Http X Content Type Not Nosniff
Description
Detects missing or misconfigured X-Content-Type-Options HTTP security header. This header prevents browsers from MIME-sniffing responses away from their declared content types, which helps prevent malicious file uploads and drive-by download attacks.
Weakness:
132 - Insecure or unset HTTP headers - X-Content-Type-Options
Category: Protocol Manipulation
Detection Strategy
• Examines HTTP response headers for the X-Content-Type-Options header
• Reports a vulnerability if the X-Content-Type-Options header is missing
• Reports a vulnerability if the header value is not exactly 'nosniff'
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