Invicti detected a missing Content-Type header which means that this website could be at risk of a MIME-sniffing attacks. MIME type sniffing is a standard functionality in browsers to find an appropriate way to render data where the HTTP headers sent by the server are either inconclusive or missing. This allows web browsers such as … Continued
Warnings about a missing Content-Type header are a common sight in web application scan results. Invicti’s Sven Morgenroth explains how web browsers determine content types and shows how setting the right security headers can get rid of those warnings and eliminate one avenue of cross-site scripting attacks.
Invicti detected a missing X-Content-Type-Options header which means that this website could be at risk of a MIME-sniffing attacks. MIME type sniffing is a standard functionality in browsers to find an appropriate way to render data where the HTTP headers sent by the server are either inconclusive or missing. This allows web browsers such as … Continued
When clickjacking attacks using iframes first became possible, browser vendors reacted by adding X-Frame-Options as a dedicated security header for controlling page embedding permissions. Learn how setting the right Content Security Policy makes up for a missing X-Frame-Options header today.
Missing HTTP security headers can leave websites and applications exposed to a variety of attacks. If the browser fails to enforce security measures due to missing security headers, apps can be far more vulnerable to attacks like cross-site scripting and clickjacking, increasing the risk of unauthorized access, sensitive data exposure, and further exploitation by malicious actors.
Modern browsers and web servers support many HTTP headers that can greatly improve web application security to protect against clickjacking, cross-site scripting, and other common types of attacks. This post provides an overview of best-practice HTTP security headers that you should be setting in your websites and applications and shows how to use DAST to make sure you’re doing it right.
Introduction This whitepaper explains how HTTP headers can be used in relation to web application security. It highlights the most commonly used HTTP headers and explains how each of them works in technical detail. Headers are part of the HTTP specification, defining the metadata of the message in both the HTTP request and response. While … Continued
This article describes the details and logic behind a vulnerability that combines Cross-site Request Forgery (CSRF) and Remote Code Execution (RCE) on routers. This combination can allow a hacker to discover and gain access to the machines within the network of a router. Content-Type Headers provide a critical role in security against it.
In this week’s edition of our security roundup: Thanks to Chrome’s new Site Isolation feature, the X-Content-Type-Options header is more important than ever.
Discover the latest updates in version 25.7.0 including post-request scripts, improvements to integrations and incremental scanning, and a list of bug fixes.
Discover the latest updates in version 25.7.0, including new CVE checks, enhanced XSS and prototype-pollution detection, OAuth2 and HTTP/2 improvements, LDAP enhancements, API updates, and key bug fixes.
See what’s new in version 25.7.0 of Invicti, including new CVE checks, XSS detection improvements, enhanced OAuth2 and cookie handling, and key bug fixes
