Sigma rule: CVE-2020-0688 Exploitation Attempt

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-8229dc244065, updated 2023-01-02T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
CVE-2020-0688 Exploitation Attempt
Status
test
Level
high
Author
NVISO
Date
2020-02-27
Modified
2023-01-02
File
rules-emerging-threats/2020/Exploits/CVE-2020-0688/web_cve_2020_0688_exchange_exploit.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects CVE-2020-0688 Exploitation attempts

Log source

category
webserver

Detection

selection:
    cs-uri-query|contains|all:
        - '/ecp/default.aspx'
        - '__VIEWSTATEGENERATOR='
        - '__VIEWSTATE='
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.initial-access
  • attack.t1190
  • cve.2020-0688
  • detection.emerging-threats

CVEs this rule names

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-emerging-threats/2020/Exploits/CVE-2020-0688/web_cve_2020_0688_exchange_exploit.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "CVE-2020-0688 Exploitation Attempt" by NVISO (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-emerging-threats/2020/Exploits/CVE-2020-0688/web_cve_2020_0688_exchange_exploit.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: CVE-2020-0688 Exploitation Attempt",
entity page, dataset version ref-8229dc244065, updated 2023-01-02T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/7c64e577-d72e-4c3d-9d75-8de6d1f9146a (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 7c64e577-d72e-4c3d-9d75-8de6d1f9146a, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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