ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Draytek DownloadFileServlet show_file_name Parameter Directory Traversal Attempt (CVE-2021-20123)


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flow:established,to_server;
http.method;
content:"GET";
http.uri;
content:"/ACSServer/DownloadFileServlet|3f|"; startswith; fast_pattern;
content:"show_file_name|3d|"; distance:0;
pcre:"/^[^\x26]*?(?:(?:\x2e|%2[Ee]){1,2}(?:\x2f|\x5c|%5[Cc]|%2[Ff]){1,}){2,}/R";
content:"type|3d|uploadfile";
content:"path|3d|";
target:dest_ip;
Raw source ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Draytek DownloadFileServlet show_file_name Parameter Directory Traversal Attempt (CVE-2021-20123) · Suricata
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alert http any any -> $HOME_NET any (
    msg:"ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Draytek DownloadFileServlet show_file_name Parameter Directory Traversal Attempt (CVE-2021-20123)";
    flow:established,to_server;
    http.method;
    content:"GET";
    http.uri;
    content:"/ACSServer/DownloadFileServlet|3f|"; startswith; fast_pattern;
    content:"show_file_name|3d|"; distance:0;
    pcre:"/^[^\x26]*?(?:(?:\x2e|%2[Ee]){1,2}(?:\x2f|\x5c|%5[Cc]|%2[Ff]){1,}){2,}/R";
    content:"type|3d|uploadfile";
    content:"path|3d|";
    reference:url,www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2021-42;
    reference:cve,2021-20123;
    classtype:attempted-admin;
    sid:2071564; rev:1;
    metadata:affected_product DrayTek, attack_target Networking_Equipment, tls_state plaintext, created_at 2026_08_18, cve CVE_2021_20123, deployment Perimeter, deployment Internal, performance_impact Low, confidence High, signature_severity Major, tag Exploit, tag CISA_KEV, updated_at 2026_08_18, 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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