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Atomicorp WAF Rule 332791

Rule Summary

  • Rule ID: 332791
  • Status: Active
  • Alert message: Atomicorp.com WAF Rules: Apache Struts RCE Attack
  • Observed CWEs: CWE-755 (1)
  • Revision: 2
  • Rule severity: Alert (1)
  • Phase: 2 (request body)
  • Request surfaces: Request headers
  • Rule action: deny
  • HTTP status: 403
  • Logging: log, auditlog

Description

This rule detects behavior identified by its current alert as “Apache Struts RCE Attack” in the request headers. It evaluates during the request body phase and denies matching traffic with HTTP status 403.

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

CVEVulnerabilityProductCVSSSeverity
CVE-2017-5638Apache Struts 2 - Remote Command Executionstruts9.8 (v3.1)Critical

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.

CWERelated Published CVEs
CWE-755CVE-2017-5638