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Whitehat WASC signature types for WAF use

August 1, 2023

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The NetScaler Web App Firewall accepts and generates blocking rules for all vulnerability types that the Whitehat scanners generate. However, certain vulnerabilities are most applicable to a web App Firewall. Following are lists of those vulnerabilities, categorized by whether they are addressed by WASC 1.0, WASC 2.0, or best practices signature types.

WASC 1.0 signature types

HTTP Request Smuggling
HTTP Response Splitting
HTTP Response Smuggling
Null Byte Injection
Remote File Inclusion
URL Redirector Abuse

WASC 2.0 signature types

Abuse of Functionality
Brute Force
Content Spoofing
Denial of Service
Directory Indexing
Information Leakage
Insufficient Anti-automation
Insufficient Authentication
Insufficient Authorizatio
Insufficient Session Expiration
LDAP Injection
Session Fixation

Best Practices

Autocomplete Attribute
Insufficient Cookie Access Control
Insufficient Password Strength
Invalid HTTP Method Usage
Non-HttpOnly Session Cookie
Persistent Session Cookie
Personally Identifiable Information
Secured Cachable HTTP Messages
Unsecured Session Cookie

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Whitehat WASC signature types for WAF use

August 1, 2023

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August 1, 2023

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Whitehat WASC signature types for WAF use

WASC 1.0 signature types

WASC 2.0 signature types

Best Practices

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