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[solved] Maldet ModSecurity rule report false positive even file is OK by maldet

Discussion in 'Apache' started by postcd, Jan 11, 2019.

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    UPDATE: I found the cause. I had to remove this line from the rule:
    SecTmpSaveUploadedFiles On

    :confused:

    Hello,

    this is the ModSecurity rule i found and be claimed to scan web server file uploads by Malware Detect software:

    SecRequestBodyAccess On
    SecTmpSaveUploadedFiles On
    SecRule FILES_TMPNAMES "@inspectFile /usr/local/maldetect/modsec.sh" "log,auditlog,deny,severity:2,phase:2,t:none,id:99587,msg:'Malware found by LinuxMalwareDetect.'"
    Code (markup):
    When i upload image (certainly clean image of an nature scenery), ModSecurity stop the request:

    Request:POST /wp-admin/async-upload.php
    Action Description: Access denied with code 406 (phase 2).
    Justification: File "/tmp/20190111-110811-XDh5G5teQx0AAHSqbjYAAAAA-file-lw445E" rejected by the approver script "/usr/local/maldetect/modsec.
    Code (markup):
    But when i DISABLE above mentioned ModSecurity rule, deploy changes, restart Apache, the upload WORKS.

    Then i go to command line and check if Maldet really consider the file malware:
    # /usr/local/maldetect/modsec.sh /home/acctnamehere/www/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/foto2.jpg

    maldet(3065): {scan} setting maximum execution time for 'find' file list: 14400sec
    1 maldet: OK

    I check file permissions, here i am unsure if are correct:
    # ls -lha /usr/local/maldetect/modsec.sh
    lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 Sep 1 23:56 /usr/local/maldetect/modsec.sh -> hookscan.sh*

    In /usr/local/maldetect/conf.maldet is:
    # Allows non-root users to perform scans. This must be enabled when
    # using mod_security2 upload scanning or if you want to allow users
    # to perform scans. When enabled, this will populate 'pub/' with user
    # owned quarantine, session and temporary paths to facilitate scans.
    # [ 0 = disabled, 1 = enabled, disabled by default ]
    scan_user_access="1
    Code (markup):
    So the ModSecurity rule is wrong? Can you please suggest how to fix the rule?
     
    Last edited: Jan 11, 2019
    postcd, Jan 11, 2019 IP