EVOLUTION-MANAGER

Edit File: http-headers.nse

local http = require "http"
local nmap = require "nmap"
local shortport = require "shortport"
local stdnse = require "stdnse"
local table = require "table"

description = [[
Performs a HEAD request for the root folder ("/") of a web server and displays the HTTP headers returned.
]]

---
-- @output
-- PORT   STATE SERVICE
-- 80/tcp open  http
-- | http-headers:
-- |   Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:39:08 GMT
-- |   Server: Apache/2.2.14 (Ubuntu)
-- |   Accept-Ranges: bytes
-- |   Vary: Accept-Encoding
-- |   Connection: close
-- |   Content-Type: text/html
-- |
-- |_  (Request type: HEAD)
--
--@args path The path to request, such as <code>/index.php</code>. Default <code>/</code>.
--@args useget Set to force GET requests instead of HEAD.

author = "Ron Bowes"

license = "Same as Nmap--See http://nmap.org/book/man-legal.html"

categories = {"discovery", "safe"}

portrule = shortport.http

action = function(host, port)
	local path = stdnse.get_script_args(SCRIPT_NAME..".path") or "/"
	local useget = stdnse.get_script_args(SCRIPT_NAME..".useget")
	local request_type = "HEAD"
	local status = false
	local result

-- Check if the user didn't want HEAD to be used
	if(useget == nil) then
		-- Try using HEAD first
		status, result = http.can_use_head(host, port, nil, path)
	end

-- If head failed, try using GET
	if(status == false) then
		stdnse.print_debug(1, "http-headers.nse: HEAD request failed, falling back to GET")
		result = http.get(host, port, path)
		request_type = "GET"
	end

if(result == nil) then
		if(nmap.debugging() > 0) then
			return "ERROR: Header request failed"
		else
			return nil
		end
	end

if(result.rawheader == nil) then
		if(nmap.debugging() > 0) then
			return "ERROR: Header request didn't return a proper header"
		else
			return nil
		end
	end

table.insert(result.rawheader, "(Request type: " .. request_type .. ")")

return stdnse.format_output(true, result.rawheader)
end