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Probing Dangerous HTTP Methods

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Probe a target for HTTP methods that should not be enabled in production — TRACE (XST attack), unrestricted PUT/DELETE, DEBUG/CONNECT, WebDAV (PROPFIND/MKCOL/COPY/MOVE), and Allow header enumeration. Use when: penetration test rules of engagement include HTTP method testing, OR a load balancer change went live and you suspect default methods were exposed. Threshold: TRACE returns 200 on any path (XST), PUT/DELETE returns anything other than 405/403/404 on a non-API endpoint, OPTIONS Allow header lists DEBUG/CONNECT/PROPFIND, or WebDAV methods succeed. Trigger with: "audit http methods", "trace check", "options enumeration", "webdav probe".

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Claude CodeCodexCursorGitHub CopilotGemini CLI

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About this skill

Probe a target for HTTP methods that should not be enabled in production — TRACE (XST attack), unrestricted PUT/DELETE, DEBUG/CONNECT, WebDAV (PROPFIND/MKCOL/COPY/MOVE), and Allow header enumeration. Use when: penetration test rules of engagement include HTTP method testing, OR a load balancer change went live and you suspect default methods were exposed. Threshold: TRACE returns 200 on any path (XST), PUT/DELETE returns anything other than 405/403/404 on a non-API endpoint, OPTIONS Allow header lists DEBUG/CONNECT/PROPFIND, or WebDAV methods succeed. Trigger with: "audit http methods", "trace check", "options enumeration", "webdav probe".

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About this listing

Category
Security
Reported license
MIT
Listing language (estimated)
English
Review status
Not individually reviewed
Agent compatibility
Atlas installation supports Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor. Skill-specific dependencies and features are checked during setup.
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