Sigma rule: Source Code Enumeration Detection by Keyword

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-659a59c891f1, updated 2022-10-05T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Source Code Enumeration Detection by Keyword
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
James Ahearn
Date
2019-06-08
Modified
2022-10-05
File
rules/web/webserver_generic/web_source_code_enumeration.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects source code enumeration that use GET requests by keyword searches in URL strings

Log source

category
webserver

Detection

keywords:
    - '.git/'
condition: keywords

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.discovery
  • attack.t1083

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/web/webserver_generic/web_source_code_enumeration.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Source Code Enumeration Detection by Keyword" by James Ahearn (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/web/webserver_generic/web_source_code_enumeration.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: Source Code Enumeration Detection by Keyword",
entity page, dataset version ref-659a59c891f1, updated 2022-10-05T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/953d460b-f810-420a-97a2-cfca4c98e602 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 953d460b-f810-420a-97a2-cfca4c98e602, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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