ET EXPLOIT RAR File Directory Traversal Upload (CVE-2025-6218)


Query · suricata

flow:established,to_server;
http.request_body;
content:"|52 61 72 21 1a|"; fast_pattern;
content:"|2e 2e 20|";
pcre:"/(?:\x2f|\x5c{2})\x2e{2}\s+[\x2e\x2f]\w+/";
threshold:type limit, seconds 600, count 1, track by_src;
target:dest_ip;
Raw source ET EXPLOIT RAR File Directory Traversal Upload (CVE-2025-6218) · Suricata
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alert http any any -> $HOME_NET any (
    msg:"ET EXPLOIT RAR File Directory Traversal Upload (CVE-2025-6218)";
    flow:established,to_server;
    http.request_body;
    content:"|52 61 72 21 1a|"; fast_pattern;
    content:"|2e 2e 20|";
    pcre:"/(?:\x2f|\x5c{2})\x2e{2}\s+[\x2e\x2f]\w+/";
    threshold:type limit, seconds 600, count 1, track by_src;
    reference:url,www.welivesecurity.com/en/eset-research/update-winrar-tools-now-romcom-and-others-exploiting-zero-day-vulnerability/;
    reference:cve,2025-6218;
    classtype:bad-unknown;
    sid:2066600; rev:1;
    metadata:attack_target Server, tls_state TLSDecrypt, created_at 2026_01_06, cve CVE_2025_6218, deployment Perimeter, confidence High, signature_severity Major, tag Exploit, updated_at 2026_01_06, 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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