Potential OWASSRF Exploitation Attempt - Webserver
Detects exploitation attempt of the OWASSRF variant targeting exchange servers It uses the OWA endpoint to access the powershell backend endpoint
Detection logic
selection
cs-method: POST
sc-status: 200
cs-uri-query|contains|all:
- /owa/
- /powershell
cs-uri-query|contains:
- "@"
- "%40"filter_main_ua
cs-user-agent:
- ClientInfo
- Microsoft WinRM Client
- Exchange BackEnd ProbesCondition
selection and not 1 of filter_main_*Raw YAML
title: Potential OWASSRF Exploitation Attempt - Webserver
id: 181f49fa-0b21-4665-a98c-a57025ebb8c7
status: test
description: Detects exploitation attempt of the OWASSRF variant targeting exchange servers It uses the OWA endpoint to access the powershell backend endpoint
references:
- https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/owassrf-exploit-analysis-and-recommendations/
- https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2022/12/21/cve-2022-41080-cve-2022-41082-rapid7-observed-exploitation-of-owassrf-in-exchange-for-rce/
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2022-12-22
modified: 2023-01-02
tags:
- attack.initial-access
- attack.t1190
- detection.emerging-threats
logsource:
category: webserver
detection:
selection:
cs-method: 'POST'
sc-status: 200
cs-uri-query|contains|all:
- '/owa/'
- '/powershell'
cs-uri-query|contains:
- '@'
- '%40'
filter_main_ua:
cs-user-agent:
- 'ClientInfo'
- 'Microsoft WinRM Client'
- 'Exchange BackEnd Probes'
condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_*
falsepositives:
- Web vulnerability scanners
level: highFalse positives
- Web vulnerability scanners