alert http $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HTTP_SERVERS any (msg:"ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Awstats Remote Code Execution Attempt"; flow:established,from_client; content:"/awstats.pl?"; nocase; http_uri; pcre:"/(configdir|update|pluginmode)=.*(\|.+\||system)/Ui"; reference:url,www.k-otik.com/exploits/20050124.awexpl.c.php; reference:url,www.k-otik.com/exploits/20050302.awstats_shell.c.php; reference:url,awstats.sourceforge.net; reference:url,www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=185&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=false; reference:bugtraq,12298; reference:cve,CAN-2005-0116; classtype:web-application-attack; sid:2001686; rev:17; metadata:created_at 2010_07_30, signature_severity Major, updated_at 2019_07_26, mitre_tactic_id TA0001, mitre_tactic_name Initial_Access, mitre_technique_id T1190, mitre_technique_name Exploit_Public_Facing_Application;)