Search Engine Impersonation
Variants:
Direct
Vector Type:
Evasion Technique
Relevance:
Generic
Layer:
Web-Infrastructure-Level
Platforms:
Any
Target Type:
Web Application
Affected Mechanisms:
Anti-Automation
Invented In:
15/07/2014
Added In:
27/01/2015
Vector Operation Method:
Attackers can impersonate search engines via header spoofing in order to bypass security restrictions such as anti-scraping mechanisms or web application firewalls.
