Rule Category

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

Alert Message

SERVER-WEBAPP RoundCube WebMail IMAP command injection attempt

Rule Explanation

This event is generated when an attempt to exploit an IMAP command injection in RoundCube Webmail is detected. Impact: Attempted User Privilege Gain

What To Look For

This rule alerts on an attempt to exploit RoundCube webmail server

Known Usage

No public information

False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group

Rule Groups

No rule groups

CVE

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-2018-9846
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MITRE ATT&CK Framework

Tactic: Privilege Escalation

Technique: Elevated Execution with Prompt

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