ET WEB_SERVER Attempt To Access MSSQL xp_servicecontrol Stored Procedure Via URI

Query · suricata

flow:established,to_server;
http.uri;
content:"EXEC"; nocase;
content:"xp_servicecontrol"; nocase;
pcre:"/(start|stop|continue|pause|querystate)/i";
Raw source ET WEB_SERVER Attempt To Access MSSQL xp_servicecontrol Stored Procedure Via URI · Suricata
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alert http $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HTTP_SERVERS any (
    msg:"ET WEB_SERVER Attempt To Access MSSQL xp_servicecontrol Stored Procedure Via URI";
    flow:established,to_server;
    http.uri;
    content:"EXEC"; nocase;
    content:"xp_servicecontrol"; nocase;
    pcre:"/(start|stop|continue|pause|querystate)/i";
    reference:url,www.sqlusa.com/bestpractices2005/administration/xpservicecontrol/;
    classtype:web-application-attack;
    sid:2009816; rev:8;
    metadata:created_at 2010_07_30, signature_severity Minor, updated_at 2020_09_14;
)

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