# CVE-2010-1420: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML into Apple Safari via a crafted text/plain file, requiring user interaction to view the file.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **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:** 21 Jul 2011
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4cr6-hvg9-828h

## What is CVE-2010-1420?

CVE-2010-1420 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Apple Safari, published on 21 Jul 2011. 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

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in CFNetwork in Apple Safari before 5.0.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted text/plain file.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1420?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Apple Cfnetwork, Apple Safari.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-1420?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-1420 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2010-1420 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1420 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Apple Safari

- [CVE-2010-1383](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1383/): CFNetwork in Apple Safari before 5.0.6 on Windows allows remote web servers to execute arbitrary code by replaying the NTLM credentials of a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2007-2403](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2403/): Server-side request forgery in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2011-0214](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-0214/): Security feature bypass in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2010-1800](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1800/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-1420 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-1420 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Apple Safari, published on 21 Jul 2011. 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-2010-1420 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Apple Safari. 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-2010-1420/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1420/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-1420
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1420
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-1420

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1420/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.