Malicious Path Traversal Exploitation Attempts (via webserver)

title: Malicious Path Traversal Exploitation Attempts (via webserver)
id: 91680caf-a4b4-5eaa-a4b4-680baa022efb
status: stable
description: This rule detects path traversal exploitation attempts
references:
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1190/
    - https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates
    - https://book.hacktricks.xyz/pentesting-web/file-inclusion
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-05-04
tags:
    - attack.initial-access
    - attack.t1190
logsource:
    category: webserver
detection:
    selection:
        cs-uri-query|contains:
            - '../../../../../lib/password'
            - '../../../../windows/'
            - '../../../etc/'
            - '..%252f..%252f..%252fetc%252f'
            - '..%c0%af..%c0%af..%c0%afetc%c0%af'
            - '%252e%252e%252fetc%252f'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium