diff --git a/modules/auxiliary/scanner/http/host_header_injection.rb b/modules/auxiliary/scanner/http/host_header_injection.rb
index 4f29c3e1d2..c17a0148cf 100644
--- a/modules/auxiliary/scanner/http/host_header_injection.rb
+++ b/modules/auxiliary/scanner/http/host_header_injection.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class MetasploitModule < Msf::Auxiliary
       'License'     => MSF_LICENSE,
       'References'  =>
         [
-          ['CVE', 'CVE-2016-10073'], # validate, an instance of a described attack approach from the original reference
+          ['CVE', '2016-10073'], # validate, an instance of a described attack approach from the original reference
           ['URL', 'http://www.skeletonscribe.net/2013/05/practical-http-host-header-attacks.html']
         ]
     ))