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CVE-2010-3813

The WebCore::HTMLLinkElement::process function in WebCore/html/HTMLLinkElement.cpp in WebKit, as...

5.8 Medium

The WebCore::HTMLLinkElement::process function in WebCore/html/HTMLLinkElement.cpp in WebKit, as used in Apple Safari before 5.0.3 on Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.6 and Windows, and before 4.1.3 on Mac OS X 10.4; webkitgtk before 1.2.6; and possibly other products does not verify whether DNS prefetching is enabled when processing an HTML LINK element, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions, as demonstrated by an HTML e-mail message that uses a LINK element for X-Confirm-Reading-To functionality.

Exploit likelihood

2.13%Down 2.2 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.8

The WebCore::HTMLLinkElement::process function in WebCore/html/HTMLLinkElement.cpp in WebKit, as used in Apple Safari before 5.0.3 on Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.6 and Windows, and before 4.1.3 on Mac OS X 10.4; webkitgtk before 1.2.6; and possibly other products does not verify whether DNS prefetching is enabled when processing an HTML LINK element, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions, as demonstrated by an HTML e-mail message that uses a LINK element for X-Confirm-Reading-To functionality.

Record
CVE-2010-3813
CVSS 2.0
5.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Weakness
CWE-264
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The WebCore::HTMLLinkElement::process function in WebCore/html/HTMLLinkElement.cpp in WebKit, as used in Apple Safari before 5.0.3 on Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.6 and Windows, and before 4.1.3 on Mac OS X 10.4; webkitgtk before 1.2.6; and possibly other products does not verify whether DNS prefetching is enabled when processing an HTML LINK element, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions, as demonstrated by an HTML e-mail message that uses a LINK element for X-Confirm-Reading-To functionality.

Record
CVE-2010-3813
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-3792 No score

The WebCore::HTMLLinkElement::process function in WebCore/html/HTMLLinkElement.cpp in WebKit, as used in Apple Safari before 5.0.3 on Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.6 and Windows, and before 4.1.3 on Mac OS X 10.4; webkitgtk before 1.2.6; and possibly other products does not verify whether DNS prefetching is enabled when processing an HTML LINK element, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions, as demonstrated by an HTML e-mail message that uses a LINK element for X-Confirm-Reading-To functionality.

Record
EUVD-2010-3792
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qv97-4m93-h342 No score

The WebCore::HTMLLinkElement::process function in WebCore/html/HTMLLinkElement.cpp in WebKit, as...

The WebCore::HTMLLinkElement::process function in WebCore/html/HTMLLinkElement.cpp in WebKit, as used in Apple Safari before 5.0.3 on Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.6 and Windows, and before 4.1.3 on Mac OS X 10.4; webkitgtk before 1.2.6; and possibly other products does not verify whether DNS prefetching is enabled when processing an HTML LINK element, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions, as demonstrated by an HTML e-mail message that uses a LINK element for X-Confirm-Reading-To functionality.

Record
GHSA-qv97-4m93-h342
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2010-3813 No score

The WebCore::HTMLLinkElement::process function in WebCore/html/HTMLLinkElement.cpp in WebKit, as used in Apple Safari before 5.0.3 on Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.6 and Windows, and before 4.1.3 on Mac OS X 10.4; webkitgtk before 1.2.6; and possibly other products does not verify whether DNS prefetching is enabled when processing an HTML LINK element, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions, as demonstrated by an HTML e-mail message that uses a LINK element for X-Confirm-Reading-To functionality.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2010-3813
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
webkitgtk
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 30 CVEs
 before 0:1.2.6-2.el6_0
0:1.2.6-2.el6_0
webkitgtk-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 30 CVEs
 before 0:1.2.6-2.el6_0
0:1.2.6-2.el6_0
webkitgtk-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 30 CVEs
 before 0:1.2.6-2.el6_0
0:1.2.6-2.el6_0
webkitgtk-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 30 CVEs
 before 0:1.2.6-2.el6_0
0:1.2.6-2.el6_0
webkitgtk
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 30 CVEs
 before 0:1.2.6-2.el6_0
0:1.2.6-2.el6_0
webkitgtk-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 30 CVEs
 before 0:1.2.6-2.el6_0
0:1.2.6-2.el6_0
webkitgtk-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 30 CVEs
 before 0:1.2.6-2.el6_0
0:1.2.6-2.el6_0
webkitgtk-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 30 CVEs
 before 0:1.2.6-2.el6_0
0:1.2.6-2.el6_0
webkitgtk
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 30 CVEs
 before 0:1.2.6-2.el6_0
0:1.2.6-2.el6_0
webkitgtk-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 30 CVEs
 before 0:1.2.6-2.el6_0
0:1.2.6-2.el6_0
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
webkitgtk-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 30 CVEs
 before 0:1.2.6-2.el6_0
0:1.2.6-2.el6_0
webkitgtk-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 30 CVEs
 before 0:1.2.6-2.el6_0
0:1.2.6-2.el6_0
webkitgtk
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 30 CVEs
 before 0:1.2.6-2.el6_0
0:1.2.6-2.el6_0
webkitgtk-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 30 CVEs
 before 0:1.2.6-2.el6_0
0:1.2.6-2.el6_0
webkitgtk-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 30 CVEs
 before 0:1.2.6-2.el6_0
0:1.2.6-2.el6_0
webkitgtk-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 30 CVEs
 before 0:1.2.6-2.el6_0
0:1.2.6-2.el6_0
qtwebkit-source
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
2.3.2-0ubuntu102.3.2-0ubuntu11
 None known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2010-3813 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.8) in Apple Safari, published November 20, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.13%, the 82nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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