Rule Category

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

Alert Message

SERVER-WEBAPP Multiple products XML external entity parsing information disclosure attempt

Rule Explanation

This rule looks for XML files present in the HTTP client body that contain references to an external entity.

What To Look For

This rule fires on potential attempts to exploit XML external entity vulnerabilities.

Known Usage

No public information

False Positives

Known false positives, with the described conditions

This rule will fire on all HTTP requests with an HTTP client body containing XML files that reference an external entity.

Contributors

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group

Rule Groups

Rule Categories::Server::Web Applications

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

MITRE::ATT&CK Framework::Enterprise::Reconnaissance::Gather Victim Host Information

CVE

Rule Vulnerability

Information Leak

Information Leakage happens when an attacker manipulates a system into revealing sensitive information, either through malformed input or by taking advantage of another feature of the system.

CVE Additional Information

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