Summary

Acunetix 360 detected a disabled X-XSS-Protection header which means that this website could be at risk of a Cross-site Scripting (XSS) attacks.

Internet Explorer's built-in cross-site scripting protection can be disabled by using the following HTTP Header : X-XSS-Protection: 0

Impact

This issue is reported as additional information only. There is no direct impact arising from this issue.

Remediation

Add the X-XSS-Protection header with a value of "1; mode= block".
  • X-XSS-Protection: 1; mode=block

Please also be advised that in some specific cases enabling XSS filter can be abused by attackers. However, in most cases, it provides basic protection for users against XSS attacks.

Severity

Information

Classification

CWE-693 ISO27001-A.14.1.2 WASC-15