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General Information

HTTP Request Header Injection

Variants:
Direct Persistent Session

Vector Type:
Attack

Relevance:
Generic

Layer:
Application-Level

Platforms:
Any

Target Type:
Application

Affected Mechanisms:
Input Validation

Invented In:
07/07/2005

Added In:
08/12/2014

Vector Operation Method:
Malicious inputs can affect the structure of HTTP requests sent between two servers and add -

Direct Variant:

HTTP Request Header Injection

Variant Title:
HTTP Request Header Injection

Typical Severity:
Medium

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Persistent Variant:

Stored HTTP Request Header Injection

Also Known As:
Persistent HTTP Request Header Injection

Typical Severity:
Medium

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Session Variant:

HTTP Request Header Injection via Session Puzzling

Also Known As:
Session HTTP Request Header Injection

Typical Severity:
Major

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