CVE-2021-21978 Exploitation Attempt

Detects the exploitation of the VMware View Planner vulnerability described in CVE-2021-21978

Detection logic

selection

cs-method: POST
cs-uri-query|contains|all:
  - logupload
  - logMetaData
  - wsgi_log_upload.py

Condition

selection

Raw YAML

title: CVE-2021-21978 Exploitation Attempt
id: 77586a7f-7ea4-4c41-b19c-820140b84ca9
status: test
description: Detects the exploitation of the VMware View Planner vulnerability described in CVE-2021-21978
references:
    - https://twitter.com/wugeej/status/1369476795255320580
    - https://paper.seebug.org/1495/
author: Bhabesh Raj
date: 2020-03-10
modified: 2023-01-02
tags:
    - attack.initial-access
    - attack.t1190
    - cve.2021-21978
    - detection.emerging-threats
logsource:
    category: webserver
detection:
    selection:
        cs-method: 'POST'
        cs-uri-query|contains|all:
            - 'logupload'
            - 'logMetaData'
            - 'wsgi_log_upload.py'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: high

False positives

Unknown

References

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