Detections
Analytics

Missing 'X-Frame-Options' Header

low Web App Scanning Plugin ID 98060

Language:

Synopsis

Missing 'X-Frame-Options' Header

Description

Clickjacking (User Interface redress attack, UI redress attack, UI redressing) is a malicious technique of tricking a Web user into clicking on something different from what the user perceives they are clicking on, thus potentially revealing confidential information or taking control of their computer while clicking on seemingly innocuous web pages.

The server didn't return an `X-Frame-Options` header which means that this website could be at risk of a clickjacking attack.

The `X-Frame-Options` HTTP response header can be used to indicate whether or not a browser should be allowed to render a page inside a frame or iframe. Sites can use this to avoid clickjacking attacks, by ensuring that their content is not embedded into other sites.

Solution

Configure your web server to include an `X-Frame-Options` header.

See Also

http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7034

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/X-Frame-Options

https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Clickjacking

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 98060

Type: remote

Published: 3/31/2017

Updated: 3/25/2024

Scan Template: basic, config_audit, full, overview, pci, quick, scan

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: Tenable

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CVSS Score Source: Tenable

Reference Information