ET INFO MongoDB SASL Authentication Detected

Query · suricata

flow:established,to_server;
flowbits:set,ET.MongoDB_Auth_Attempt;
flowbits:noalert;
content:"|dd 07 00 00|"; offset:12; depth:4;
content:"saslstart"; fast_pattern; nocase; distance:0;
target:dest_ip;

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Raw source ET INFO MongoDB SASL Authentication Detected · Suricata
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alert tcp any any -> $HOME_NET 27017 (
    msg:"ET INFO MongoDB SASL Authentication Detected";
    flow:established,to_server;
    flowbits:set,ET.MongoDB_Auth_Attempt;
    flowbits:noalert;
    content:"|dd 07 00 00|"; offset:12; depth:4;
    content:"saslstart"; fast_pattern; nocase; distance:0;
    reference:url,www.alienfactory.co.uk/articles/mongodb-scramsha1-over-sasl;
    classtype:misc-activity;
    sid:2066500; rev:1;
    metadata:affected_product MongoDB, attack_target Server, created_at 2025_12_29, deployment Perimeter, confidence High, signature_severity Informational, tag Description_Generated_By_Proofpoint_Nexus, updated_at 2025_12_29;
    target:dest_ip;
)

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