probing-dangerous-http-methods
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. 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".
npx skills add jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills --skill probing-dangerous-http-methods --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Probing Dangerous HTTP Methods ## Overview Most HTTP methods beyond GET/POST/HEAD are vestigial — leftover from WebDAV authoring stacks of the early 2000s, debugging features in legacy servers, or default-enabled methods nobody disabled at install time. Each enabled method that the application doesn't use is an attack surface: TRACE enables Cross-Site Tracing (XST), PUT enables arbitrary file up
What does the probing-dangerous-http-methods skill do?
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. 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".
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills --skill probing-dangerous-http-methods --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills, a repository with 2,596 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.