ET WEB_SERVER UA WordPress probable DDOS-Attack

Query · suricata

flow:established,to_server;
http.user_agent;
content:"Wordpress/"; depth:10;
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alert http any any -> $HTTP_SERVERS any (
    msg:"ET WEB_SERVER UA WordPress probable DDOS-Attack";
    flow:established,to_server;
    http.user_agent;
    content:"Wordpress/"; depth:10;
    reference:url,thehackernews.com/2013/09/thousands-of-wordpress-blogs.html;
    reference:url,pastebin.com/NP64hTQr;
    classtype:bad-unknown;
    sid:2017528; rev:6;
    metadata:affected_product Wordpress, affected_product Wordpress_Plugins, attack_target Web_Server, created_at 2013_09_30, deployment Datacenter, signature_severity Major, tag Wordpress, updated_at 2020_08_06;
)

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