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Report a false positive

Rule Category

SERVER-WEBAPP -- Snort has detected traffic exploiting vulnerabilities in web based applications on servers.

Alert Message

SERVER-WEBAPP handler access

Rule Explanation

This event is generated when /handler is accessed over HTTP.

What To Look For

This is caused from a client attempting to reach the handler URI.

Known Usage

No public information

False Positives

Known false positives, with the described conditions

This could be a normal access to the webpage

Contributors

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group

Rule Groups

No rule groups

CVE

CVE-1999-0148

Rule Vulnerability

Command Injection

Command Injection attacks target applications that allow unsafe user-supplied input. Attackers transmit this input via forms, cookies, HTTP headers, etc. and exploit the applications permissions to execute system commands without injecting code.

CVE Additional Information

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CVE-1999-0148

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MITRE ATT&CK Framework

Tactic: Initial Access

Technique: Exploit Public-Facing Application

For reference, see the MITRE ATT&CK vulnerability types here: https://attack.mitre.org