CVE-2010-0051

WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0.5 does not properly validate the cross-origin loading of stylesheets, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted HTML document. NOTE: this might overlap CVE-2010-0651.

Published: 2010-03-15 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-0051 is rated Moderate Risk (47.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.80%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-0051

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 2.40% 2.80% +0.39%
2 2025-03-30 3.10% 2.40% -0.70%
3 2025-03-29 3.10%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-0051

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-0051

OS Trackers for CVE-2010-0051

vendor priority summary link
redhat low https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0051
ubuntu medium CVE-2010-0051 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (qt4-x11, webkit), 20 status rows across 10 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): ignored 8, not-affected 8, needs-triage 2, DNE 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-0051

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2010-0051

Comment: Per: http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Mar/msg00000.html 'WebKit CVE-ID: CVE-2010-0051 Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X Server v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.1 or later, Mac OS X Server v10.6.1 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP Impact: Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to the disclosure of sensitive information Description: An implementation issue exists in WebKit's handling of cross-origin stylesheet requests. Visiting a maliciously crafted website may disclose the content of protected resources on another website. This update addresses the issue by performing additional validation on stylesheets that are loaded during a cross-origin request.'

Solution: Per: http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Mar/msg00000.html 'Safari 4.0.5 is available via the Apple Software Update application, or Apple's Safari download site at: http://www.apple.com/safari/download/'

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-0051

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apple safari <= 4.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 4.0.0b cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:4.0.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 4.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple safari 4.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-0051

URL Tags
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=9877
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00003.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jun/msg00003.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Mar/msg00000.html Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
http://osvdb.org/62944
http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2009/12/generic-cross-browser-cross-domain.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/41856
http://secunia.com/advisories/42314
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4070 Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4225
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4456
http://websec.sv.cmu.edu/css/css.pdf
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:039
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38671 Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023708
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1006-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2722
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0552
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56837
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7554
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