Vulnerability Scan Result

Target:

http://www.gov.uk/ (redirect)

Scanned target: https://www.gov.uk/

Submitted: Jul 01, 2025 from AG

Public Scan

Scan mode: Passive (non-intrusive)

Summary

low

Info

Low

Medium

High

Critical

Screenshot

Title:	Welcome to GOV.UK
Description:	GOV.UK - The best place to find government services and information.

IP Information

ip_address	151.101.64.144
country	US
network_name	Fastly Inc
asn	AS54113

ip_address	151.101.128.144
country	US
network_name	Fastly Inc
asn	AS54113

ip_address	151.101.192.144
country	US
network_name	Fastly Inc
asn	AS54113

ip_address	151.101.0.144
country	US
network_name	Fastly Inc
asn	AS54113

Open Ports

80/tcp	http	Varnish -
443/tcp	https	- -

Web Technologies

Software / Version	Category
GOV.UK Frontend	UI frameworks
GOV.UK Toolkit	UI frameworks
GOV.UK Template	UI frameworks
core-js 3.36.0	JavaScript libraries
HTTP/3	Miscellaneous
Nginx	Web servers, Reverse proxies
Open Graph	Miscellaneous
Ruby	Programming languages
Ruby on Rails	Web frameworks
HSTS	Security
Varnish	Caching

Web Application Vulnerabilities

Evidence

URL Evidence

URL	Evidence
https://www.gov.uk/	Response headers include the HTTP Content-Security-Policy security header with the following security issues:`frame-ancestors: This directive tells the browser whether you want to allow your site to be framed or not. By preventing a browser from framing your site you can defend against attacks like clickjacking. The recommended value is 'none' or 'self'. report-uri: report-uri is deprecated in CSP3. Please use the report-to directive instead. script-src: 'self' can be problematic if you host JSONP, Angular or user uploaded files.`

https://www.gov.uk/

Response headers include the HTTP Content-Security-Policy security header with the following security issues:frame-ancestors: This directive tells the browser whether you want to allow your site to be framed or not. By preventing a browser from framing your site you can defend against attacks like clickjacking. The recommended value is 'none' or 'self'. report-uri: report-uri is deprecated in CSP3. Please use the report-to directive instead. script-src: 'self' can be problematic if you host JSONP, Angular or user uploaded files.

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

URL	Evidence
https://www.gov.uk/	Response headers do not include the Referrer-Policy HTTP security header as well as the `<meta/>` tag with name 'referrer' is not present in the response.

Vulnerability description

We noticed that the target application's server responses lack the Referrer-Policy HTTP header, which controls how much referrer information the browser will send with each request originated from the current web application.

Risk description

The risk is that if a user visits a web page (e.g. "http://example.com/pricing/") and clicks on a link from that page going to e.g. "https://www.google.com", the browser will send to Google the full originating URL in the `Referer` header, assuming the Referrer-Policy header is not set. The originating URL could be considered sensitive information and it could be used for user tracking.

Recommendation

The Referrer-Policy header should be configured on the server side to avoid user tracking and inadvertent information leakage. The value `no-referrer` of this header instructs the browser to omit the Referer header entirely.

Classification

CWE	CWE-693
OWASP Top 10 - 2017
OWASP Top 10 - 2021

Evidence

Software / Version	Category
GOV.UK Frontend	UI frameworks
GOV.UK Toolkit	UI frameworks
GOV.UK Template	UI frameworks
core-js 3.36.0	JavaScript libraries
HTTP/3	Miscellaneous
Nginx	Web servers, Reverse proxies
Open Graph	Miscellaneous
Ruby	Programming languages
Ruby on Rails	Web frameworks
HSTS	Security
Varnish	Caching

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

URL
https://www.gov.uk/robots.txt

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.gov.uk/check-national-insurance-record	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	Email Address: nationalinsurance.itd@gov.im

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

Domain Queried	DNS Record Type	Description	Value
www.gov.uk	A	IPv4 address	151.101.192.144
www.gov.uk	A	IPv4 address	151.101.128.144
www.gov.uk	A	IPv4 address	151.101.64.144
www.gov.uk	A	IPv4 address	151.101.0.144
www.gov.uk	AAAA	IPv6 address	2a04:4e42:200::144
www.gov.uk	AAAA	IPv6 address	2a04:4e42:600::144
www.gov.uk	AAAA	IPv6 address	2a04:4e42:400::144
www.gov.uk	AAAA	IPv6 address	2a04:4e42::144

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.

Operating System	Accuracy
Crestron XPanel control system	90%

Evidence

Software / Version	Category
Ruby	Programming languages
Ruby on Rails	Web frameworks
GOV.UK Frontend	UI frameworks
Varnish	Caching
Nginx	Web servers, Reverse proxies
HSTS	Security
HTTP/3	Miscellaneous

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.