Summary
Acunetix 360 identified that the target web server is disclosing the mod_ssl version in its HTTP response. This information might help an attacker gain a greater understanding of the systems in use and potentially develop further attacks targeted at the specific version of mod_ssl.
Impact
An attacker might use the disclosed information to harvest specific security vulnerabilities for the version identified.
Remediation
Configure your web server to prevent information leakage from the
SERVER
header of its HTTP response. To apply configuration, first make sure you have headers_module
installed.
Add the following line to load the headers module in the httpd.conf
LoadModule headers_module modules/mod_headers.soAfter headers_module is loaded, edit or include the following lines of config in the httpd.conf
ServerSignature Off ServerTokens Prod <IfModule mod_headers.c> Header unset Server </IfModule>