alert http $EXTERNAL_NET any -> [$HOME_NET,$HTTP_SERVERS] any (
msg:"ET INFO Cisco IOS XE Web Server execCLI in SOAP (CVE-2023-20198) (Inbound)";
flow:established,to_server;
http.method;
content:"POST";
http.request_body;
content:"|3c 2f|wsse|3a|Username|3e 20 3c|wsse|3a|Password|3e|";
content:"|3c 2f|cmd|3e 20 3c 2f|execCLI|3e|"; fast_pattern;
threshold:type limit,seconds 300,count 1,track by_src;
reference:url,blog.talosintelligence.com/active-exploitation-of-cisco-ios-xe-software/;
reference:cve,2023-20198;
classtype:misc-activity;
sid:2048943; rev:1;
metadata:attack_target Networking_Equipment, created_at 2023_10_30, cve CVE_2023_20198_CVE_2023_20198, deployment Perimeter, deployment SSLDecrypt, confidence Medium, signature_severity Informational, tag CISA_KEV, tag Description_Generated_By_Proofpoint_Nexus, updated_at 2023_10_30, reviewed_at 2023_10_30;
)