Insecure HTTP methods
Description
Checks to see if HTTP methods like OPTIONS and TRACE are enabled on any target endpoints.
Remediation
The resource tested supports the OPTIONS HTTP method. Usually, this is considered a security misconfiguration as it leaks supported HTTP methods leading to information gathering about a specific server or resource. However, there is a sub-set of the API community looking to use OPTIONS as a method to self discover resource operations. If this is the intended use for enabling OPTIONS, then this issue can be considered a false positive.
The resource tested supports the TRACE HTTP method. In combination with other cross-domain vulnerabilities in web browsers, sensitive information can be leaked from headers. It’s recommended the TRACE method be disabled in your server/framework.