WAF 378371
Rule ID
378371
Status
Active rule currently published.
Alert Message
Atomicorp.com WAF Rules - Virtual Just In Time Patch: Possible Attempt to Exploit PHP CGI command injection vulnerability
Description
This rule detects when an attacker attempts to exploit the PHP CGI command injection vulnerability, CVE-2012-1823. This exploit works when an attacker submits command line arguments to a php application in the URL. If PGP is running in CGI mode it will allow this, and these command line arguments can be used to perform any action with PHP, including overriding php.ini, injecting code, replace code and other actions.
This is a critical vulnerability being actively exploited. \
This rule works by detecting the use of a command line switches in the query string.
False Positives
No known false positives.
It is not recommended that you disable this rule if you believe you have a false positive. If you believe this is a false positive, please report this to our security team to determine if this is a legitimate case, or if its clever attack on your system. Instructions to report false positives are detailed on the Reporting False Positives wiki page. If it is a false positive, we will fix the issue in the rules and get a release out to you promptly.
Tuning Guidance
None.
Similar Rules
Knowledge Base Articles
None.
Outside References
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=61910
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-1823
