Atomicorp WAF Rule 381210

Rule Summary

• Rule ID: 381210
• Status: Active
• Alert message: Atomicorp.com WAF Rules - Virtual Just In Time Patch: Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities in 'setup-config.php' page
• Observed CWEs: CWE-79 (1), CWE-200 (1)
• Phase: 2 (request body)
• Request surfaces: Request filename
• Rule action: deny
• Public tags: CVE-2012-0782
• Logging: log, auditlog

Description

This rule detects behavior identified by its current alert as “Virtual Just In Time Patch: Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities in 'setup-config.php' page” in the request filename. It evaluates during the request body phase and denies matching traffic.

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-2012-0782

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in wp-admin/setup-config.php in the installation component in WordPress 3.3.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) dbhost, (2) dbname, or (3) uname parameter. NOTE: the vendor disputes the significance of this issue; also, it is unclear whether this specific XSS scenario has security relevance

• Association: The rule references CVE-2012-0782 in its tag.
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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.