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GET for POST

  • Risk:
  • Informational

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  • Active
Summary

A request that was originally observed as a POST was also accepted as a GET. This issue does not represent a security weakness unto itself, however, it may facilitate simplification of other attacks. For example if the original POST is subject to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), then this finding may indicate that a simplified (GET based) XSS may also be possible.

Solution

Ensure that only POST is accepted where POST is expected.

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