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Cloudflare - XSS probing pattern in request

Description

'Detects XSS probing patterns.'
Rule type
Scheduled
Version
1.0.1
Declared status
Available
Query frequency
1h
Query period
1h
Trigger
gt 0

Declared MITRE coverage

Declared sources

Metadata from the source file. No dependencies inferred from KQL.

Connectors

Data types

KQL query

Original query, unchanged.

let s_threshold = 3;
Cloudflare
| where HttpRequestMethod in~ ('POST', 'PUT')
| extend susp_ch = countof(ClientRequestURI, '%00')
| where ClientRequestURI matches regex @'(alert\()|(alert\%28)|(String\.fromCharCode\()|(expression\(alert)' or susp_ch > s_threshold 
| extend CompleteUrl = strcat(HttpRequestHeaderHost,ClientRequestPath)

Declared entities

IPURL

Related content

Links established from declared identifiers and solution manifests.

Source provenance

GitHub

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Source identifier
4d9d00b9-31a6-49e4-88c1-9e68277053ac
Additional source files 1Solutions/Cloudflare/Analytic Rules/CloudflareXSSProbingPattern.yamlsource ↗
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Added to catalog : 16 Sept 2026 · 05:49 UTC
Last change observed : 16 Sept 2026 · 05:49 UTC

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