ET WEB_SERVER /etc/shadow Detected in URI

Query · suricata

flow:to_server,established;
http.uri;
content:"/etc/shadow"; nocase;
Raw source ET WEB_SERVER /etc/shadow Detected in URI · Suricata
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alert http $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HTTP_SERVERS any (
    msg:"ET WEB_SERVER /etc/shadow Detected in URI";
    flow:to_server,established;
    http.uri;
    content:"/etc/shadow"; nocase;
    reference:url,en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_password;
    classtype:attempted-recon;
    sid:2009485; rev:7;
    metadata:created_at 2010_07_30, signature_severity Major, updated_at 2020_04_21;
)

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