ET WEB_CLIENT Attempted RCE in Wordpress Social Warfare Plugin Inbound (CVE-2019-9978)

Query · suricata

flow:established,to_server;
http.method;
content:"GET";
http.uri;
content:"wp-admin/admin-post.php?swp_debug=load_options&swp_url="; fast_pattern;
pcre:"/^https?:\/\//R";
Raw source ET WEB_CLIENT Attempted RCE in Wordpress Social Warfare Plugin Inbound (CVE-2019-9978) · Suricata
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alert http $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HTTP_SERVERS any (
    msg:"ET WEB_CLIENT Attempted RCE in Wordpress Social Warfare Plugin Inbound (CVE-2019-9978)";
    flow:established,to_server;
    http.method;
    content:"GET";
    http.uri;
    content:"wp-admin/admin-post.php?swp_debug=load_options&swp_url="; fast_pattern;
    pcre:"/^https?:\/\//R";
    reference:url,www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46794;
    classtype:attempted-admin;
    sid:2027315; rev:3;
    metadata:affected_product Wordpress_Plugins, created_at 2019_05_03, cve CVE_2019_9978, deployment Perimeter, performance_impact Low, confidence Medium, signature_severity Major, tag CISA_KEV, updated_at 2020_08_28;
)

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