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compliance-scanner-agent/compliance-dast/src/tools/security_headers.rs
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refactor: modularize codebase and add 404 unit tests (#13)
2026-03-13 08:03:45 +00:00

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Rust

use std::collections::HashMap;
use compliance_core::error::CoreError;
use compliance_core::models::dast::{DastEvidence, DastFinding, DastVulnType};
use compliance_core::models::Severity;
use compliance_core::traits::pentest_tool::{PentestTool, PentestToolContext, PentestToolResult};
use serde_json::json;
use tracing::info;
/// Tool that checks for the presence and correctness of security headers.
pub struct SecurityHeadersTool {
http: reqwest::Client,
}
/// A security header we expect to be present and its metadata.
struct ExpectedHeader {
name: &'static str,
description: &'static str,
severity: Severity,
cwe: &'static str,
remediation: &'static str,
/// If present, the value must contain one of these substrings to be considered valid.
valid_values: Option<Vec<&'static str>>,
}
impl SecurityHeadersTool {
pub fn new(http: reqwest::Client) -> Self {
Self { http }
}
fn expected_headers() -> Vec<ExpectedHeader> {
vec![
ExpectedHeader {
name: "strict-transport-security",
description: "HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) forces browsers to use HTTPS",
severity: Severity::Medium,
cwe: "CWE-319",
remediation: "Add 'Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains' header.",
valid_values: None,
},
ExpectedHeader {
name: "x-content-type-options",
description: "Prevents MIME type sniffing",
severity: Severity::Low,
cwe: "CWE-16",
remediation: "Add 'X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff' header.",
valid_values: Some(vec!["nosniff"]),
},
ExpectedHeader {
name: "x-frame-options",
description: "Prevents clickjacking by controlling iframe embedding",
severity: Severity::Medium,
cwe: "CWE-1021",
remediation: "Add 'X-Frame-Options: DENY' or 'X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN' header.",
valid_values: Some(vec!["deny", "sameorigin"]),
},
ExpectedHeader {
name: "x-xss-protection",
description: "Enables browser XSS filtering (legacy but still recommended)",
severity: Severity::Low,
cwe: "CWE-79",
remediation: "Add 'X-XSS-Protection: 1; mode=block' header.",
valid_values: None,
},
ExpectedHeader {
name: "referrer-policy",
description: "Controls how much referrer information is shared",
severity: Severity::Low,
cwe: "CWE-200",
remediation: "Add 'Referrer-Policy: strict-origin-when-cross-origin' or 'no-referrer' header.",
valid_values: None,
},
ExpectedHeader {
name: "permissions-policy",
description: "Controls browser feature access (camera, microphone, geolocation, etc.)",
severity: Severity::Low,
cwe: "CWE-16",
remediation: "Add a Permissions-Policy header to restrict browser feature access. \
Example: 'Permissions-Policy: camera=(), microphone=(), geolocation=()'.",
valid_values: None,
},
]
}
}
impl PentestTool for SecurityHeadersTool {
fn name(&self) -> &str {
"security_headers"
}
fn description(&self) -> &str {
"Checks a URL for the presence and correctness of security headers: HSTS, \
X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, X-XSS-Protection, Referrer-Policy, \
and Permissions-Policy."
}
fn input_schema(&self) -> serde_json::Value {
json!({
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"url": {
"type": "string",
"description": "URL to check security headers for"
}
},
"required": ["url"]
})
}
fn execute<'a>(
&'a self,
input: serde_json::Value,
context: &'a PentestToolContext,
) -> std::pin::Pin<
Box<dyn std::future::Future<Output = Result<PentestToolResult, CoreError>> + Send + 'a>,
> {
Box::pin(async move {
let url = input
.get("url")
.and_then(|v| v.as_str())
.ok_or_else(|| CoreError::Dast("Missing required 'url' parameter".to_string()))?;
let target_id = context
.target
.id
.map(|oid| oid.to_hex())
.unwrap_or_else(|| "unknown".to_string());
let response = self
.http
.get(url)
.send()
.await
.map_err(|e| CoreError::Dast(format!("Failed to fetch {url}: {e}")))?;
let status = response.status().as_u16();
let response_headers: HashMap<String, String> = response
.headers()
.iter()
.map(|(k, v)| {
(
k.to_string().to_lowercase(),
v.to_str().unwrap_or("").to_string(),
)
})
.collect();
let mut findings = Vec::new();
let mut header_results: HashMap<String, serde_json::Value> = HashMap::new();
for expected in Self::expected_headers() {
let header_value = response_headers.get(expected.name);
match header_value {
Some(value) => {
let mut is_valid = true;
if let Some(ref valid) = expected.valid_values {
let lower = value.to_lowercase();
is_valid = valid.iter().any(|v| lower.contains(v));
}
header_results.insert(
expected.name.to_string(),
json!({
"present": true,
"value": value,
"valid": is_valid,
}),
);
if !is_valid {
let evidence = DastEvidence {
request_method: "GET".to_string(),
request_url: url.to_string(),
request_headers: None,
request_body: None,
response_status: status,
response_headers: Some(response_headers.clone()),
response_snippet: Some(format!("{}: {}", expected.name, value)),
screenshot_path: None,
payload: None,
response_time_ms: None,
};
let mut finding = DastFinding::new(
String::new(),
target_id.clone(),
DastVulnType::SecurityHeaderMissing,
format!("Invalid {} header value", expected.name),
format!(
"The {} header is present but has an invalid or weak value: '{}'. \
{}",
expected.name, value, expected.description
),
expected.severity.clone(),
url.to_string(),
"GET".to_string(),
);
finding.cwe = Some(expected.cwe.to_string());
finding.evidence = vec![evidence];
finding.remediation = Some(expected.remediation.to_string());
findings.push(finding);
}
}
None => {
header_results.insert(
expected.name.to_string(),
json!({
"present": false,
"value": null,
"valid": false,
}),
);
let evidence = DastEvidence {
request_method: "GET".to_string(),
request_url: url.to_string(),
request_headers: None,
request_body: None,
response_status: status,
response_headers: Some(response_headers.clone()),
response_snippet: Some(format!("{} header is missing", expected.name)),
screenshot_path: None,
payload: None,
response_time_ms: None,
};
let mut finding = DastFinding::new(
String::new(),
target_id.clone(),
DastVulnType::SecurityHeaderMissing,
format!("Missing {} header", expected.name),
format!(
"The {} header is not present in the response. {}",
expected.name, expected.description
),
expected.severity.clone(),
url.to_string(),
"GET".to_string(),
);
finding.cwe = Some(expected.cwe.to_string());
finding.evidence = vec![evidence];
finding.remediation = Some(expected.remediation.to_string());
findings.push(finding);
}
}
}
// Also check for information disclosure headers
let disclosure_headers = [
"server",
"x-powered-by",
"x-aspnet-version",
"x-aspnetmvc-version",
];
for h in &disclosure_headers {
if let Some(value) = response_headers.get(*h) {
header_results.insert(
format!("{h}_disclosure"),
json!({ "present": true, "value": value }),
);
let evidence = DastEvidence {
request_method: "GET".to_string(),
request_url: url.to_string(),
request_headers: None,
request_body: None,
response_status: status,
response_headers: Some(response_headers.clone()),
response_snippet: Some(format!("{h}: {value}")),
screenshot_path: None,
payload: None,
response_time_ms: None,
};
let mut finding = DastFinding::new(
String::new(),
target_id.clone(),
DastVulnType::SecurityHeaderMissing,
format!("Information disclosure via {h} header"),
format!(
"The {h} header exposes server technology information: '{value}'. \
This helps attackers fingerprint the server and find known vulnerabilities."
),
Severity::Info,
url.to_string(),
"GET".to_string(),
);
finding.cwe = Some("CWE-200".to_string());
finding.evidence = vec![evidence];
finding.remediation = Some(format!(
"Remove or suppress the {h} header in your server configuration."
));
findings.push(finding);
}
}
let count = findings.len();
info!(url, findings = count, "Security headers check complete");
Ok(PentestToolResult {
summary: if count > 0 {
format!("Found {count} security header issues for {url}.")
} else {
format!("All checked security headers are present and valid for {url}.")
},
findings,
data: json!(header_results),
})
})
}
}