Passive Scan Rules - Alpha

The following alpha status passive scan rules are included in this add-on:

An example passive scan rule which loads data from a file

This implements an example passive scan rule that loads strings from a file that the user can edit.
For more details see: Hacking ZAP Part 3: Passive Scan Rules.

Latest code: ExampleFilePassiveScanRule.java

Base64 Disclosure

ASP.NET ViewState Disclosure: An ASP.NET ViewState was disclosed by the application/web server
ASP.NET ViewState Integrity: The application does not use a Message Authentication Code (MAC) to protect the integrity of the ASP.NET ViewState, which can be tampered with by a malicious client
Base64 Disclosure: Base64 encoded data was disclosed by the application/web server

Note: At Low Threshold all occurrences within each response will be included.

Latest code: Base64Disclosure.java

Content Cacheability

This scan rule analyzes the cache control and pragma headers in HTTP traffic and resports on the cacheability of the requests from a RFC7234 point of view.

Alerts generated:

Non-Storable Content
Storable but Non-Cacheable Content
Storable and Cacheable Content

Latest code: CacheableScanRule.java

Site Isolation Scan Rule

Spectre is a side-channel attack allowing an attacker to read data from memory. One of the counter-measures is to prevent sensitive data from entering the memory and to separate trusted and untrusted documents in different browsing contexts. Three headers have been defined to enable that:

Cross-Origin-Resource-Policy
Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy
Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy

The Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy (COEP) header prevents a document from loading any non-same-origin resources which don’t explicitly grant the document permission to be loaded. (from COOP and COEP explained). The Cross-Origin-Resource-Policy (CORP) header allows you to control the set of origins that are empowered to include a resource. It is a robust defense against attacks like Spectre, as it allows browsers to block a given response before it enters an attacker’s process. For example, an attacker site can include an image tag with an attribute src to an internal content. The browser will load the data. With a side-channel attack, an attacker will be able to read it. The Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy (COOP) header forces the browser to create multiple browsing contexts to separate trusted and untrusted documents. Site Isolation is complementary with Cross-Origin-Resource-Blocking, a mechanism managed independently by the browser.

Alerts generated:

Cross-Origin-Resource-Policy Header Missing or Invalid
Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy Header Missing or Invalid
Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy Header Missing or Invalid

Latest code: SiteIsolationScanRule.java

Example Passive Scan Rule: Denial of Service

This implements a very simple example passive scan rule.
For more details see: Hacking ZAP Part 3: Passive Scan Rules.

Latest code: ExampleSimplePassiveScanRule.java

Analyzes response body content for the presence of web or application server banners (when the responses have error status codes).
If the Threshold is Low then status 200 - Ok responses are analyzed as well.
The presence of such banners may facilitate more targeted attacks against known vulnerabilities.

Latest code: InPageBannerInfoLeakScanRule.java

Java Serialization Object

Java Serialization Object (JSO) is a way to save and exchange objects between Java applications.
Different problems are associated with JSO. Sensitive data can leak to the stream of bytes.
An attacker can also modify the data and exploit JSO to do a Remote Code Execution on the server.
JSO should not be used by Java programs. Strong controls must be done on serialized data.
JSO are a type of vulnerabilities associated to A8:2017-Insecure Deserialization.

Latest code: JsoScanRule.java

Permissions Policy Header Not Set

This rule checks the HTTP response headers (on HTML and JavaScript responses) for inclusion of a “Permissions-Policy” header, and alerts if one is not found.
Redirects are ignored except at the Low threshold.

Latest code: PermissionsPolicyScanRule.java

Source Code Disclosure

Application Source Code was disclosed by the web server.
NOTE: Ignores CSS, JavaScript, images, and font files.

Latest code: SourceCodeDisclosureScanRule.java

Sub Resource Integrity Attribute Missing

This rule checks whether the integrity attribute in the script or the link element served by an external resource (for example: CDN) is missing.
It helps mitigate an attack where the CDN has been compromised and content has been replaced by malicious content.
Note: A suggested integrity hash value will be present in the relevant Alert’s Other Info details if it can be resolved to a script in the Sites Tree.

Latest code: SubResourceIntegrityAttributeScanRule.java

Dangerous JS Functions

This scan rule checks for any dangerous JS functions present in a site response.
Note: If the Custom Payloads addon is installed you can add your own function names (payloads) in the Custom Payloads options panel. They will also be searched for in responses as they’re passively scanned. Keep in mind that the greater the number of payloads the greater the amount of time needed to passively scan. Note: $ is stripped from the start of the strings/payloads and is optionally included when the patterns are assembled.

Latest code: JsFunctionScanRule.java