PT-2010-3561 · Apple · Safari

Published 2010-05-14 · Updated 2017-08-17 · CVE-2010-1940

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple Safari version 4.0.5

Description The issue allows remote web servers to obtain sensitive information by logging HTTP requests. This occurs when Apple Safari sends the Authorization: Basic header, intended for one web site, to a different web site named in a Location header received from the first site.

Recommendations For Apple Safari version 4.0.5, consider disabling the automatic sending of the Authorization: Basic header in response to Location headers until a patch is available. Restrict access to sensitive information to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-255

Related Identifiers

CVE-2010-1940

Affected Products

Safari

References · 4

• http://secunia.com/advisories/39670 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1940 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/58620 · Note
• http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/58620 · Note