Sigma rule: WebDav Put Request

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-693b993ddc02, updated 2024-03-13T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
WebDav Put Request
Status
test
Level
low
Author
Roberto Rodriguez (Cyb3rWard0g), OTR (Open Threat Research)
Date
2020-05-02
Modified
2024-03-13
File
rules/network/zeek/zeek_http_webdav_put_request.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

A General detection for WebDav user-agent being used to PUT files on a WebDav network share. This could be an indicator of exfiltration.

Log source

product
zeek
service
http

Detection

selection:
    user_agent|contains: 'WebDAV'
    method: 'PUT'
filter:
    id.resp_h|cidr:
        - '10.0.0.0/8'
        - '127.0.0.0/8'
        - '172.16.0.0/12'
        - '192.168.0.0/16'
        - '169.254.0.0/16'
condition: selection and not filter

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.exfiltration
  • attack.t1048.003

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/network/zeek/zeek_http_webdav_put_request.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "WebDav Put Request" by Roberto Rodriguez (Cyb3rWard0g), OTR (Open Threat Research) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/network/zeek/zeek_http_webdav_put_request.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: WebDav Put Request",
entity page, dataset version ref-693b993ddc02, updated 2024-03-13T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/705072a5-bb6f-4ced-95b6-ecfa6602090b (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 705072a5-bb6f-4ced-95b6-ecfa6602090b, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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