""ET WEB_SERVER Wordpress Login Bruteforcing Detected""

SID: 2014020

Revision: 3

Class Type: attempted-recon

Metadata: affected_product Wordpress, affected_product Wordpress_Plugins, attack_target Web_Server, created_at 2011_12_13, deployment Datacenter, signature_severity Major, tag Wordpress, updated_at 2012_09_20

Reference:

Protocol: tcp

Source Network: $EXTERNAL_NET

Source Port: any

Destination Network: $HTTP_SERVERS

Destination Port: $HTTP_PORTS

Flow: to_server,established

Contents:

  • Value: "/wp-login.php"

  • Value: "POST"

  • Value: "log|3d|"

  • Value: "pwd|3d|"

Within:

PCRE:

Special Options:

  • nocase

  • fast_pattern

  • http_uri

  • http_method

  • http_client_body

  • http_client_body

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