ET EXPLOIT Sophos Web Appliance RCE Attempt Inbound (CVE-2013-4983)

Query · suricata

flow:established,to_server;
http.method;
content:"POST";
http.uri;
content:"/index.php?";
content:"c=blocked";
content:"action=continue"; fast_pattern;
target:dest_ip;
Raw source ET EXPLOIT Sophos Web Appliance RCE Attempt Inbound (CVE-2013-4983) · Suricata
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alert http any any -> [$HOME_NET,$HTTP_SERVERS] any (
    msg:"ET EXPLOIT Sophos Web Appliance RCE Attempt Inbound (CVE-2013-4983)";
    flow:established,to_server;
    http.method;
    content:"POST";
    http.uri;
    content:"/index.php?";
    content:"c=blocked";
    content:"action=continue"; fast_pattern;
    reference:cve,2013-4983;
    classtype:web-application-attack;
    sid:2061768; rev:1;
    metadata:attack_target Server, created_at 2025_04_21, cve CVE_2013_4983, deployment Perimeter, deployment Internal, confidence Medium, signature_severity Major, tag Description_Generated_By_Proofpoint_Nexus, updated_at 2025_04_21, mitre_tactic_id TA0001, mitre_tactic_name Initial_Access, mitre_technique_id T1190, mitre_technique_name Exploit_Public_Facing_Application;
    target:dest_ip;
)

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