OSSEC / HIDS Rule 63317

OSSEC / HIDS rule catalog

• Rule family: OSSEC / HIDS
• Rule ID: 63317
• Definition status: Present in current source
• Alert message / subject: Cpanel WHM root Login success
• Rule level: 6
• Definition checked: 2026-10-21

Interpretation and response

This event is recorded as “Cpanel WHM root Login success”. Review the originating log and the affected host or service to determine whether the activity was expected.

An OSSEC/HIDS event records or correlates activity. Blocking depends on the originating application and any separately configured Active Response policy; an alert alone does not prove that an attack was blocked.

The current rule explicitly disables Active Response for this event.

Documentation

The following guidance was migrated from the historical wiki and reviewed against the rule definition. Legacy ASL product names and interface instructions refer to the versions documented then. Use the current metadata above and your installed configuration when interpreting thresholds, notification settings and response behavior.

This rule reports when the “root” user logs into the cpanel WHM. It does not block or prevent login.

Source and revision

Migrated from HIDS_63317, wiki page 636, revision 5493 (20150717). Documentation review: 2026-10-21. An archived wiki status of Active is not a current deployment status.

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