ET SCAN Possible WordPress xmlrpc.php wp.getUsersBlogs Flowbit Set

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flow:established,to_server;
flowbits:set,ET.XMLRPC.PHP;
flowbits:noalert;
http.uri;
content:"/xmlrpc.php"; nocase; fast_pattern;

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Raw source ET SCAN Possible WordPress xmlrpc.php wp.getUsersBlogs Flowbit Set · Suricata
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alert http $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HTTP_SERVERS any (
    msg:"ET SCAN Possible WordPress xmlrpc.php wp.getUsersBlogs Flowbit Set";
    flow:established,to_server;
    flowbits:set,ET.XMLRPC.PHP;
    flowbits:noalert;
    http.uri;
    content:"/xmlrpc.php"; nocase; fast_pattern;
    reference:url,isc.sans.edu/diary/+WordPress+brute+force+attack+via+wp.getUsersBlogs/18427;
    classtype:attempted-admin;
    sid:2018754; rev:5;
    metadata:affected_product Wordpress, affected_product Wordpress_Plugins, attack_target Web_Server, created_at 2014_07_23, deployment Datacenter, confidence Medium, signature_severity Major, tag Wordpress, updated_at 2020_09_24;
)

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