# CVE-2010-0656: Information disclosure in n/a

> Attackers can obtain sensitive directory listing information via crafted local HTML documents exploiting WebKit's handling of file:/// URLs.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Feb 2010
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g5q4-36jf-94r5

## What is CVE-2010-0656?

CVE-2010-0656 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Webkit, published on 18 Feb 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

WebKit before r51295, as used in Google Chrome before 4.0.249.78, presents a directory-listing page in response to an XMLHttpRequest for a file:/// URL that corresponds to a directory, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted local HTML document.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0656?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Apple Webkit, Google Chrome.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-0656?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-0656 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2010-0656 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-0656 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Apple Webkit

- [CVE-2011-1290](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-1290/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2010-1386](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1386/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2010-1760](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1760/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2010-0647](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0647/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2010-0659](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0659/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-0656 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-0656 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Webkit, published on 18 Feb 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-0656 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Apple Webkit. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0656/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0656/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-0656
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0656
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-0656

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0656/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.