SID 1:55826

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Rule Category

SERVER-WEBAPP -- Snort has detected traffic exploiting vulnerabilities in web based applications on servers.

Alert Message

SERVER-WEBAPP Microsoft Exchange Server DlpUtils remote code execution attempt

Rule Explanation

This rule detects attempted remote code execution in vulnerable versions of Microsoft Exchange Server by looking for the use of executable classes in the data sent to the server.

What To Look For

This rule detects attempted remote code execution in vulnerable versions of Microsoft Exchange Server.

Known Usage

No public information

False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group

Rule Groups

No rule groups

CVE

CVE-2020-16875

Additional Links

portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16875

Rule Vulnerability

Command Injection

Command Injection attacks target applications that allow unsafe user-supplied input. Attackers transmit this input via forms, cookies, HTTP headers, etc. and exploit the applications permissions to execute system commands without injecting code.

CVE Additional Information

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CVE-2020-16875
 Loading description

MITRE ATT&CK Framework

Tactic: Execution

Technique: Execution through API

For reference, see the MITRE ATT&CK vulnerability types here: https://attack.mitre.org