Atomicorp WAF Rule 300006

Rule Summary

• Rule ID: 300006
• Status: Active
• Alert message: Atomicorp.com WAF Rules - Virtual Just In Time Patch: Forminator CVE-2023-4596 executable file upload blocked
• Observed CWEs: CWE-22 (1), CWE-434 (1)
• Revision: 1
• Rule severity: Alert (1)
• Phase: 2 (request body)
• Request surfaces: Request URI
• Rule action: deny
• HTTP status: 403
• Logging: log, auditlog

Description

This rule detects behavior identified by its current alert as “Virtual Just In Time Patch: Forminator CVE-2023-4596 executable file upload blocked” in the request URI. It evaluates during the request body phase and denies matching traffic with HTTP status 403.

CVEs Referenced by This Rule

The current ModSecurity rule metadata explicitly names the following CVEs. These references explain the rule author’s association; they do not claim that the rule is limited to these vulnerabilities or that this is an exhaustive coverage list.

CVE-2023-4596

The Forminator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to file type validation occurring after a file has been uploaded to the server in the upload_post_image() function in versions up to, and including, 1.24.6. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected site’s server which may make remote code execution possible.

• Association: The rule references CVE-2023-4596 in its alert message.
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Selected Related CVEs

This is a selected list of documented research observations, not an exhaustive coverage matrix. Absence of a CVE does not imply absence of protection.

Observed CWEs

These CWEs are recorded on published CVEs in the selected observations associated with this rule. They are observational relationships, not a claim that the rule universally blocks every vulnerability assigned to a CWE.