ET WEB_CLIENT Attempted WordPress GDPR Plugin Privilege Escalation M2 (Set as Administrator)

Query · suricata

flow:established,to_server;
http.method;
content:"POST";
http.uri;
content:"/admin-ajax.php";
http.request_body;
content:"action=wpgdprc_"; fast_pattern;
content:"default_role|22|,|22|value|22 3a 22|administrator"; distance:0;
Raw source ET WEB_CLIENT Attempted WordPress GDPR Plugin Privilege Escalation M2 (Set as Administrator) · Suricata
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alert http $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HTTP_SERVERS any (
    msg:"ET WEB_CLIENT Attempted WordPress GDPR Plugin Privilege Escalation M2 (Set as Administrator)";
    flow:established,to_server;
    http.method;
    content:"POST";
    http.uri;
    content:"/admin-ajax.php";
    http.request_body;
    content:"action=wpgdprc_"; fast_pattern;
    content:"default_role|22|,|22|value|22 3a 22|administrator"; distance:0;
    reference:url,www.wordfence.com/blog/2018/11/trends-following-vulnerability-in-wp-gdpr-compliance-plugin/;
    classtype:attempted-admin;
    sid:2026606; rev:2;
    metadata:affected_product Wordpress_Plugins, attack_target Web_Server, created_at 2018_11_13, deployment Perimeter, performance_impact Low, signature_severity Major, tag PrivilegeEsc, updated_at 2020_08_27;
)

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