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HTTP header injection

web application vulnerability that occurs when HTTP headers are dynamically generated from user input; can allow for HTTP response splitting, session fixation (via Set-Cookie), cross-site scripting, and malicious redirect attacks
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HTTP header injection

Summary

HTTP header injection ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • HTTP header injection's subclass of is recorded as vulnerability[2].
  • HTTP header injection's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0264984[3].
  • HTTP header injection's facet of is recorded as HTTP header[4].
  • HTTP header injection's Quora topic ID is recorded as What-is-an-http-header-injection[5].
  • HTTP header injection's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 182614103[6].

Why It Matters

HTTP header injection ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). HTTP header injection. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/http-header-injection
MLA “HTTP header injection.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/http-header-injection.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_http-header-injection_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{HTTP header injection}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/http-header-injection}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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