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SERVER-WEBAPP Sophos XG Firewall SQL injection attempt
SQL injection vulnerability in Sophos XG Firewall product allows for remote execution of arbitrary SQL commands via the release and hdnFilePath parameters.
This rule triggers on SQL injection metacharacters sent to the Sophos XG Firewall product in the request parameters.
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Cisco Talos Intelligence Group
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SQL Injection
SQL Injection attacks target PHP and ASP applications primarily and involve SQL queries or commands added to unverified user input. A successful attack can lead to data leaks (entirely exposed data), database modification (data deletion or tampering), administrative permissions misuse, and sometimes direct commands passed to the operating system.
CVE-2020-15504 |
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Tactic: Initial Access
Technique: Exploit Public-Facing Application
For reference, see the MITRE ATT&CK vulnerability types here: https://attack.mitre.org