cors-tester
v1.0.0Test and debug CORS (Cross-Origin Resource Sharing) configurations on live URLs. Use when checking if a server returns correct CORS headers, debugging CORS errors, testing preflight OPTIONS requests, verifying allowed origins/methods/headers, or auditing CORS security posture. Also use when generati...
Installation
cors-tester
Test, debug, and generate CORS configurations from the command line.
Quick Start
# Test CORS headers on a URL
python3 scripts/cors_tester.py test https://api.example.com/data --origin https://myapp.com
# Test preflight (OPTIONS) request
python3 scripts/cors_tester.py preflight https://api.example.com/data --origin https://myapp.com --method POST --header "Content-Type"
# Generate CORS config for a framework
python3 scripts/cors_tester.py config --framework nginx --origins "https://myapp.com,https://staging.myapp.com" --methods "GET,POST,PUT,DELETE"
# Audit CORS security
python3 scripts/cors_tester.py audit https://api.example.com/data
Commands
test
Send a request with an Origin header and inspect the CORS response headers.
python3 scripts/cors_tester.py test <url> --origin <origin> [--method GET]
Options:
- --origin <url> — Origin to test (required)
- --method <method> — HTTP method (default: GET)
- --verbose — Show all response headers
Output shows:
- Access-Control-Allow-Origin — Whether the origin is allowed
- Access-Control-Allow-Credentials — Whether credentials are supported
- Access-Control-Expose-Headers — Which headers are exposed
preflight
Send an OPTIONS preflight request to test if a cross-origin request would be allowed.
python3 scripts/cors_tester.py preflight <url> --origin <origin> [--method POST] [--header Content-Type]
Options:
- --origin <url> — Origin to test (required)
- --method <method> — Method to request (default: POST)
- --header <name> — Custom header to request (repeatable)
Output shows:
- Access-Control-Allow-Methods — Allowed methods
- Access-Control-Allow-Headers — Allowed headers
- Access-Control-Max-Age — Preflight cache duration
audit
Check a URL for common CORS misconfigurations and security issues.
python3 scripts/cors_tester.py audit <url>
Checks for:
- Wildcard origin (*) with credentials
- Origin reflection (server echoes any origin back)
- Missing Vary: Origin header
- Overly permissive allowed methods
- Missing preflight cache (Access-Control-Max-Age)
config
Generate CORS configuration snippets for common frameworks.
python3 scripts/cors_tester.py config --framework <name> --origins <origins> [--methods <methods>] [--headers <headers>] [--credentials]
Options:
- --framework <name> — Target: nginx, apache, express, flask, fastapi, rails
- --origins <csv> — Comma-separated allowed origins
- --methods <csv> — Comma-separated methods (default: GET,POST,OPTIONS)
- --headers <csv> — Comma-separated allowed headers (default: Content-Type,Authorization)
- --credentials — Allow credentials
- --max-age <seconds> — Preflight cache (default: 86400)