Rule Category

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

Alert Message

SERVER-WEBAPP Advantech iView DeviceTreeTable directory traversal attempt

Rule Explanation

The rule alerts on crafted 'filename' parameters in requests to the iView network servlet invoking the "exportTaskMgrReport" method of the "DeviceTreeTable" class.

What To Look For

This rule fires upon attempt to exploit a directory traversal vulnerability in Advantech iView (CVE-2020-16245).

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

Directory Traversal

A Directory Traversal attack targets HTTP traffic and allows the attacker to access directories outside the applications own, potentially exposing sensitive system files to leakage or overwriting. This is also known as Directory Climbing, Path Traversal, or Backtracking. An alert on this kind of attack indicates a vulnerability in security validation of user input that allows a "traverse to parent directory" or "../" command to pass through. Protect your site by filtering all user input, removing any characters but the allowed data.

CVE Additional Information

This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
CVE-2020-16245
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MITRE ATT&CK Framework

Tactic: Execution

Technique: Execution through API

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