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HTTP Logging Disabled On IIS Server

Status
test
Severity
high
Log source
product windows, service iis-configuration
Author
frack113
Source
github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma

Detects changes to of the IIS server configuration in order to disable HTTP logging for successful requests.

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

Event coverage

Rule body yaml

title: HTTP Logging Disabled On IIS Server
id: e8ebd53a-30c2-45bd-81bb-74befba07bdb
status: test
description: Detects changes to of the IIS server configuration in order to disable HTTP logging for successful requests.
references:
    - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/iis/manage/provisioning-and-managing-iis/configure-logging-in-iis
    - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2022/12/12/iis-modules-the-evolution-of-web-shells-and-how-to-detect-them/
    - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/iis/configuration/system.webserver/httplogging
author: frack113
date: 2024-10-06
tags:
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.defense-impairment
    - attack.t1685.001
    - attack.t1505.004
logsource:
    product: windows
    service: iis-configuration
detection:
    selection:
        EventID: 29
        Configuration: '/system.webServer/httpLogging/@dontLog'
        NewValue: 'true'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: high

Stages and Predicates

Stage 0: condition

selection

Stage 1: selection

selection:
    EventID: 29
    Configuration: '/system.webServer/httpLogging/@dontLog'
    NewValue: 'true'

Indicators

Each row is a field, operator, and value that the rule matches. The corpus column counts how many other rules in the catalog look for the same combination: high numbers point to widely-used, community-vetted indicators. Blank or 1 shows that the indicator is specific to this rule.

FieldKindValues
Configurationeq
  • /system.webServer/httpLogging/@dontLog
NewValueeq
  • true