SID 1:41420

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Rule Category

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

Alert Message

SERVER-WEBAPP WordPress wp-config.php access via directory traversal attempt

Rule Explanation

This rule looks for characters indicating a directory traversal in the context of the wp-content directory and wp-config.php files.

What To Look For

This rule alerts when an attacker attempts to access the wp-config.php file via directory traversal.

Known Usage

No public information

False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

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Rule Groups

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CVE

None

Rule Vulnerability

No information provided

CVE Additional Information

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None

MITRE ATT&CK Framework

Tactic: Discovery

Technique: File and Directory Discovery

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