alirezaaminzadeh/secembed-pairs huggingface dataset:
Query: SIEM correlation: defense impairment activity consistent with Modify Cloud Compute Configurations
Matching passage: T1578.005 Modify Cloud Compute Configurations. Tactics: defense impairment. Description: Adversaries may modify settings that directly affect the size, locations, and resources available to cloud compute infrastructure in order to evade defenses. These settings may include service quotas, subscription associations, tenant-wide policies, or other configurations that impact available compute. Such modifications may allow adversaries to abuse the victim’s compute resources to achieve their goals, potentially without affecting the execution of running instances and/or revealing their activities to the victim. For example, cloud providers often limit customer usage of compute resources via quotas. Customers may request adjustments to these quotas to support increased computing needs, though these adjustments may require approval from the cloud provider. Adversaries who compromise a cloud environment may similarly request quota adjustments in order to support their activities, such as enabling additional [Resource Hijacking](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1496) without raising suspicion by using up a victim’s entire quota.(Citation: Microsoft Cryptojacking 2023) Adversaries may also increase allowed resource usage by modifying any tenant-wide policies that limit the sizes of deployed virtual machines.(Citation: Microsoft Azure Policy) Adversaries may also modify settings that affect where cloud resources can be deployed, such as enabling [Unused/Unsupported Cloud Regions](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1535).
Near-miss passage: T1578.004 Revert Cloud Instance. Tactics: defense impairment. Description: An adversary may revert changes made to a cloud instance after they have performed malicious activities in attempt to evade detection and remove evidence of their presence. In highly virtualized environments, such as cloud-based infrastructure, this may be accomplished by restoring virtual machine (VM) or data storage snapshots through the cloud management dashboard or cloud APIs. Another variation of this technique is to utilize temporary storage attached to the compute instance. Most cloud providers provide various types of storage including persistent, local, and/or ephemeral, with the ephemeral types often reset upon stop/restart of the VM.(Citation: Tech Republic - Restore AWS Snapshots)(Citation: Google - Restore Cloud Snapshot)
Query: risk of Apple QuickTime before 7.7.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted movie file, a di
Matching passage: CVE-2015-7089. CWE: CWE-119. CVSS: 6.599999904632568. Apple QuickTime before 7.7.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted movie file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-7085, CVE-2015-7086, CVE-2015-7087, CVE-2015-7088, CVE-2015-7090, CVE-2015-7091, CVE-2015-7092, and CVE-2015-7117.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-9262. CWE: CWE-119. CVSS: 9.800000190734863. _XcursorThemeInherits in library.c in libXcursor before 1.1.15 allows remote attackers to cause denial of service or potentially code execution via a one-byte heap overflow.
Query: rule covering Detects the use of TruffleSnout.exe an iterative AD discovery toolkit for offensive operators, situational awareness and
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects the use of TruffleSnout.exe an iterative AD discovery toolkit for offensive operators, situational awareness and. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: HackTool - TruffleSnout Execution id: 69ca006d-b9a9-47f5-80ff-ecd4d25d481a status: test description: Detects the use of TruffleSnout.exe an iterative AD discovery toolkit for offensive operators, situational awareness and targeted low noise enumeration. references: - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/40b77d63808dd4f4eafb83949805636735a1fd15/atomics/T1482/T1482.md - https://github.com/dsnezhkov/TruffleSnout - https://github.com/dsnezhkov/TruffleSnout/blob/7c2f22e246ef704bc96c396f66fa854e9ca742b9/TruffleSnout/Docs/USAGE.md author: frack113 date: 2022-08-20 modified: 2023-02-13 tags: - attack.discovery - attack.t1482 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection: - OriginalFileName: TruffleSnout.exe - Image|endswith: \TruffleSnout.exe condition: selection falsepositives: - Unknown level: high
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects the execution of rundll32 with a command line that doesn't contain a common extension. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Rundll32 Execution With Uncommon DLL Extension id: c3a99af4-35a9-4668-879e-c09aeb4f2bdf status: test description: Detects the execution of rundll32 with a command line that doesn't contain a common extension references: - https://twitter.com/mrd0x/status/1481630810495139841?s=12 author: Tim Shelton, Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Yassine Oukessou date: 2022-01-13 modified: 2024-04-04 tags: - attack.stealth - attack.t1218.011 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection: - Image|endswith: \rundll32.exe - OriginalFileName: RUNDLL32.EXE filter_main_null: CommandLine: null filter_main_empty: CommandLine: '' filter_main_known_extension: - CommandLine|contains: - '.cpl ' - .cpl, - .cpl" - .cpl' - '.dll ' - .dll, - .dll" - .dll' - '.inf ' - .inf, - .inf" - .inf' - CommandLine|endswith: - .cpl - .dll - '.inf' filter_main_localserver: CommandLine|contains: ' -localserver ' filter_main_zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc: ParentImage|endswith: \msiexec.exe CommandLine|contains|all: - :\Windows\Installer\ - .tmp - zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc filter_optional_EdgeUpdate: ParentCommandLine|contains|all: - :\Users\ - \AppData\Local\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Install\{ - \EDGEMITMP_ - .tmp\setup.exe - --install-archive= - --previous-version= - --msedgewebview --verbose-logging --do-not-launch-msedge --user-level condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_* and not 1 of filter_optional_* falsepositives: - Unknown level: medium
Query: detect Detects strings used in command execution in DNS TXT Answer in logs
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects strings used in command execution in DNS TXT Answer. Logsource: dns. Rule: title: DNS TXT Answer with Possible Execution Strings id: 8ae51330-899c-4641-8125-e39f2e07da72 status: test description: Detects strings used in command execution in DNS TXT Answer references: - https://twitter.com/stvemillertime/status/1024707932447854592 - https://github.com/samratashok/nishang/blob/414ee1104526d7057f9adaeee196d91ae447283e/Backdoors/DNS_TXT_Pwnage.ps1 author: Markus Neis date: 2018-08-08 modified: 2021-11-27 tags: - attack.command-and-control - attack.t1071.004 logsource: category: dns detection: selection: record_type: TXT answer|contains: - IEX - Invoke-Expression - cmd.exe condition: selection falsepositives: - Unknown level: high
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects an attempt to leverage dnscmd.exe to enumerate the DNS zones of a domain. DNS zones used to host the DNS records. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Potential Discovery Activity Via Dnscmd.EXE id: b6457d63-d2a2-4e29-859d-4e7affc153d1 status: test description: Detects an attempt to leverage dnscmd.exe to enumerate the DNS zones of a domain. DNS zones used to host the DNS records for a particular domain. references: - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/dnscmd - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dns/dns-zones-records - https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Dnscmd/ author: '@gott_cyber' date: 2022-07-31 modified: 2023-02-04 tags: - attack.discovery - attack.execution logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection_img: Image|endswith: \dnscmd.exe selection_cli: CommandLine|contains: - /enumrecords - /enumzones - /ZonePrint - /info condition: all of selection_* falsepositives: - Legitimate administration use level: medium
Query: intelligence brief on T1021.005
Matching passage: T1021.005 VNC. Tactics: lateral movement. Description: Adversaries may use [Valid Accounts](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1078) to remotely control machines using Virtual Network Computing (VNC). VNC is a platform-independent desktop sharing system that uses the RFB (“remote framebuffer”) protocol to enable users to remotely control another computer’s display by relaying the screen, mouse, and keyboard inputs over the network.(Citation: The Remote Framebuffer Protocol) VNC differs from [Remote Desktop Protocol](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1021/001) as VNC is screen-sharing software rather than resource-sharing software. By default, VNC uses the system's authentication, but it can be configured to use credentials specific to VNC.(Citation: MacOS VNC software for Remote Desktop)(Citation: VNC Authentication) Adversaries may abuse VNC to perform malicious actions as the logged-on user such as opening documents, downloading files, and running arbitrary commands. An adversary could use VNC to remotely control and monitor a system to collect data and information to pivot to other systems within the network. Specific VNC libraries/implementations have also been susceptible to brute force attacks and memory usage exploitation.(Citation: Hijacking VNC)(Citation: macOS root VNC login without authentication)(Citation: VNC Vulnerabilities)(Citation: Offensive Security VNC Authentication Check)(Citation: Attacking VNC Servers PentestLab)(Citation: Havana authentication bug)
Near-miss passage: T1021.006 Windows Remote Management. Tactics: lateral movement. Description: Adversaries may use [Valid Accounts](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1078) to interact with remote systems using Windows Remote Management (WinRM). The adversary may then perform actions as the logged-on user. WinRM is the name of both a Windows service and a protocol that allows a user to interact with a remote system (e.g., run an executable, modify the Registry, modify services).(Citation: Microsoft WinRM) It may be called with the `winrm` command or by any number of programs such as PowerShell.(Citation: Jacobsen 2014) WinRM can be used as a method of remotely interacting with [Windows Management Instrumentation](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1047).(Citation: MSDN WMI)
Query: Encoded PowerShell / command-line abuse matching Remote Desktop Protocol
Matching passage: T1021.001 Remote Desktop Protocol. Tactics: lateral movement. Description: Adversaries may use [Valid Accounts](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1078) to log into a computer using the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). The adversary may then perform actions as the logged-on user. Remote desktop is a common feature in operating systems. It allows a user to log into an interactive session with a system desktop graphical user interface on a remote system. Microsoft refers to its implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) as Remote Desktop Services (RDS).(Citation: TechNet Remote Desktop Services) Adversaries may connect to a remote system over RDP/RDS to expand access if the service is enabled and allows access to accounts with known credentials. Adversaries will likely use Credential Access techniques to acquire credentials to use with RDP. Adversaries may also use RDP in conjunction with the [Accessibility Features](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1546/008) or [Terminal Services DLL](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1505/005) for Persistence.(Citation: Alperovitch Malware)
Near-miss passage: T1021.007 Cloud Services. Tactics: lateral movement. Description: Adversaries may log into accessible cloud services within a compromised environment using [Valid Accounts](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1078) that are synchronized with or federated to on-premises user identities. The adversary may then perform management actions or access cloud-hosted resources as the logged-on user. Many enterprises federate centrally managed user identities to cloud services, allowing users to login with their domain credentials in order to access the cloud control plane. Similarly, adversaries may connect to available cloud services through the web console or through the cloud command line interface (CLI) (e.g., [Cloud API](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/009)), using commands such as <code>Connect-AZAccount</code> for Azure PowerShell, <code>Connect-MgGraph</code> for Microsoft Graph PowerShell, and <code>gcloud auth login</code> for the Google Cloud CLI. In some cases, adversaries may be able to authenticate to these services via [Application Access Token](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1550/001) instead of a username and password.
Query: vulnerability: Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle Agile PLM component in Oracle Supply Chain Products Suite 9.3.4 allows remote authenticated users to affect confidentiality via unknown vect
Matching passage: CVE-2015-4824. CWE: UNKNOWN. CVSS: 2.0999999046325684. Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle Agile PLM component in Oracle Supply Chain Products Suite 9.3.4 allows remote authenticated users to affect confidentiality via unknown vectors related to Security.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-2646. CWE: UNKNOWN. CVSS: 4.300000190734863. Unspecified vulnerability in the Enterprise Manager for Oracle Database component in Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control EM Base Platform: 11.1.0.1; EM Plugin for DB: 12.1.0.5, 12.1.0.6, 12.1.0.7; EM DB Control: 11.1.0.7, 11.2.0.3, and 11.2.0.4 allows remote attackers to affect integrity via unknown vectors related to Content Management.
Query: exploit A vulnerability in Cisco Unified Communications Manager could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack on the affected software. The
Matching passage: CVE-2015-0749. CWE: CWE-79. CVSS: 6.099999904632568. A vulnerability in Cisco Unified Communications Manager could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack on the affected software. The vulnerabilities is due to improper input validation of certain parameters passed to the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by convincing a user to follow a malicious link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the affected site or allow the attacker to access sensitive browser-based information.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-6494. CWE: CWE-79. CVSS: 3.5. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Infinite Automation Mango Automation 2.5.x and 2.6.x before 2.6.0 build 430 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
Query: write Sigma for Detects suspicious usage of the cmd.exe 'for /f' loop combined with the 'tokens=' parameter and a recursive directory li
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects suspicious usage of the cmd.exe 'for /f' loop combined with the 'tokens=' parameter and a recursive directory li. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Suspicious Usage of For Loop with Recursive Directory Search in CMD id: 2782fbd8-b662-4eb5-9962-5bfbfb671e7b status: experimental description: 'Detects suspicious usage of the cmd.exe ''for /f'' loop combined with the ''tokens='' parameter and a recursive directory listing. This pattern may indicate an attempt to discover and execute system binaries dynamically, for example powershell, a technique sometimes used by attackers to evade detection. This behavior has been observed in various malicious lnk files. ' references: - https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/29837d0d3202758063185828c8f8d9e0b7b42b365c8941cc926d2d7c7bae2fb3 author: Joseliyo Sanchez, @Joseliyo_Jstnk date: 2025-11-12 tags: - attack.execution - attack.stealth - attack.t1059.003 - attack.t1027.010 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection_tokens: CommandLine|contains|all: - for /f - tokens= - in ( - dir selection_tokens_parent: ParentCommandLine|contains|all: - for /f - tokens= - in ( - dir condition: 1 of selection_* falsepositives: - Unknown level: medium
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects potential DLL hijack of "iertutil.dll" found in the DCOM InternetExplorer.Application Class. Logsource: windows / image_load. Rule: title: Potential DCOM InternetExplorer.Application DLL Hijack - Image Load id: f354eba5-623b-450f-b073-0b5b2773b6aa related: - id: e554f142-5cf3-4e55-ace9-a1b59e0def65 type: obsolete - id: 2f7979ae-f82b-45af-ac1d-2b10e93b0baa type: similar status: test description: Detects potential DLL hijack of "iertutil.dll" found in the DCOM InternetExplorer.Application Class references: - https://threathunterplaybook.com/hunts/windows/201009-RemoteDCOMIErtUtilDLLHijack/notebook.html author: Roberto Rodriguez @Cyb3rWard0g, Open Threat Research (OTR), wagga date: 2020-10-12 modified: 2022-12-18 tags: - attack.lateral-movement - attack.t1021.002 - attack.t1021.003 logsource: product: windows category: image_load detection: selection: Image|endswith: \Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe ImageLoaded|endswith: \Internet Explorer\iertutil.dll condition: selection falsepositives: - Unknown level: critical
Query: detect Detects the use of a Microsoft signed script 'REGISTER_APP.VBS' to register a VSS/VDS Provider as a COM+ application. in logs
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects the use of a Microsoft signed script 'REGISTER_APP.VBS' to register a VSS/VDS Provider as a COM+ application.. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: REGISTER_APP.VBS Proxy Execution id: 1c8774a0-44d4-4db0-91f8-e792359c70bd status: test description: Detects the use of a Microsoft signed script 'REGISTER_APP.VBS' to register a VSS/VDS Provider as a COM+ application. references: - https://twitter.com/sblmsrsn/status/1456613494783160325?s=20 author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) date: 2022-08-19 tags: - attack.stealth - attack.t1218 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection: CommandLine|contains|all: - \register_app.vbs - -register condition: selection falsepositives: - Legitimate usage of the script. Always investigate what's being registered to confirm if it's benign level: medium
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects the execution of different Windows based hacktools via PE metadata (company, product, etc.) even if the files ha. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Hacktool Execution - PE Metadata id: 37c1333a-a0db-48be-b64b-7393b2386e3b status: test description: Detects the execution of different Windows based hacktools via PE metadata (company, product, etc.) even if the files have been renamed references: - https://github.com/cube0x0 - https://www.virustotal.com/gui/search/metadata%253ACube0x0/files author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) date: 2022-04-27 modified: 2024-01-15 tags: - attack.credential-access - attack.resource-development - attack.t1588.002 - attack.t1003 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection: Company: Cube0x0 condition: selection falsepositives: - Unlikely level: high
Query: Lateral movement indicators for DNS Calculation
Matching passage: T1568.003 DNS Calculation. Tactics: command and control. Description: Adversaries may perform calculations on addresses returned in DNS results to determine which port and IP address to use for command and control, rather than relying on a predetermined port number or the actual returned IP address. A IP and/or port number calculation can be used to bypass egress filtering on a C2 channel.(Citation: Meyers Numbered Panda) One implementation of [DNS Calculation](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1568/003) is to take the first three octets of an IP address in a DNS response and use those values to calculate the port for command and control traffic.(Citation: Meyers Numbered Panda)(Citation: Moran 2014)(Citation: Rapid7G20Espionage)
Near-miss passage: T1568.001 Fast Flux DNS. Tactics: command and control. Description: Adversaries may use Fast Flux DNS to hide a command and control channel behind an array of rapidly changing IP addresses linked to a single domain resolution. This technique uses a fully qualified domain name, with multiple IP addresses assigned to it which are swapped with high frequency, using a combination of round robin IP addressing and short Time-To-Live (TTL) for a DNS resource record.(Citation: MehtaFastFluxPt1)(Citation: MehtaFastFluxPt2)(Citation: Fast Flux - Welivesecurity) The simplest, "single-flux" method, involves registering and de-registering an addresses as part of the DNS A (address) record list for a single DNS name. These registrations have a five-minute average lifespan, resulting in a constant shuffle of IP address resolution.(Citation: Fast Flux - Welivesecurity) In contrast, the "double-flux" method registers and de-registers an address as part of the DNS Name Server record list for the DNS zone, providing additional resilience for the connection. With double-flux additional hosts can act as a proxy to the C2 host, further insulating the true source of the C2 channel.
Query: weakness Operation on Resource in Wrong Phase of Lifetime
Matching passage: CWE-666 Operation on Resource in Wrong Phase of Lifetime. The product performs an operation on a resource at the wrong phase of the resource's lifecycle, which can lead to unexpected behaviors.
Near-miss passage: CWE-279 Incorrect Execution-Assigned Permissions. While it is executing, the product sets the permissions of an object in a way that violates the intended permissions that have been specified by the user.
Query: Sigma rule for Detects when storage bucket is modified or deleted in Google Cloud.
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects when storage bucket is modified or deleted in Google Cloud.. Logsource: gcp / gcp.audit. Rule: title: Google Cloud Storage Buckets Modified or Deleted id: 4d9f2ee2-c903-48ab-b9c1-8c0f474913d0 status: test description: Detects when storage bucket is modified or deleted in Google Cloud. references: - https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/json_api/v1/buckets author: Austin Songer @austinsonger date: 2021-08-14 modified: 2022-10-09 tags: - attack.impact logsource: product: gcp service: gcp.audit detection: selection: gcp.audit.method_name: - storage.buckets.delete - storage.buckets.insert - storage.buckets.update - storage.buckets.patch condition: selection falsepositives: - Storage Buckets being modified or deleted may be performed by a system administrator. Verify whether the user identity, user agent, and/or hostname should be making changes in your environment. - Storage Buckets modified or deleted from unfamiliar users should be investigated. If known behavior is causing false positives, it can be exempted from the rule. level: medium
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects SILENTTRINITY stager dll loading activity. Logsource: windows / image_load. Rule: title: HackTool - SILENTTRINITY Stager DLL Load id: 75c505b1-711d-4f68-a357-8c3fe37dbf2d related: - id: 03552375-cc2c-4883-bbe4-7958d5a980be type: derived status: test description: Detects SILENTTRINITY stager dll loading activity references: - https://github.com/byt3bl33d3r/SILENTTRINITY author: Aleksey Potapov, oscd.community date: 2019-10-22 modified: 2023-02-17 tags: - attack.command-and-control - attack.t1071 logsource: category: image_load product: windows detection: selection: Description|contains: st2stager condition: selection falsepositives: - Unlikely level: high