Rule History

SID: 2016061 • Source: et/open

Versions (3)

Version DetailsCurrent

Rev: 5 • Dec 19, 2012, 12:00 PM

Message:

ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Possible WordpressPingbackPortScanner detected

Rule:

alert http $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HTTP_SERVERS any (msg:"ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Possible WordpressPingbackPortScanner detected"; flow:established,to_server; http.method; content:"POST"; nocase; http.uri; content:"/xmlrpc.php"; http.request_body; content:"pingback.ping"; fast_pattern; nocase; threshold:type both, track by_src, seconds 60, count 5; reference:url,seclists.org/bugtraq/2012/Dec/101; reference:url,github.com/FireFart/WordpressPingbackPortScanner/; reference:url,www.acunetix.com/blog/web-security-zone/wordpress-pingback-vulnerability/; classtype:web-application-attack; sid:2016061; rev:5; metadata:affected_product Wordpress, affected_product Wordpress_Plugins, attack_target Web_Server, created_at 2012_12_19, deployment Datacenter, confidence Medium, signature_severity Major, tag Wordpress, updated_at 2024_03_13;)

Created:

Dec 19, 2012, 12:00 PM

Updated:

Mar 13, 2024, 12:00 PM

DB Created:

Sep 21, 2024, 3:00 AM

DB Updated:

May 30, 2025, 12:04 AM

Filename:

rules/emerging-web_specific_apps.rules