CVE-2008-1000 Path traversal in n/a

What is CVE-2008-1000?

CVE-2008-1000 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 18 Mar 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1000?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apple Mac Os X, Apple Mac Os X Server.

How do I fix CVE-2008-1000?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-1000 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2008-1000 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-1000 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-3p27-3cv2-hrjm.