""ET EXPLOIT Linux/Attempted Hosts File Exfil""

SID: 2035315

Revision: 2

Class Type: attempted-admin

Metadata: affected_product Linux, attack_target Server, created_at 2022_02_28, deployment Perimeter, signature_severity Major, updated_at 2022_02_28, reviewed_at 2024_06_26

Reference:

Protocol: tcp

Source Network: $EXTERNAL_NET

Source Port: $HTTP_PORTS

Destination Network: $HOME_NET

Destination Port: any

Flow: established,to_server

Contents:

  • Value: "GET"

  • Value: "?url=file|3a 2f 2f 2f|etc|2f|hosts"

  • Value: !"Referer|3a 20|"

Within:

PCRE: "/\?url=file|3a\x202f\x202f\x202f|etc|2f|hosts$/U"

Special Options:

  • http_method

  • http_uri

  • fast_pattern

  • http_header

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