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Disbale Nginx Server Tokens

ID: file-disable-nginx-server-tokens

Severity: medium

Author: pussycat0x

Tags: audit,nginx,file,hardening

Description

Section titled “Description”

Detects if ‘server_tokens’ is enabled in Nginx, which can reveal version information.

YAML Source

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


info:
  name: Disbale Nginx Server Tokens
  author: pussycat0x
  severity: medium
  description: |
    Detects if 'server_tokens' is enabled in Nginx, which can reveal version information.
  remediation: |
    Set 'server_tokens off;' in /etc/nginx/nginx.conf and restart Nginx.
  reference:
    - https://wiki.devsecopsguides.com/docs/checklists/nginx/
    - https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_core_module.html#server_tokens
  metadata:
    verified: true
  tags: audit,nginx,file,hardening


file:
  - extensions:
      - conf


    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        words:
          - "http"
          - "events"
        condition: and


      - type: word
        words:
          - "server_tokens off"
        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/nginx/file-disable-nginx-server-tokens.yaml"

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