MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2010-1391

Safari vulnerability

CVSS
4.3
EPSS
3.7%
EPSS pct
88th
Exploited
No known
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the (a) Local Storage and (b) Web SQL database implementations in WebKit in Apple Safari before 5.0 on Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.6 and Windows, and before 4.1 on Mac OS X 10.4, allow remote attackers to create arbitrary database files via vectors involving a (1) %2f and .. (dot dot) or (2) %5c and .. (dot dot) in a URL.
Affected vendor
Apple
Affected product
Safari
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2010-06-11

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 3.7% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 88% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2010-1391

  • Confirm whether Apple Safari is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2010-1391.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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