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Atomicorp WAF Rule 330040

Rule Summary

  • Rule ID: 330040
  • Status: Active
  • Alert message: Atomicorp.com WAF Rules: Impolite bot - TwengaBot detected. Disable this rule if you want to allow TwengaBot.
  • Observed CWEs: None documented
  • Revision: 1
  • Rule severity: Critical (2)
  • Phase: 2 (request body)
  • Request surfaces: Request headers
  • Rule action: deny
  • HTTP status: 403
  • Logging: log, auditlog

Description

This rule detects if the TwengaBot is connecting to the system.

False Positives

There are no known false positives for this rule. If you wish to allow this bot to connect to your system, disable this rule.

However, 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

If you want to allow this bot to connect to your system disable this rule.

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

No selected related public CVE research notes are currently published.

Documentation Source

  • Original wiki page: WAF 330040
  • Source revision: 2022
  • Source revision date: 2011-12-19