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Deprecated Feature-Policy Header - Detection

🗓️ 28 Jul 2026 11:27:38Reported by KittySploitType 
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Detection of the deprecated Feature-Policy HTTP response header.

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Code
#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""Detected the presence of the deprecated Feature-Policy HTTP response header."""

from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client


class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
    __info__ = {
        'name': 'Deprecated Feature-Policy Header - Detection',
        'description': 'Detected the presence of the deprecated Feature-Policy HTTP response header. The Feature-Policy header has been deprecated and replaced by the Permissions-Policy header. While Feature-Policy is still supported in some browsers for backward compatibility, it is recommended to migrate to Permissions-Policy for future-proofing web applications.',
        'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
        'severity': 'info',
        'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'misc', 'headers', 'deprecated', 'feature-policy', 'permissions'],
        'agent': {
            'risk': 'active',
            'effects': ['network_probe'],
            'expected_requests': 1,
            'reversible': True,
            'approval_required': False,
            'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
            'cost': 1.0,
            'noise': 0.3,
            'value': 1.0,
            'requires': {
                'min_endpoints': 0,
                'min_params': 0,
                'tech_hints_any': [],
                'tech_hints_all': [],
                'specializations_any': [],
                'risk_signals_any': [],
                'auth_session': False,
                'capabilities_any': [],
                'capabilities_all': [],
                'confidence_min': {},
                'confidence_min_any': {},
                'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
                'param_any': [],
                'api_surface_ready': False,
            },
            'chain': {
                'produces_capabilities': [
                    {
                        'capability': 'admin_surface',
                        'from_detail': '',
                    },
                ],
                'consumes_capabilities': [],
                'option_bindings': {},
                'suggested_followups': ['auxiliary/scanner/http/login_page_detector'],
            },
        },
        'references': [
            'https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Feature-Policy',
            'https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Permissions-Policy',
            'https://www.w3.org/TR/permissions-policy-1/',
            'https://github.com/w3c/webappsec-permissions-policy/blob/main/permissions-policy-explainer.md',
        ],
    }

    def run(self):
        r = self.http_request(method="GET", path='/', allow_redirects=False)
        if not r or r.status_code != 200:
            return False
        headers = "\n".join(f"{k}: {v}" for k, v in r.headers.items()).lower()
        header_any = ('feature-policy:',)
        if (any(m in headers for m in header_any)):
            self.set_info(
                severity='info',
                reason="Deprecated Feature-Policy Headerion detected",
                path='/',
            )
            return True
        return False

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28 Jul 2026 11:27Current
5.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.8
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