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Http X Powered By Info Leak

Description

Detects information leakage via the X-Powered-By HTTP header when it contains version numbers. This vulnerability could allow attackers to identify the technology stack and version, making it easier to exploit known vulnerabilities in those specific versions.

Weakness:

235 - Technical information leak - Headers

Category: Information Collection

Detection Strategy

    Examines the HTTP response headers for presence of X-Powered-By header

    Checks if the header value contains version information using pattern matching

    Reports a vulnerability when version numbers are found in the X-Powered-By header value