IMPORTANT: No additional bug fixes or documentation updates
will be released for this version. For the latest information, see the
current release documentation.
Web Application Suspicious Activity: POST Request Declinededit
A POST request to web application returned a 403 response, which indicates the web application declined to process the request because the action requested was not allowed
Rule indices:
- apm-*-transaction*
Severity: medium
Risk score: 47
Runs every: 5 minutes
Searches indices from: now-6m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time
)
Maximum signals per execution: 100
References:
Tags:
- Elastic
- APM
Rule version: 1
Added (Elastic Stack release): 7.6.0
Potential false positivesedit
Security scans and tests may result in these errors. Misconfigured or buggy applications may produce large numbers of these errors. If the source is unexpected, the user unauthorized, or the request unusual, these may indicate suspicious or malicious activity.
Rule queryedit
http.response.status_code:403 and http.request.method:post