ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS WordPress WP Publication file Parameter Local File Inclusion Attempt

Query · suricata

flow:established,to_server;
content:"../"; depth:200;
http.method;
content:"GET";
http.uri;
content:"/wp-content/plugins/wp-publication-archive/includes/openfile.php?"; nocase;
content:"file="; nocase;
target:dest_ip;
Raw source ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS WordPress WP Publication file Parameter Local File Inclusion Attempt · Suricata
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alert http $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HTTP_SERVERS any (
    msg:"ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS WordPress WP Publication file Parameter Local File Inclusion Attempt";
    flow:established,to_server;
    content:"../"; depth:200;
    http.method;
    content:"GET";
    http.uri;
    content:"/wp-content/plugins/wp-publication-archive/includes/openfile.php?"; nocase;
    content:"file="; nocase;
    reference:url,secunia.com/advisories/43067;
    reference:url,securelist.com/en/advisories/43067;
    classtype:web-application-attack;
    sid:2012705; rev:4;
    metadata:affected_product Web_Server_Applications, affected_product Wordpress, affected_product Wordpress_Plugins, attack_target Server, created_at 2011_04_21, deployment Perimeter, deployment Internal, deployment Datacenter, confidence High, signature_severity Major, tag Local_File_Inclusion, tag Wordpress, tag Exploit, tag LFI, tag RFI, updated_at 2020_04_20, mitre_tactic_id TA0001, mitre_tactic_name Initial_Access, mitre_technique_id T1190, mitre_technique_name Exploit_Public_Facing_Application;
    target:dest_ip;
)

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