Sigma rule: Potential CVE-2023-23752 Exploitation Attempt

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-b62d03807cff, updated 2023-02-23T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Potential CVE-2023-23752 Exploitation Attempt
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Bhabesh Raj
Date
2023-02-23
File
rules-emerging-threats/2023/Exploits/CVE-2023-23752/web_cve_2023_23752_joomla_exploit_attempt.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the potential exploitation attempt of CVE-2023-23752 an Improper access check, in web service endpoints in Joomla

Log source

category
webserver

Detection

selection:
    cs-method: 'GET'
    cs-uri-query|contains|all:
        - '/api/index.php/v1/'
        - 'public=true'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Vulnerability scanners

Tags

  • attack.initial-access
  • attack.t1190
  • cve.2023-23752
  • detection.emerging-threats

CVEs this rule names

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

References

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-emerging-threats/2023/Exploits/CVE-2023-23752/web_cve_2023_23752_joomla_exploit_attempt.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Potential CVE-2023-23752 Exploitation Attempt" by Bhabesh Raj (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-emerging-threats/2023/Exploits/CVE-2023-23752/web_cve_2023_23752_joomla_exploit_attempt.yml.
    Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License

    Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: Potential CVE-2023-23752 Exploitation Attempt",
entity page, dataset version ref-b62d03807cff, updated 2023-02-23T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/0e1ebc5a-15d0-4bf6-8199-b2535397433a (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 0e1ebc5a-15d0-4bf6-8199-b2535397433a, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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