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Detect SolarWinds SUPERNOVA Webshell URL Access on Webservers (logoimagehandler.ashx)

Identifies webserver traffic consistent with SUPERNOVA webshell access targeting logoimagehandler.ashx with a clazz query parameter.

FreeReviewedSigma · Critical · v5
Category
webserver
Author
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ), DRL 1.1
Published
2020-12-17
Updated
2026-07-31
AnalysisDetection

ATT&CK techniques

Persistence

  1. Recon

  2. Resource Dev

  3. Initial Access

  4. Execution

  5. Persistence

  6. Priv Esc

  7. Defense Evasion

  8. Cred Access

  9. Discovery

  10. Lateral Movement

  11. Collection

  12. C2

  13. Exfiltration

  14. Impact

What it detects

This rule flags web requests whose URL query parameters reference the SUPERNOVA webshell pattern for "logoimagehandler.ashx" and include "clazz". Attackers may use this functionality to establish persistence or execute malicious activity through a webshell, making targeted URL access a high-value signal. It relies on webserver HTTP request telemetry, specifically the requested URI query string and, in one case, a 500 response status.

Reporting behind it

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Detect SolarWinds SUPERNOVA Webshell URL Access on Webservers (logoimagehandler.ashx)
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Changelog

v5
  1. v5
    Candidate ingested via manual entry.2026-07-31
  2. v4
    Candidate ingested via manual entry.2026-07-31
  3. v3
    Candidate ingested via manual entry.2026-07-31
  4. v2
    Candidate ingested via manual entry.2026-07-31
  5. v1
    No changelog recorded for this version.2026-07-30

Detection content is published as a reviewed draft. Tune thresholds and exclusions against your own telemetry before enabling this rule for alerting.