Detect enabled HTTP TRACE methods
Information disclosed from this page can be used to gain additional information about the target system.
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Level
Low
Single Scan
Single Scan
Can be used by
Everyone
Estimated Time
10 seconds
Time Interval
3 days
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The HTTP TRACE method is designed for diagnostic purposes. If enabled, the web server will respond to requests that use the TRACE method by echoing in its response the exact request that was received. This behavior is often harmless, but occasionally leads to the disclosure of sensitive information such as internal authentication headers appended by reverse proxies. This functionality could historically be used to bypass the HttpOnly cookie flag on cookies, but this is no longer possible in modern web browsers.
