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Disable Apache2 Server Header

ID: file-disable-server-header

Severity: medium

Author: pussycat0x

Tags: audit,config,file,apache,hardening

Description

Section titled “Description”

Ensures that ‘ServerTokens Prod’ and ‘ServerSignature Off’ are correctly set in Apache to prevent server information leakage.

YAML Source

Section titled “YAML Source”
id: file-disable-server-header


info:
  name: Disable Apache2 Server Header
  author: pussycat0x
  severity: medium
  description: |
    Ensures that 'ServerTokens Prod' and 'ServerSignature Off' are correctly set in Apache to prevent server information leakage.
  remediation: |
    Set 'ServerTokens Prod' and 'ServerSignature Off' in Apache configuration and restart the service.
  reference:
    - https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/mod/core.html#servertokens
    - https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/mod/core.html#serversignature
  metadata:
    verified: true
  tags: audit,config,file,apache,hardening


file:
  - extensions:
      - conf


    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        words:
          - "<Directory"
          - "<FilesMatch"
        condition: and


      - type: word
        words:
          - "ServerTokens Prod"
          - "ServerSignature Off"
        condition: and
        negative: true
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Guide to check the vulnerabilities

Section titled “Guide to check the vulnerabilities”

This template is used to detect vulnerabilities in web applications. It can be used with the Nuclei tool to scan for specific patterns or behaviors.

Terminal window
$ nuclei -u "URL" -t "file/audit/apache/file-disable-server-header.yaml"

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