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Enforce Apache2 ServerTokens Prod

ID: file-enforce-server-tokens-prod

Severity: medium

Author: pussycat0x

Tags: audit,config,file,apache,hardening

Description

Section titled “Description”

ServerTokens should be set to ‘Prod’ to prevent Apache from exposing version details in response headers.

YAML Source

Section titled “YAML Source”
id: file-enforce-server-tokens-prod


info:
  name: Enforce Apache2 ServerTokens Prod
  author: pussycat0x
  severity: medium
  description: |
    ServerTokens should be set to 'Prod' to prevent Apache from exposing version details in response headers.
  remediation: |
    Set 'ServerTokens Prod' in the Apache configuration file and restart the service.
  reference:
    - https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/mod/core.html#servertokens
  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"
        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-enforce-server-tokens-prod.yaml"

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