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343 Insecure service configuration - BREACH Attack


Description

The site meets the conditions that make it potentially vulnerable to BREACH attacks: - Uses HTTP gzip compression. - The information entered by the user is reflected on the site. - It stores secrets (session tokens or anti-CSRF).


Impact

Allow to obtain privileged information (such as session token) due to the compression features with the gzip format. Additional information can be found at http://breachattack.com/


Recommendation

Securely configure the vulnerable service so that it can only be accessed by authorized users.


Threat

Anonymous attacker in adjacent network executing a man-in-the-middle attack.


Expected Remediation Time

30 minutes.


Score 4.0

Default score using CVSS 4.0. It may change depending on the context of the src.

Base 4.0

  • Attack vector: A
  • Attack complexity: H
  • Attack Requirements: N
  • Privileges required: N
  • User interaction: P
  • Confidentiality (VC): L
  • Integrity (VI): N
  • Availability (VA): N
  • Confidentiality (SC): N
  • Integrity (SI): N
  • Availability (SA): N

Threat 4.0

  • Exploit maturity: U

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Last updated

2024/02/19