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CVE-2008-1001

14
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-1001 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apple Safari versions prior to 3.1, specifically when running on Windows XP or Vista. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject malicious web script or HTML into a user's browser through a specially crafted URL that is improperly processed by Safari's error page. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium severity, as it requires user interaction (medium attack complexity) and primarily impacts integrity (partial impact) without affecting confidentiality or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no exploit code is publicly available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. While there is minimal community discussion, it is not listed on the CISA KEV catalog, suggesting it is not a widespread or actively exploited threat.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.3MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.48%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
71.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0148 is in the 44th percentile among its peer group of 19,956 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

docs.info.apple.com / article.html
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00000.html
Patch
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/41333
securityfocus.com / bid/28290
securityfocus.com / bid/28321
securitytracker.com / id
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA08-079A.html
US Government Resource
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/0920/references