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Atomicorp WAF Rule 340020

Rule Summary

  • Rule ID: 340020
  • Status: Active
  • Alert message: Atomicorp.com WAF Rules: PARANOID MODE XSS in referrer and UA headers
  • Observed CWEs: None documented
  • Revision: 30
  • Rule severity: Critical (2)
  • Phase: 2 (request body)
  • Request surfaces: Request headers
  • Rule action: block
  • HTTP status: 403
  • Logging: inherited from SecDefaultAction

Description

Cross Site Scripting attack detected in either the referrer or User-Agent headers.

False Positives

There are no known False Positives for this in the UA header. Some web application may include scripting language in the referrer header.

If you believe this is a false positive, it is recommended that you 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.

Similar Rules

WAF_340003

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 340020
  • Source revision: 703
  • Source revision date: 2009-11-26