ET EXPLOIT Splunk Unauthenticated Path Traversal Attempt Inbound (CVE-2024-36991)

Query · suricata

flow:established,to_server;
http.uri;
content:"/modules/"; fast_pattern;
pcre:"/\x2f([A-Z]:\.(\.?(\x2f\x2f?|\x2f\x2f?))){2,}/i";
target:dest_ip;
Raw source ET EXPLOIT Splunk Unauthenticated Path Traversal Attempt Inbound (CVE-2024-36991) · Suricata
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alert http any any -> [$HOME_NET,$HTTP_SERVERS] any (
    msg:"ET EXPLOIT Splunk Unauthenticated Path Traversal Attempt Inbound (CVE-2024-36991)";
    flow:established,to_server;
    http.uri;
    content:"/modules/"; fast_pattern;
    pcre:"/\x2f([A-Z]:\.(\.?(\x2f\x2f?|\x2f\x2f?))){2,}/i";
    reference:cve,2024-36991;
    classtype:attempted-admin;
    sid:2054410; rev:2;
    metadata:affected_product Splunk, created_at 2024_07_09, cve CVE_2024_36991, deployment Perimeter, deployment Internal, performance_impact Moderate, confidence High, signature_severity Major, tag Description_Generated_By_Proofpoint_Nexus, updated_at 2026_07_15, mitre_tactic_id TA0007, mitre_tactic_name Discovery, mitre_technique_id T1083, mitre_technique_name File_And_Directory_Discovery;
    target:dest_ip;
)

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