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

SID: 2046723

Revision: 1

Class Type: attempted-admin

Metadata: affected_product Fortigate, attack_target Networking_Equipment, created_at 2023_07_05, cve CVE_2023_27997, deployment Perimeter, deployment SSLDecrypt, performance_impact Low, signature_severity Major, updated_at 2023_07_05

Reference:

Protocol: tcp

Source Network: $EXTERNAL_NET

Source Port: any

Destination Network: $HOME_NET

Destination Port: $HTTP_PORTS

Flow: established,to_server

Contents:

  • Value: "POST"

  • Value: "/remote/error" Depth: 13

Within:

PCRE: "/^Content-Length\x3a\x20(?:[0-9]{9,})/Hm"

Special Options:

  • http_method

  • fast_pattern

  • http_uri

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