175 – Protect pages from clickjacking

Summary

Web pages must be protected from being embedded in malicious sites (clickjacking).

Description

Clickjacking is a malicious technique often used in phishing attacks. By using it, attackers may deceive users and make them perform actions other than the ones they perceive, which may cause them to reveal confidential information. Web servers can protect pages they host to a great extent by including headers in their responses that prevent the pages from being embedded in malicious sites (e.g., "X-Frame-Options").

Supported In

Essential: True

Advanced: True

References

• OWASP10-A7. Identification and authentication failures
• AGILE-9. Continuous attention to technical excellence and good design
• MITRE-M1013. Application developer guidance
• MITRE-M1021. Restrict web-based content
• CMMC-CA_L2-3_12_2. Plan of action
• WASC-A_18. Credential and session prediction
• MVSP-2_3. Application design controls - Security Headers
• PCI-6_4_1. Public-facing web applications are protected against attacks

Weaknesses

• 135 – Insecure or unset HTTP headers - X-XSS Protection
• 152 – Insecure or unset HTTP headers - X-Frame Options
• 360 – Clickjacking
• 440 – Insecure or unset HTTP headers - Permissions-Policy
• 043 – Insecure or unset HTTP headers - Content-Security-Policy

Last updated

2023/09/18