CVE-2010-1940 describes a vulnerability in Apple Safari 4.0.5 on Windows where the browser incorrectly forwards "Authorization: Basic" headers to a different website specified in a Location header. This flaw allows a malicious web server to capture sensitive authentication information intended for another site. With a CVSS score of 4.3, it is a medium-severity vulnerability requiring medium attack complexity but potentially leading to information disclosure. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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