DLL Loaded for Extended Procedures

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About the rule

Rule Type

Standard

Rule Description

Detects instances when the SQL Server loads DLLs related to extended procedures like xp_cmdshell, which indicate the misuse of the SQL engine to launch OS-level commands.

Severity

Trouble

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "sa_sql_dll_loaded_for_extended_procedures" AND (OBJECTNAME contains "xpstar.dll" OR OBJECTNAME contains "odsole70.dll" OR OBJECTNAME contains "xplog70.dll") select Action1.USERNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.DOMAIN,Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.OBJECTNAME,Action1.VERSION,Action1.JOBNAME

Detection

Execution Mode

Realtime

Log Sources

SQL Server