Rule Category

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

Alert Message

SERVER-WEBAPP WordPress bbPress plugin unauthenticated privilege escalation attempt

Rule Explanation

This rule looks for a crafted request sent to a webserver that attempts to exploit the user creation functionality of the WordPress bbPress plugin.

What To Look For

This rule looks for an attempt to exploit a privilege escalation vulnerability in the WordPress bbPress plugin.

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

Authentication Bypass

An Authentication Bypass occurs when there is a way to avoid providing user credentials to a system before performing restricted operations on said system.

CVE Additional Information

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CVE-2020-13693
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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