Sigma rule: Python SQL Exceptions

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-b02c0082ab57, updated 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Python SQL Exceptions
Status
stable
Level
medium
Author
Thomas Patzke
Date
2017-08-12
Modified
2020-09-01
File
rules/application/python/app_python_sql_exceptions.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Generic rule for SQL exceptions in Python according to PEP 249

Log source

product
python
category
application

Detection

keywords:
    - DataError
    - IntegrityError
    - ProgrammingError
    - OperationalError
condition: keywords

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Application bugs

Tags

  • attack.initial-access
  • attack.t1190

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

References

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/application/python/app_python_sql_exceptions.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Python SQL Exceptions" by Thomas Patzke (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/application/python/app_python_sql_exceptions.yml.
    Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License

    Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: Python SQL Exceptions",
entity page, dataset version ref-b02c0082ab57, updated 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/19aefed0-ffd4-47dc-a7fc-f8b1425e84f9 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 19aefed0-ffd4-47dc-a7fc-f8b1425e84f9, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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