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Dianna_129659
Nimbostratus
NimbostratusF5 Blocking = Illegal Method: OPTIONS
F5 is set to learn and alarm. The Attack Type is Information Leakage. The Request Details indicates Illegal method for HTTP Method OPTIONS. The HTTP Request = OPTIONS / HTTP/1.1 I am trying to determ...
What_Lies_Bene1
Cirrostratus
CirrostratusSee here for some details: http://www.acunetix.com/vulnerabilities/options-method-is-enabled/.
I don't think it's a real risk, any reasonably secure site/server will have unused or 'dangerous' methods disabled etc. but always better to be safe I suppose. More security theatre than anything.
