CWE-644: Improper Neutralization of HTTP Headers for Scripting Syntax

ID CWE-644
Abstraction Variant
Structure Simple
Status Incomplete
Number of CVEs 18
The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes web scripting syntax in HTTP headers that can be used by web browser components that can process raw headers, such as Flash.

An attacker may be able to conduct cross-site scripting and other attacks against users who have these components enabled.

If a product does not neutralize user controlled data being placed in the header of an HTTP response coming from the server, the header may contain a script that will get executed in the client's browser context, potentially resulting in a cross site scripting vulnerability or possibly an HTTP response splitting attack. It is important to carefully control data that is being placed both in HTTP response header and in the HTTP response body to ensure that no scripting syntax is present, taking various encodings into account.

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Applicable Platforms

Type Class Name Prevalence
Language Not Language-Specific
Technology Web Based

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# ID View Status # ID Name Abstraction Structure Status
CWE-1000 Research Concepts Draft CWE-116 Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output Class Simple Draft

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# CVE Description CVSS EPSS EPSS Trend (30 days) Affected Products Weaknesses Security Advisories PoC Pubblication Date Modification Date
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