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Atomicorp WAF Rule 398023
Rule Summary
- Rule ID: 398023
- Status: Active
- Alert message: Atomicorp.com WAF Rules: Cloud metadata request header from external client
- Observed CWEs: CWE-918 (1), CWE-942 (1)
- Revision: 2
- Rule severity: Error (3)
- Phase: 1 (request headers)
- Rule action: deny
- HTTP status: 403
- Logging: log, auditlog
Description
This rule detects behavior identified by its current alert as “Cloud metadata request header from external client”. It evaluates during the request headers phase and denies matching traffic with HTTP status 403.
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.
| CVE | Vulnerability | Product | CVSS | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2020-36851 | Rob–W cors-anywhere Misconfigured CORS Proxy Allows SSRF | Rob–W / cors-anywhere | 9.5 (v4.0) | 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.
| CWE | Related Published CVEs |
|---|---|
| CWE-918 | CVE-2020-36851 |
| CWE-942 | CVE-2020-36851 |