# CVE-2010-1386: Missing authorization in n/a

> An attacker can access geolocation data without proper authorization by exploiting a restriction flaw in WebKit's lastPosition function.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Aug 2010
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9734-fx25-6jww

## What is CVE-2010-1386?

CVE-2010-1386 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Apple Webkit, published on 19 Aug 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

page/Geolocation.cpp in WebCore in WebKit before r56188 and before 1.2.5 does not properly restrict access to the lastPosition function, which has unspecified impact and remote attack vectors, aka rdar problem 7746357.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1386?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Apple Webkit.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-1386?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-1386 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2010-1386 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1386 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-2010-1760](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)
- [CVE-2016-4588](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-4588/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-1386 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-1386 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Apple Webkit, published on 19 Aug 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1386 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-2010-1386/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1386/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-1386
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1386
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-1386

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1386/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.