Rule Category

FILE-OTHER -- Snort detected traffic targeting vulnerabilities in a file type that does not require enough rule coverage to have its own category.

Alert Message

FILE-OTHER Multiple Products XML external entity injection attempt

Rule Explanation

This rule blocks attempts to exploit an XML external entity injection attack.

What To Look For

This rule blocks attempts to exploit an XML external entity injection attack.

Known Usage

No public information

False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group

Rule Groups

MITRE::ATT&CK Framework::Enterprise::Initial Access::Exploit Public-Facing Application

CVE

Additional Links

Rule Vulnerability

Server-Side Request Forgery

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attackers abuse functionality on the server to read or update internal resources. The attacker can supply or modify a URL for the server to read or submit data to. By carefully selecting the URLs, the attacker may be able to read server configuration such as AWS metadata, connect to internal services like http enabled databases or perform post requests for internal services which are not intended to be exposed.

CVE Additional Information

This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
CVE-2019-9670
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