CWE-644

Improper Neutralization of HTTP Headers for Scripting Syntax

High

Description

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.

Potential Impact

How to Fix

Architecture and Design

Perform output validation in order to filter/escape/encode unsafe data that is being passed from the server in an HTTP response header.

Architecture and Design

Disable script execution functionality in the clients' browser.

Related Weaknesses

References

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