Description
A client-side security misconfiguration vulnerability exists in OpenBlow whistleblowing platform across multiple versions and default deployments, due to the absence of critical HTTP response headers including Content-Security-Policy, Referrer-Policy, Permissions-Policy, Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy, and Cross-Origin-Resource-Policy. This omission weakens browser-level defenses and exposes users to cross-site scripting (XSS), clickjacking, and referer leakage. Although some instances attempt to enforce CSP via HTML <meta> tags, this method is ineffective, as modern browsers rely on header-based enforcement to reliably block inline scripts and untrusted resources.
Problem types
CWE-749 Exposed Dangerous Method or Function
CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Product status
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Credits
Tifa Lockhart
References
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jul/13
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jul/13
www.openblow.it
www.vulncheck.com/...nblow-missing-critical-security-headers