Remember SSTI
Full name: Server-Side Template Injection
Memory aid: Server Templates Interpret hostile input as a cue.
Template escaping and safe handling depend on the template engine and context.
Study area: Threats & application security · Batch 8
Relevant study for: CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 · ISC2 CISSP 2024 outline · CompTIA CySA+ · CompTIA PenTest+
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SSTI — Server-Side Template Injection
Injects unintended template expressions into server-side rendering.
Why learn SSTI — Server-Side Template Injection?
Injects unintended template expressions into server-side rendering.
Where it came from
Template escaping and safe handling depend on the template engine and context.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Server Templates Interpret hostile input as a cue.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand SSTI: Server-Side Template Injection.
- Recall this memory aid: Server Templates Interpret hostile input as a cue.
- Explain the practical use: Injects unintended template expressions into server-side rendering.
- Explain this distinction: Template escaping and safe handling depend on the template engine and context.
- Identify SSTI in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- OWASP application security cheat sheets (cheatsheetseries.owasp.org)