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diff --git a/doc/user/application_security/dast/checks/16.5.md b/doc/user/application_security/dast/checks/16.5.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..8a6f3cd8b6a --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/user/application_security/dast/checks/16.5.md @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +--- +stage: Secure +group: Dynamic Analysis +info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#assignments +--- + +# AspNet Header(s) exposes version information + +## Description + +The target website returns AspNet header(s) and version information of this website. By +exposing these values attackers may attempt to identify if the target software is vulnerable to known +vulnerabilities, or catalog known sites running particular versions to exploit in the future when a +vulnerability is identified in the particular version. + +## Remediation + +To remove the `X-AspNet-Version` header set `<httpRuntime enableVersionHeader="false" />` in the `<system.Web>` +section of the `Web.config` file. + +## Details + +| ID | Aggregated | CWE | Type | Risk | +|:---|:--------|:--------|:--------|:--------| +| 16.5 | true | 16 | Passive | Low | + +## Links + +- [cwe](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/16.html) +- [IIS Remove Unwanted Headers](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/iis-support-blog/remove-unwanted-http-response-headers/ba-p/369710) |