD score.

Access Vector (AV): Network. The vulnerable system can be reached across network boundaries.
Access Complexity (AC): Medium. Exploitation requires some additional access conditions.
Authentication (Au): Single. The attacker must authenticate once.
Confidentiality Impact (C): Complete. There is a total impact to this security property.
Integrity Impact (I): Complete. There is a total impact to this security property.
Availability Impact (A): Complete. There is a total impact to this security property.

Signals

Exploitation indicators

0 stored signals · no KEV · 0 OTX pulses