Successful Exchange ProxyShell Attack

title: Successful Exchange ProxyShell Attack
id: 992be1eb-e5da-437e-9a54-6d13b57bb4d8
status: test
description: Detects URP patterns and status codes that indicate a successful ProxyShell exploitation attack against Exchange servers
references:
    - https://youtu.be/5mqid-7zp8k?t=2231
    - https://blog.orange.tw/2021/08/proxylogon-a-new-attack-surface-on-ms-exchange-part-1.html
    - https://peterjson.medium.com/reproducing-the-proxyshell-pwn2own-exploit-49743a4ea9a1
author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Rich Warren
date: 2021-08-09
modified: 2023-01-02
tags:
    - attack.initial-access
    - detection.emerging-threats
logsource:
    category: webserver
detection:
    selection_auto:
        cs-uri-query|contains: '/autodiscover.json'
    selection_uri:
        cs-uri-query|contains:
            - '/powershell'
            - '/mapi/nspi'
            - '/EWS'
            - 'X-Rps-CAT'
    selection_success:
        sc-status:
            - 200
            - 301
    condition: selection_auto and selection_uri and selection_success
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: critical