ET EXPLOIT SaltStack Salt Exploitation Inbound M3 (CVE-2020-16846)

alert http any any -> [$HTTP_SERVERS,$HOME_NET] 8000 (
    msg:"ET EXPLOIT SaltStack Salt Exploitation Inbound M3 (CVE-2020-16846)";
    flow:established,to_server;
    http.method;
    content:"POST";
    http.uri;
    content:"/run"; startswith;
    http.request_body;
    content:"|22|client|22|";
    content:"|22|ssh|22|"; within:8;
    content:"|22|ssh_priv|22|"; fast_pattern;
    content:"|22 7c|"; within:5;
    reference:url,github.com/sudohyak/suricata-rules/blob/main/CVE-2020-16846/CVE-2020-16846.rules;
    reference:cve,2020-16846;
    classtype:web-application-attack;
    sid:2060515; rev:1;
    metadata:attack_target Server, created_at 2025_03_03, cve CVE_2020_16846, deployment Perimeter, deployment Internal, confidence High, signature_severity Major, tag Exploit, updated_at 2025_03_03, mitre_tactic_id TA0001, mitre_tactic_name Initial_Access, mitre_technique_id T1190, mitre_technique_name Exploit_Public_Facing_Application;
    target:dest_ip;
)