ET EXPLOIT IBM Spectrum Protect Plus - Command Injection Attempt Inbound (CVE-2020-4211)

Query · suricata

flow:established,to_server;
http.method;
content:"POST";
http.uri;
content:"/hostname"; fast_pattern;
http.request_body;
content:"hostname=";
pcre:"/^[^&]*?\x3b/R";
target:dest_ip;
Raw source ET EXPLOIT IBM Spectrum Protect Plus - Command Injection Attempt Inbound (CVE-2020-4211) · Suricata
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alert http any any -> [$HOME_NET,$HTTP_SERVERS] any (
    msg:"ET EXPLOIT IBM Spectrum Protect Plus - Command Injection Attempt Inbound (CVE-2020-4211)";
    flow:established,to_server;
    http.method;
    content:"POST";
    http.uri;
    content:"/hostname"; fast_pattern;
    http.request_body;
    content:"hostname=";
    pcre:"/^[^&]*?\x3b/R";
    reference:cve,2020-4211;
    classtype:web-application-attack;
    sid:2061823; rev:2;
    metadata:attack_target Server, created_at 2025_04_23, cve CVE_2020_4211, deployment Perimeter, deployment Internal, confidence High, signature_severity Major, tag Exploit, updated_at 2026_01_05, 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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