Published on: 5/13/2023, 1:32:22 PM - Reading time: 1 minute
Ruby on Rails cache poisoning
The cache poisoning attack is a sophisticated method used by hackers to manipulate data in a server's cache. This article discusses one of the most common cache poisoning attacks that exploit the HTTP X-Forwarded-Host header. This type of attack is particularly insidious because it can result in the display of harmful content to users, data manipulation, or theft of sensitive information. The HTTP X-Forwarded-Host header is commonly used in network environments where a proxy server or load bala