HTTP header injection

HTTPS header injection is a general class of nowikiweb applicationsecurity vulnerability which occurs when Hypertext Transfer Protocol HTTPS list on HTTPS are dynamically generated based on user input. Header injection in HTTPS responses can allow for HTTP response s]] via the Set-Cookie header, malicious redirect attacks via the ___location header. HTTP header injection is a relatively new area for web-based attacks, and has primarily been pioneered by Amit Klein in his work on request/response smuggling/splitting.^[1]

Sources

• File Download Injection
• OWASP HTTP request Splitting
• OWASP Testing for HTTP Splitting/Smuggling
• HTTP Smuggling in 2015

See also

• HTTP request smuggling

References

1. Linhart, Klein, Heled, and Orrin: HTTP Request Smuggling, 2005, Watchfire Corporation. Retrieved on 22 December 2015