""ET EXPLOIT Fortigate VPN - Repeated GET Requests to /remote/hostcheck_validate (CVE-2023-27997)""

SID: 2046251

Revision: 1

Class Type: attempted-admin

Metadata: affected_product Fortigate, attack_target Networking_Equipment, created_at 2023_06_13, cve CVE_2023_27997, deployment Perimeter, deployment SSLDecrypt, confidence High, signature_severity Major, updated_at 2023_06_13

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: "/remote/hostcheck_validate" Depth: 26

  • Value: "enc"

Within:

PCRE:

Special Options:

  • http_method

  • http_uri

  • fast_pattern

  • http_uri

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