Sigma rule: Solarwinds SUPERNOVA Webshell Access

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-7aa7fe489d19, updated 2023-01-02T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Solarwinds SUPERNOVA Webshell Access
Status
test
Level
critical
Author
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Date
2020-12-17
Modified
2023-01-02
File
rules-emerging-threats/2020/TA/SolarWinds-Supply-Chain/web_solarwinds_supernova_webshell.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects access to SUPERNOVA webshell as described in Guidepoint report

Log source

category
webserver

Detection

selection1:
    cs-uri-query|contains|all:
        - 'logoimagehandler.ashx'
        - 'clazz'
selection2:
    cs-uri-query|contains: 'logoimagehandler.ashx'
    sc-status: 500
condition: selection1 or selection2

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.persistence
  • attack.t1505.003
  • detection.emerging-threats

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/TA/SolarWinds-Supply-Chain/web_solarwinds_supernova_webshell.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Solarwinds SUPERNOVA Webshell Access" by Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-emerging-threats/2020/TA/SolarWinds-Supply-Chain/web_solarwinds_supernova_webshell.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: Solarwinds SUPERNOVA Webshell Access",
entity page, dataset version ref-7aa7fe489d19, updated 2023-01-02T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/a2cee20b-eacc-459f-861d-c02e5d12f1db (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule a2cee20b-eacc-459f-861d-c02e5d12f1db, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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