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Response playbook

  • This is a confirmed exploit — the WAF alert and ADR agree. Treat as high priority

  • Enable ADR Block Mode for the affected rule and application if not already active

  • Check the WAF action field: was it ALLOW or BLOCK?

    • If ALLOW (detect mode): consider moving this WAF rule to block mode — ADR has validated it catches real attacks

    • If BLOCK and ADR still saw an exploit, the attacker bypassed the WAF. Update WAF rules using the exact payload ADR captured.

  • Review WAF logs for the same source IP — how many requests did the attacker send? What other endpoints were probed?

  • Search ADR for the same source IP across other applications

  • Escalate to AppSec with the specific vulnerability for remediation

  • Use this data to tune your WAF: ADR-confirmed exploits tell you which WAF rules are working and which have gaps