Rule Category

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

Alert Message

SERVER-WEBAPP vBulletin pre-authenticated command injection attempt

Rule Explanation

This event is generated when an attempt to exploit vBulletin is detected. Impact: Web Application Attack Details: vBulletin contains and internal file that does not provide input santitation against configurations sent remotely. This leads to an attacker being able to inject commands. Ease of Attack: Simple, requires authentication, and an exploit is publicly available.

What To Look For

This event is generated when an attempt to exploit vBulletin is detected.

Known Usage

No public information

False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group

Rule Groups

No rule groups

CVE

Additional Links

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-2019-16759
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CVE-2020-17496
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MITRE ATT&CK Framework

Tactic: Initial Access

Technique: Drive-by Compromise

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