""ET INFO Suspicious PHP Code in HTTP POST (Inbound)""

SID: 2031124

Revision: 3

Class Type: attempted-admin

Metadata: affected_product Web_Server_Applications, attack_target Web_Server, created_at 2020_10_27, deployment Perimeter, signature_severity Informational, updated_at 2024_01_31

Reference:

Protocol: tcp

Source Network: $EXTERNAL_NET

Source Port: any

Destination Network: [$HOME_NET,$HTTP_SERVERS]

Destination Port: $HTTP_PORTS

Flow: established,to_server

Contents:

  • Value: "POST"

  • Value: "<?php"

  • Value: "exec("

Within: 500

PCRE:

Special Options:

  • http_method

  • http_client_body

  • fast_pattern

  • http_client_body

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