Vulnerability Scan Result
| Title: | Bank information security news, training, education - BankInfoSecurity |
| Description: | BankInfoSecurity.com is your source for banking information security related content, including fraud, ID theft, risk management, emerging technology (authentication, cloud computing, mobile banking, social media), as well as the latest regulations and anlysis on current topics. |
| ip_address | 162.159.140.164 |
| country | - |
| network_name | Cloudflare, Inc. |
| asn | AS13335 |
| ip_address | 172.66.0.162 |
| country | - |
| network_name | Cloudflare, Inc. |
| asn | AS13335 |
80/tcp | http | Cloudflare http proxy - |
443/tcp | https | cloudflare - |
2082/tcp | http | Cloudflare http proxy - |
2083/tcp | https | nginx - |
2086/tcp | http | Cloudflare http proxy - |
2087/tcp | https | nginx - |
8080/tcp | http | Cloudflare http proxy - |
8443/tcp | http | cloudflare - |
| Software / Version | Category |
|---|---|
| 6sense | Marketing automation, Personalisation |
| Linkedin Ads | Advertising |
| Linkedin Insight Tag | Analytics |
| Microsoft Clarity | Analytics |
| Crazy Egg | Analytics |
| Google Publisher Tag | Advertising |
| Disqus | Comment systems |
| Font Awesome | Font scripts |
| Bootstrap | UI frameworks |
| Google Analytics GA4 | Analytics |
| Google Font API | Font scripts |
| jQuery | JavaScript libraries |
| jQuery UI | JavaScript libraries |
| prettyPhoto | JavaScript libraries |
| PHP | Programming languages |
| PyScript | Miscellaneous |
| Python | Programming languages |
| ShareThis | Widgets |
| Ensighten | Tag managers |
| Cloudflare | CDN |
| DigitalOcean Spaces | CDN, IaaS |
| DoubleClick for Publishers (DFP) | Advertising |
| Google Tag Manager | Tag managers |
| Marketo 164 | Marketing automation |
| MediaElement.js 4.2.6 | Video players |
| HSTS | Security |
| TinyMCE | Rich text editors |
Web Application Vulnerabilities
Evidence
| URL | Cookie Name | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/ | visitorip | Set-Cookie: .bankinfosecurity.com |
Vulnerability description
We found that the target application sets cookies with a domain scope that is too broad. Specifically, cookies intended for use within a particular application are configured in such a way that they can be accessed by multiple subdomains of the same primary domain.
Risk description
The risk is that a cookie set for example.com may be sent along with the requests sent to dev.example.com, calendar.example.com, hostedsite.example.com. Potentially risky websites under your main domain may access those cookies and use the victim session from the main site.
Recommendation
The `Domain` attribute should be set to the origin host to limit the scope to that particular server. For example if the application resides on server app.mysite.com, then it should be set to `Domain=app.mysite.com`
Classification
| CWE | CWE-614 |
| OWASP Top 10 - 2017 | |
| OWASP Top 10 - 2021 |
Evidence
| URL | Cookie Name | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/ | PHPSESSID, _advert, visitorip | The server responded with Set-Cookie header(s) that does not specify the HttpOnly flag: Set-Cookie: PHPSESSID=nl7k70vbhvfovcganh7d3dc910 Set-Cookie: _advert=false Set-Cookie: visitorip=172.236.221.162 |
Vulnerability description
We found that a cookie has been set without the HttpOnly flag, which means it can be accessed by potentially malicious JavaScript code running inside the web page. The root cause for this usually revolves around misconfigurations in the code or server settings.
Risk description
The risk is that an attacker who injects malicious JavaScript code on the page (e.g. by using an XSS attack) can access the cookie and can send it to another site. In case of a session cookie, this could lead to session hijacking.
Recommendation
Ensure that the HttpOnly flag is set for all cookies.
Classification
| CWE | CWE-1004 |
| OWASP Top 10 - 2017 | |
| OWASP Top 10 - 2021 |
Evidence
| URL | Cookie Name | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/ | _advert, visitorip | Set-Cookie: _advert=false Set-Cookie: visitorip=172.236.221.162 |
Vulnerability description
We found that a cookie has been set without the Secure flag, which means the browser will send it over an unencrypted channel (plain HTTP) if such a request is made. The root cause for this usually revolves around misconfigurations in the code or server settings.
Risk description
The risk exists that an attacker will intercept the clear-text communication between the browser and the server and he will steal the cookie of the user. If this is a session cookie, the attacker could gain unauthorized access to the victim's web session.
Recommendation
Whenever a cookie contains sensitive information or is a session token, then it should always be passed using an encrypted channel. Ensure that the secure flag is set for cookies containing such sensitive information.
Classification
| CWE | CWE-614 |
| OWASP Top 10 - 2017 | |
| OWASP Top 10 - 2021 |
Evidence
| URL | Method | Parameters | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/events/cybersecurity-summit-implications-ai-virtual-e-472 | GET | Headers: User-Agent=Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/108.0.0.0 Safari/537.36 Cookies: PHPSESSID=5kltj1lukhjqcprdsuoq5kbt1n _advert=false event_472=1 visitorip=172.236.221.162 | Different hostname found for a source file |
Vulnerability description
We have noticed that the target application includes scripts from external domains. This may be problematic as such scripts have the same level of access as the application's own scripts, which means they can interact with application data and perform actions as the current user.
Risk description
The risk is that cross domain file inclusion can lead to a wide variety security breaches if the external scripts are malicious or become compromised.
Recommendation
You do not have any control over what is in that code. Ensure files on the site are loaded from only trusted sources.
Classification
| CWE | CWE-829 |
| OWASP Top 10 - 2017 | |
| OWASP Top 10 - 2021 |
Evidence
| URL | Method | Parameters | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/ | GET | Headers: User-Agent=Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/108.0.0.0 Safari/537.36 | The following form sends inputs of type password plainly in the URL: ` |
Vulnerability description
We found a form which is submitted using a GET method and has inputs of the type password. The end result is that passwords are submitted in URLs.
Risk description
Passwords submitted in URLs have a higher chance of being leaked. The main reason is that URLs can be leaked in browser cross-site requests via the Referer header. Additionally, URLs are usually stored in all kinds of logs. If any access or error logs of the server were publicly accessible, an attacker could also harvest password from it.
Recommendation
You should submit passwords using POST rather than GET. This way sensitive data won't be shared to other locations via URLs.
Evidence
| URL | Evidence |
|---|---|
| https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/ | Response headers include the HTTP Content-Security-Policy security header with the following security issues: |
Vulnerability description
We noticed that the Content-Security-Policy (CSP) header configured for the web application includes unsafe directives. The CSP header activates a protection mechanism implemented in web browsers which prevents exploitation of Cross-Site Scripting vulnerabilities (XSS) by restricting the sources from which content can be loaded or executed.
Risk description
For example, if the unsafe-inline directive is present in the CSP header, the execution of inline scripts and event handlers is allowed. This can be exploited by an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the context of the vulnerable application.
Recommendation
Remove the unsafe values from the directives, adopt nonces or hashes for safer inclusion of inline scripts if they are needed, and explicitly define the sources from which scripts, styles, images or other resources can be loaded.
Classification
| CWE | CWE-693 |
| OWASP Top 10 - 2017 | |
| OWASP Top 10 - 2021 |
Evidence
| Software / Version | Category |
|---|---|
| 6sense | Marketing automation, Personalisation |
| Linkedin Ads | Advertising |
| Linkedin Insight Tag | Analytics |
| Microsoft Clarity | Analytics |
| Crazy Egg | Analytics |
| Google Publisher Tag | Advertising |
| Disqus | Comment systems |
| Font Awesome | Font scripts |
| Bootstrap | UI frameworks |
| Google Analytics GA4 | Analytics |
| Google Font API | Font scripts |
| jQuery | JavaScript libraries |
| jQuery UI | JavaScript libraries |
| prettyPhoto | JavaScript libraries |
| PHP | Programming languages |
| PyScript | Miscellaneous |
| Python | Programming languages |
| ShareThis | Widgets |
| Ensighten | Tag managers |
| Cloudflare | CDN |
| DigitalOcean Spaces | CDN, IaaS |
| DoubleClick for Publishers (DFP) | Advertising |
| Google Tag Manager | Tag managers |
| Marketo 164 | Marketing automation |
| MediaElement.js 4.2.6 | Video players |
| HSTS | Security |
| TinyMCE | Rich text editors |
Vulnerability description
We noticed that server software and technology details are exposed, potentially aiding attackers in tailoring specific exploits against identified systems and versions.
Risk description
The risk is that an attacker could use this information to mount specific attacks against the identified software type and version.
Recommendation
We recommend you to eliminate the information which permits the identification of software platform, technology, server and operating system: HTTP server headers, HTML meta information, etc.
Evidence
Vulnerability description
We found the robots.txt on the target server. This file instructs web crawlers what URLs and endpoints of the web application they can visit and crawl. Website administrators often misuse this file while attempting to hide some web pages from the users.
Risk description
There is no particular security risk in having a robots.txt file. However, it's important to note that adding endpoints in it should not be considered a security measure, as this file can be directly accessed and read by anyone.
Recommendation
We recommend you to manually review the entries from robots.txt and remove the ones which lead to sensitive locations in the website (ex. administration panels, configuration files, etc).
Evidence
| URL | Method | Parameters | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/authors/greg-sirico-i-7198 | GET | Headers: User-Agent=Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/108.0.0.0 Safari/537.36 Cookies: PHPSESSID=5kltj1lukhjqcprdsuoq5kbt1n _advert=false visitorip=172.236.221.162 | Email Address: gsirico@ismg.io |
Vulnerability description
We noticed that this web application exposes email addresses, which might be unintended. While not inherently a vulnerability, this information could be leveraged in social engineering or spam related activities.
Risk description
The risk is that exposed email addresses within the application could be accessed by unauthorized parties. This could lead to privacy violations, spam, phishing attacks, or other forms of misuse.
Recommendation
Compartmentalize the application to have 'safe' areas where trust boundaries can be unambiguously drawn. Do not allow email addresses to go outside of the trust boundary, and always be careful when interfacing with a compartment outside of the safe area.
Classification
| CWE | CWE-200 |
| OWASP Top 10 - 2017 | |
| OWASP Top 10 - 2021 |
Infrastructure Vulnerabilities
Evidence
We found insecure DNS cookie usage on the following nameservers: ns77.domaincontrol.com, ns78.domaincontrol.com
Vulnerability description
We found that the server does not implement DNS Cookies or uses them insecurely. DNS Cookies help prevent DNS-based attacks, such as spoofing and amplification attacks.
Risk description
The risk exists because without DNS Cookies, the server is vulnerable to DNS spoofing and amplification attacks. Attackers can manipulate responses or use the server in distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, compromising network availability and security.
Recommendation
We recommend enabling DNS Cookies to prevent spoofed DNS responses. Ensure proper cookie validation is implemented to mitigate DNS amplification attacks. Regularly update DNS servers to support the latest DNS security features.
Evidence
| Software / Version | Category |
|---|---|
| TinyMCE | Rich text editors |
| PHP | Programming languages |
| Bootstrap | UI frameworks |
| AdRoll | Advertising, Retargeting |
| HSTS | Security |
| Cloudflare | CDN |
| ShareThis | Widgets |
| prettyPhoto | JavaScript libraries |
| Linkedin Insight Tag | Analytics |
| Linkedin Ads | Advertising |
| jQuery UI | JavaScript libraries |
| jQuery | JavaScript libraries |
| Google Tag Manager | Tag managers |
| 6sense | Marketing automation, Personalisation |
Vulnerability description
We noticed that server software and technology details are exposed, potentially aiding attackers in tailoring specific exploits against identified systems and versions.
Risk description
The risk is that an attacker could use this information to mount specific attacks against the identified software type and version.
Recommendation
We recommend you to eliminate the information which permits the identification of software platform, technology, server and operating system: HTTP server headers, HTML meta information, etc.
Evidence
| Software / Version | Category |
|---|---|
| Cloudflare | CDN |
Vulnerability description
We noticed that server software and technology details are exposed, potentially aiding attackers in tailoring specific exploits against identified systems and versions.
Risk description
The risk is that an attacker could use this information to mount specific attacks against the identified software type and version.
Recommendation
We recommend you to eliminate the information which permits the identification of software platform, technology, server and operating system: HTTP server headers, HTML meta information, etc.
Evidence
| Software / Version | Category |
|---|---|
| TinyMCE | Rich text editors |
| PHP | Programming languages |
| Bootstrap | UI frameworks |
| AdRoll | Advertising, Retargeting |
| HSTS | Security |
| Cloudflare | CDN |
| ShareThis | Widgets |
| prettyPhoto | JavaScript libraries |
| Linkedin Insight Tag | Analytics |
| Linkedin Ads | Advertising |
| jQuery UI | JavaScript libraries |
| jQuery | JavaScript libraries |
| Google Tag Manager | Tag managers |
| 6sense | Marketing automation, Personalisation |
Vulnerability description
We noticed that server software and technology details are exposed, potentially aiding attackers in tailoring specific exploits against identified systems and versions.
Risk description
The risk is that an attacker could use this information to mount specific attacks against the identified software type and version.
Recommendation
We recommend you to eliminate the information which permits the identification of software platform, technology, server and operating system: HTTP server headers, HTML meta information, etc.
Evidence
| Software / Version | Category |
|---|---|
| Cloudflare | CDN |
Vulnerability description
We noticed that server software and technology details are exposed, potentially aiding attackers in tailoring specific exploits against identified systems and versions.
Risk description
The risk is that an attacker could use this information to mount specific attacks against the identified software type and version.
Recommendation
We recommend you to eliminate the information which permits the identification of software platform, technology, server and operating system: HTTP server headers, HTML meta information, etc.
Evidence
| Software / Version | Category |
|---|---|
| TinyMCE | Rich text editors |
| PHP | Programming languages |
| Bootstrap | UI frameworks |
| HSTS | Security |
| Cloudflare | CDN |
| ShareThis | Widgets |
| prettyPhoto | JavaScript libraries |
| Linkedin Insight Tag | Analytics |
| Linkedin Ads | Advertising |
| jQuery UI | JavaScript libraries |
| jQuery | JavaScript libraries |
| Google Tag Manager | Tag managers |
| 6sense | Marketing automation, Personalisation |
Vulnerability description
We noticed that server software and technology details are exposed, potentially aiding attackers in tailoring specific exploits against identified systems and versions.
Risk description
The risk is that an attacker could use this information to mount specific attacks against the identified software type and version.
Recommendation
We recommend you to eliminate the information which permits the identification of software platform, technology, server and operating system: HTTP server headers, HTML meta information, etc.
Evidence
| Software / Version | Category |
|---|---|
| TinyMCE | Rich text editors |
| PHP | Programming languages |
| Bootstrap | UI frameworks |
| AdRoll | Advertising, Retargeting |
| HSTS | Security |
| Cloudflare | CDN |
| ShareThis | Widgets |
| prettyPhoto | JavaScript libraries |
| Linkedin Insight Tag | Analytics |
| Linkedin Ads | Advertising |
| jQuery UI | JavaScript libraries |
| jQuery | JavaScript libraries |
| Google Tag Manager | Tag managers |
| 6sense | Marketing automation, Personalisation |
Vulnerability description
We noticed that server software and technology details are exposed, potentially aiding attackers in tailoring specific exploits against identified systems and versions.
Risk description
The risk is that an attacker could use this information to mount specific attacks against the identified software type and version.
Recommendation
We recommend you to eliminate the information which permits the identification of software platform, technology, server and operating system: HTTP server headers, HTML meta information, etc.
Evidence
| Domain Queried | DNS Record Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| www.bankinfosecurity.com | A | IPv4 address | 162.159.140.164 |
| www.bankinfosecurity.com | A | IPv4 address | 172.66.0.162 |
| www.bankinfosecurity.com | NS | Name server | ns77.domaincontrol.com |
| www.bankinfosecurity.com | NS | Name server | ns78.domaincontrol.com |
| www.bankinfosecurity.com | MX | Mail server | 10 mx1.emailsrvr.com |
| www.bankinfosecurity.com | MX | Mail server | 20 mx2.emailsrvr.com |
| www.bankinfosecurity.com | SOA | Start of Authority | ns77.domaincontrol.com. dns.jomax.net. 2025051001 28800 7200 604800 600 |
| www.bankinfosecurity.com | AAAA | IPv6 address | 2606:4700:7::a2 |
| www.bankinfosecurity.com | AAAA | IPv6 address | 2a06:98c1:58::a2 |
| www.bankinfosecurity.com | SPF | Sender Policy Framework | "v=spf1 mx a:salesforce.com include:emailsrvr.com include:mktomail.com ~all" |
| www.bankinfosecurity.com | CNAME | Canonical name | bankinfosecurity.com |
Risk description
An initial step for an attacker aiming to learn about an organization involves conducting searches on its domain names to uncover DNS records associated with the organization. This strategy aims to amass comprehensive insights into the target domain, enabling the attacker to outline the organization's external digital landscape. This gathered intelligence may subsequently serve as a foundation for launching attacks, including those based on social engineering techniques. DNS records pointing to services or servers that are no longer in use can provide an attacker with an easy entry point into the network.
Recommendation
We recommend reviewing all DNS records associated with the domain and identifying and removing unused or obsolete records.
Evidence
| Operating System | Accuracy |
|---|---|
| FreeBSD 11.0-RELEASE | 91% |
Vulnerability description
OS Detection
Evidence
| Software / Version | Category |
|---|---|
| TinyMCE | Rich text editors |
| PHP | Programming languages |
| Bootstrap | UI frameworks |
| AdRoll | Advertising, Retargeting |
| HSTS | Security |
| Cloudflare | CDN |
| ShareThis | Widgets |
| prettyPhoto | JavaScript libraries |
| Linkedin Insight Tag | Analytics |
| Linkedin Ads | Advertising |
| jQuery UI | JavaScript libraries |
| jQuery | JavaScript libraries |
| Google Tag Manager | Tag managers |
| 6sense | Marketing automation, Personalisation |
Vulnerability description
We noticed that server software and technology details are exposed, potentially aiding attackers in tailoring specific exploits against identified systems and versions.
Risk description
The risk is that an attacker could use this information to mount specific attacks against the identified software type and version.
Recommendation
We recommend you to eliminate the information which permits the identification of software platform, technology, server and operating system: HTTP server headers, HTML meta information, etc.
Evidence
| Software / Version | Category |
|---|---|
| Cloudflare | CDN |
Vulnerability description
We noticed that server software and technology details are exposed, potentially aiding attackers in tailoring specific exploits against identified systems and versions.
Risk description
The risk is that an attacker could use this information to mount specific attacks against the identified software type and version.
Recommendation
We recommend you to eliminate the information which permits the identification of software platform, technology, server and operating system: HTTP server headers, HTML meta information, etc.