ServerMask header field obtain information
| servermask-header-obtain-info (16947) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
ServerMask could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information. ServerMask fails to modify the Allow: header in response to OPTIONS request, Etag, and HTTP Status Message header fields. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted query to a vulnerable Web server running ServerMask to cause the server to disclose sensitive information in the HTTP response.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- Full-Disclosure Mailling List, Tue Aug 10 2004 - 03:07:34 CDT: Corsaire Security Advisory - Port80 Software ServerMask inconsistencies.
- BID-10905: ServerMask Improper Header Anonymization Weakness
- CVE-2003-0105: ServerMask 2.2 and earlier does not obfuscate (1) ETag, (2) HTTP Status Message, or (3) Allow HTTP responses, which could tell remote attackers that the web server is an IIS server.
Platforms Affected:
- port80 ServerMask 2.2 and prior
Reported:
Aug 10, 2004
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