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[HowTo] Block Exploits, SQL Injections, File Injections, Spam, User Agents, Etc on VestaCP Nginx Server
[HowTo] Block Exploits, SQL Injections, File Injections, Spam, User Agents, Etc on VestaCP Nginx Server
The ruleset I use here has to be inserted in each nginx vhost (inside a server {} container) where you want to use it. Unfortunately, it can't be used globally because the set directive is not allowed inside the http {} container.
Whenever one of the rules matches a request, a 403 Forbidden error is returned to the client. I've commented out the wget rule here because this would also block cron jobs that use wget which is quite common among modern CMS applications. If your application doesn't use wget, you can uncomment that rule as well.
Don't forget to reload nginx:
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server {
[...]
## Block SQL injections
set $block_sql_injections 0;
if ($query_string ~ "union.*select.*\(") {
set $block_sql_injections 1;
}
if ($query_string ~ "union.*all.*select.*") {
set $block_sql_injections 1;
}
if ($query_string ~ "concat.*\(") {
set $block_sql_injections 1;
}
if ($block_sql_injections = 1) {
return 403;
}
## Block file injections
set $block_file_injections 0;
if ($query_string ~ "[a-zA-Z0-9_]=http://") {
set $block_file_injections 1;
}
if ($query_string ~ "[a-zA-Z0-9_]=(\.\.//?)+") {
set $block_file_injections 1;
}
if ($query_string ~ "[a-zA-Z0-9_]=/([a-z0-9_.]//?)+") {
set $block_file_injections 1;
}
if ($block_file_injections = 1) {
return 403;
}
## Block common exploits
set $block_common_exploits 0;
if ($query_string ~ "(<|%3C).*script.*(>|%3E)") {
set $block_common_exploits 1;
}
if ($query_string ~ "GLOBALS(=|\[|\%[0-9A-Z]{0,2})") {
set $block_common_exploits 1;
}
if ($query_string ~ "_REQUEST(=|\[|\%[0-9A-Z]{0,2})") {
set $block_common_exploits 1;
}
if ($query_string ~ "proc/self/environ") {
set $block_common_exploits 1;
}
if ($query_string ~ "mosConfig_[a-zA-Z_]{1,21}(=|\%3D)") {
set $block_common_exploits 1;
}
if ($query_string ~ "base64_(en|de)code\(.*\)") {
set $block_common_exploits 1;
}
if ($block_common_exploits = 1) {
return 403;
}
## Block spam
set $block_spam 0;
if ($query_string ~ "\b(ultram|unicauca|valium|viagra|vicodin|xanax|ypxaieo)\b") {
set $block_spam 1;
}
if ($query_string ~ "\b(erections|hoodia|huronriveracres|impotence|levitra|libido)\b") {
set $block_spam 1;
}
if ($query_string ~ "\b(ambien|blue\spill|cialis|cocaine|ejaculation|erectile)\b") {
set $block_spam 1;
}
if ($query_string ~ "\b(lipitor|phentermin|pro[sz]ac|sandyauer|tramadol|troyhamby)\b") {
set $block_spam 1;
}
if ($block_spam = 1) {
return 403;
}
## Block user agents
set $block_user_agents 0;
# Don't disable wget if you need it to run cron jobs!
#if ($http_user_agent ~ "Wget") {
# set $block_user_agents 1;
#}
# Disable Akeeba Remote Control 2.5 and earlier
if ($http_user_agent ~ "Indy Library") {
set $block_user_agents 1;
}
# Common bandwidth hoggers and hacking tools.
if ($http_user_agent ~ "libwww-perl") {
set $block_user_agents 1;
}
if ($http_user_agent ~ "GetRight") {
set $block_user_agents 1;
}
if ($http_user_agent ~ "GetWeb!") {
set $block_user_agents 1;
}
if ($http_user_agent ~ "Go!Zilla") {
set $block_user_agents 1;
}
if ($http_user_agent ~ "Download Demon") {
set $block_user_agents 1;
}
if ($http_user_agent ~ "Go-Ahead-Got-It") {
set $block_user_agents 1;
}
if ($http_user_agent ~ "TurnitinBot") {
set $block_user_agents 1;
}
if ($http_user_agent ~ "GrabNet") {
set $block_user_agents 1;
}
if ($block_user_agents = 1) {
return 403;
}
[...]
}
Don't forget to reload nginx:
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service nginx reload