Web Application Header Findings – Bitsight Knowledge Base

⇤ Diligence Findings

The Web Application Headers risk vector contains information about the messages, determines how to receive messages, and determines how recipients should respond to a message.

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Bitsight API: GET /v1/companies/entity_guid/findings?risk_vector=application_security

This data is available for download (.csv) via the Download button. It includes columns that are currently configured in the table.

The Web Application Headers (WAH) risk vector was replaced with Web Application Security (WAS) in the RAU25 and will be deprecated. WAH is now a non-graded risk vector and is assigned with an N/A grade.

Finding Details

The details include the data in Findings, Diligence details, and also the following information:

❖ This field can be included in the table from the Customize Columns option.

† Including this field contains the following details: Cache-Control, Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security, X-Content-Type-Options.

Field		Description
Assets		Asset details.
	Asset	The asset name.
	Calculated Importance	The Bitsight-calculated asset importance.
	View findings	Filter findings by the asset.
Cache-Control❖†		Indicates if the Cache-Control header is missing.
Comments		Finding comments for describing the status of resolution or validity of findings to external stakeholders and other interested parties.
Content-Security-Policy❖†		Indicates if the Content-Security-Policy header is missing.
Dates		Observation dates.
	First Seen	The date when the finding was first observed.
	Last Seen	The date when the finding was last observed.
Destination Port❖		The destination port number identified in the finding.
Final Location❖		URL where headers were observed.
Finding Identifier		The asset (e.g., IP, domain, host, application, port) and its status (e.g. online/offline, version, support status) that identifies the finding.
Finding Grade		The finding grade.
HTTP Headers		HTTP header details.
Last Seen IP:Port		The most recently observed IP:Port pair.
Observed IPs❖		The IP address where the certificate was seen, on the most recent day.
Optional HTTP Header Fields		Optional HTTP header records and issues.
Rescan		Rescan details.
	Rescan Status	The status of a user-requested rescan of a finding.
	Rescan Details	Clarification on remaining issues, such as if the issue is still present or further developments.
	Rescan Requested	The date when a rescan was requested.
Remediations❖		How to resolve a negative finding. See how to verify that a Web Application Header finding has been remediated.
	Issue	The finding name.
	Details	A description of the finding.
	Remediation Tip	Tips for remediating the finding.
Required HTTP Header Fields		Required HTTP header records and issues.
Strict-Transport-Security❖†		Indicates whether the Strict-Transport-Security header is missing.
URL		The URL of the web page.
X-Content-Type-Options❖†		Indicates if the X-Content-Type-Options header is missing.

October 14, 2025: WAH non-graded.
October 29, 2024: Findings Table navigation instructions moved from Risks to a new Findings section in the menu.
January 19, 2024: Findings Table navigation by application.
September 22, 2022: Added Assets (Asset, Calculated Importance, & View findings), Comments, Dates (First Seen & Last Seen), Finding Identifier, Finding Grade, Rescan (Rescan Status, Rescan Details, & Rescan Requested), In Remediations (Issue, Details, & Remediation Tip) fields; “Remediation Instructions” renamed to “Remediations.”

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