alirezaaminzadeh/secembed-pairs huggingface dataset:
Query: detect Access Token Manipulation
Matching passage: T1134 Access Token Manipulation. Tactics: stealth, privilege escalation. Description: Adversaries may modify access tokens to operate under a different user or system security context to perform actions and bypass access controls. Windows uses access tokens to determine the ownership of a running process. A user can manipulate access tokens to make a running process appear as though it is the child of a different process or belongs to someone other than the user that started the process. When this occurs, the process also takes on the security context associated with the new token. An adversary can use built-in Windows API functions to copy access tokens from existing processes; this is known as token stealing. These token can then be applied to an existing process (i.e. [Token Impersonation/Theft](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1134/001)) or used to spawn a new process (i.e. [Create Process with Token](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1134/002)). An adversary must already be in a privileged user context (i.e. administrator) to steal a token. However, adversaries commonly use token stealing to elevate their security context from the administrator level to the SYSTEM level. An adversary can then use a token to authenticate to a remote system as the account for that token if the account has appropriate permissions on the remote system.(Citation: Pentestlab Token Manipulation) Any standard user can use the <code>runas</code> command, and the Windows API functions, to create impersonation tokens; it does not require access to an administrator account. There are also other mechanisms, such as Active Directory fields, that can be used to modify access tokens.
Near-miss passage: T1134.003 Make and Impersonate Token. Tactics: stealth, privilege escalation. Description: Adversaries may make new tokens and impersonate users to escalate privileges and bypass access controls. For example, if an adversary has a username and password but the user is not logged onto the system the adversary can then create a logon session for the user using the `LogonUser` function.(Citation: LogonUserW function) The function will return a copy of the new session's access token and the adversary can use `SetThreadToken` to assign the token to a thread. This behavior is distinct from [Token Impersonation/Theft](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1134/001) in that this refers to creating a new user token instead of stealing or duplicating an existing one.
Query: vulnerability: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Ex
Matching passage: CVE-2015-0021. CWE: CWE-399. CVSS: 9.300000190734863. Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-8959. CWE: CWE-399. CVSS: 6.5. coders/dds.c in ImageMagick before 6.9.0-4 Beta allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted DDS file.
Query: detect Indicates user activity that is unusual for the user or consistent with known attack patterns. in logs
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Indicates user activity that is unusual for the user or consistent with known attack patterns.. Logsource: azure / riskdetection. Rule: title: Azure AD Threat Intelligence id: a2cb56ff-4f46-437a-a0fa-ffa4d1303cba status: test description: Indicates user activity that is unusual for the user or consistent with known attack patterns. references: - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/id-protection/concept-identity-protection-risks#azure-ad-threat-intelligence-sign-in - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/id-protection/concept-identity-protection-risks#azure-ad-threat-intelligence-user - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/architecture/security-operations-user-accounts#unusual-sign-ins author: Mark Morowczynski '@markmorow', Gloria Lee, '@gleeiamglo' date: 2023-09-07 tags: - attack.stealth - attack.t1078 - attack.persistence - attack.privilege-escalation - attack.initial-access logsource: product: azure service: riskdetection detection: selection: riskEventType: investigationsThreatIntelligence condition: selection falsepositives: - We recommend investigating the sessions flagged by this detection in the context of other sign-ins from the user. level: high
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects various command line and scripting engines/processes such as "PowerShell", "Wscript", "Cmd", etc. spawning a "re. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Scripting/CommandLine Process Spawned Regsvr32 id: ab37a6ec-6068-432b-a64e-2c7bf95b1d22 related: - id: 8e2b24c9-4add-46a0-b4bb-0057b4e6187d type: obsolete status: test description: Detects various command line and scripting engines/processes such as "PowerShell", "Wscript", "Cmd", etc. spawning a "regsvr32" instance. references: - https://web.archive.org/web/20171001085340/https://subt0x10.blogspot.com/2017/04/bypass-application-whitelisting-script.html - https://app.any.run/tasks/34221348-072d-4b70-93f3-aa71f6ebecad/ author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) date: 2023-05-26 tags: - attack.stealth - attack.t1218.010 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection: ParentImage|endswith: - \cmd.exe - \cscript.exe - \mshta.exe - \powershell_ise.exe - \powershell.exe - \pwsh.exe - \wscript.exe Image|endswith: \regsvr32.exe filter_main_rpcproxy: ParentImage: C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe CommandLine|endswith: ' /s C:\Windows\System32\RpcProxy\RpcProxy.dll' condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_* falsepositives: - Legitimate ".bat", ".hta", ".ps1" or ".vbs" scripts leverage legitimately often. Apply additional filter and exclusions as necessary - Some legitimate Windows services level: medium
Query: detect Detects the creation of files with suspicious file extensions in the temporary directory that Outlook uses when opening in logs
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects the creation of files with suspicious file extensions in the temporary directory that Outlook uses when opening. Logsource: windows / file_event. Rule: title: Suspicious File Created in Outlook Temporary Directory id: fabb0e80-030c-4e3e-a104-d09676991ac3 related: - id: f748c45a-f8d3-4e6f-b617-fe176f695b8f type: obsolete status: experimental description: 'Detects the creation of files with suspicious file extensions in the temporary directory that Outlook uses when opening attachments. This can be used to detect spear-phishing campaigns that use suspicious files as attachments, which may contain malicious code. ' references: - https://vipre.com/blog/svg-phishing-attacks-the-new-trick-in-the-cybercriminals-playbook/ - https://thecyberexpress.com/rogue-rdp-files-used-in-ukraine-cyberattacks/ - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/10/29/midnight-blizzard-conducts-large-scale-spear-phishing-campaign-using-rdp-files/ author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems) date: 2025-07-22 tags: - attack.initial-access - attack.t1566.001 logsource: product: windows category: file_event detection: selection_extension: TargetFilename|endswith: - .cpl - .hta - .iso - .rdp - .svg - .vba - .vbe - .vbs selection_location: - TargetFilename|contains: - \AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Outlook_ - \AppData\Local\Microsoft\Olk\Attachments\ - TargetFilename|contains|all: - \AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\ - \Content.Outlook\ condition: all of selection_* falsepositives: - Opening of headers or footers in email signatures that include SVG images or legitimate SVG attachments level: high
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects AS-REP roasting is an attack that is often-overlooked. It is not very common as you have to explicitly set accou. Logsource: windows / ps_script. Rule: title: Get-ADUser Enumeration Using UserAccountControl Flags id: 96c982fe-3d08-4df4-bed2-eb14e02f21c8 status: test description: Detects AS-REP roasting is an attack that is often-overlooked. It is not very common as you have to explicitly set accounts that do not require pre-authentication. references: - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1069.002/T1069.002.md#atomic-test-11---get-aduser-enumeration-using-useraccountcontrol-flags-as-rep-roasting - https://shellgeek.com/useraccountcontrol-flags-to-manipulate-properties/ author: frack113 date: 2022-03-17 tags: - attack.discovery - attack.t1033 logsource: product: windows category: ps_script definition: 'Requirements: Script Block Logging must be enabled' detection: selection: ScriptBlockText|contains|all: - Get-ADUser - -Filter - useraccountcontrol - -band - '4194304' condition: selection falsepositives: - Legitimate PowerShell scripts level: medium
Query: patch priority for CVE-2015-2376
Matching passage: CVE-2015-2376. CWE: CWE-119. CVSS: 9.300000190734863. Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, Office for Mac 2011, Excel Viewer 2007 SP3, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Excel Services on SharePoint Server 2007 SP3, Excel Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2, and Excel Services on SharePoint Server 2013 SP1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-6609. CWE: CWE-119. CVSS: 10.0. libutils in Android before 5.1.1 LMY48X and 6.0 before 2015-11-01 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted audio file, aka internal bug 22953624.
Query: CVE similar to CVE-2015-8723
Matching passage: CVE-2015-8723. CWE: CWE-20. CVSS: 5.5. The AirPDcapPacketProcess function in epan/crypt/airpdcap.c in the 802.11 dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not validate the relationship between the total length and the capture length, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted packet.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-4327. CWE: CWE-20. CVSS: 7.199999809265137. The CLI in Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) Expressway X8.5.2 allows local users to obtain root privileges by writing script arguments to an unspecified file, aka Bug ID CSCuv12542.
Query: patch priority for CVE-2015-1953
Matching passage: CVE-2015-1953. CWE: CWE-119. CVSS: 7.800000190734863. Stack-based buffer overflow in the server in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack 6.1 before 6.1.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-1924, CVE-2015-1925, CVE-2015-1929, CVE-2015-1930, CVE-2015-1948, CVE-2015-1954, CVE-2015-1962, CVE-2015-1963, CVE-2015-1964, and CVE-2015-1965.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-3662. CWE: CWE-119. CVSS: 6.800000190734863. QT Media Foundation in Apple QuickTime before 7.7.7, as used in OS X before 10.10.4 and other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-3661, CVE-2015-3663, CVE-2015-3666, CVE-2015-3667, and CVE-2015-3668.
Query: risk of The ClickBank Affiliate Ads WordPress plugin through 1.20 does not escape its settings, allowing high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfilter
Matching passage: CVE-2015-20106. CWE: CWE-79. CVSS: 4.800000190734863. The ClickBank Affiliate Ads WordPress plugin through 1.20 does not escape its settings, allowing high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html is disallowed.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-10095. CWE: CWE-79. CVSS: 6.099999904632568. A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in woo-popup Plugin up to 1.2.2 on WordPress. This affects an unknown part of the file admin/class-woo-popup-admin.php. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 1.3.0 is able to address this issue. The patch is named 7c76ac78f3e16015991b612ff4fa616af4ce9292. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-222327.
Query: rule covering Detects changes to of the IIS server configuration in order to disable HTTP logging for successful requests.
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects changes to of the IIS server configuration in order to disable HTTP logging for successful requests.. Logsource: windows / iis-configuration. Rule: 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
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Loading unsigned image (DLL, EXE) into LSASS process. Logsource: windows / image_load. Rule: title: Unsigned Image Loaded Into LSASS Process id: 857c8db3-c89b-42fb-882b-f681c7cf4da2 status: test description: Loading unsigned image (DLL, EXE) into LSASS process references: - https://www.slideshare.net/heirhabarov/hunting-for-credentials-dumping-in-windows-environment author: Teymur Kheirkhabarov, oscd.community date: 2019-10-22 modified: 2021-11-27 tags: - attack.credential-access - attack.t1003.001 logsource: category: image_load product: windows detection: selection: Image|endswith: \lsass.exe Signed: 'false' condition: selection falsepositives: - Valid user connecting using RDP level: medium
Query: risk of Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Gecko CMS 2.2 and 2.3 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) horder[], (2) jak_catid, (3) 
Matching passage: CVE-2015-1422. CWE: CWE-79. CVSS: 4.300000190734863. Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Gecko CMS 2.2 and 2.3 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) horder[], (2) jak_catid, (3) jak_content, (4) jak_css, (5) jak_delete_log[], (6) jak_email, (7) jak_extfile, (8) jak_file, (9) jak_hookshow[], (10) jak_img, (11) jak_javascript, (12) jak_lcontent, (13) jak_name, (14) jak_password, (15) jak_showcontact, (16) jak_tags, (17) jak_title, (18) jak_url, (19) jak_username, (20) real_hook_id[], (21) sp, (22) sreal_plugin_id[], (23) ssp, or (24) sssp parameter to admin/index.php or the (25) editor, (26) field_id, (27) fldr, (28) lang, (29) popup, (30) subfolder, or (31) type parameter to js/editor/plugins/filemanager/dialog.php.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-2934. CWE: CWE-79. CVSS: 4.300000190734863. MediaWiki before 1.19.24, 1.2x before 1.23.9, and 1.24.x before 1.24.2 does not properly handle when the Zend interpreter xml_parse function does not expand entities, which allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted SVG file.
Query: vulnerability: Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.14 and 11.x before 11.0.11 on Windows and OS X allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) 
Matching passage: CVE-2015-3051. CWE: CWE-119. CVSS: 10.0. Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.14 and 11.x before 11.0.11 on Windows and OS X allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-9161, CVE-2015-3046, CVE-2015-3049, CVE-2015-3050, CVE-2015-3052, CVE-2015-3056, CVE-2015-3057, CVE-2015-3070, and CVE-2015-3076.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-5939. CWE: CWE-119. CVSS: 6.800000190734863. ImageIO in Apple iOS before 9.1, OS X before 10.11.1, and watchOS before 2.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted metadata in an image, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5935, CVE-2015-5936, and CVE-2015-5937.
Query: Lateral movement indicators for Group Policy Preferences
Matching passage: T1552.006 Group Policy Preferences. Tactics: credential access. Description: Adversaries may attempt to find unsecured credentials in Group Policy Preferences (GPP). GPP are tools that allow administrators to create domain policies with embedded credentials. These policies allow administrators to set local accounts.(Citation: Microsoft GPP 2016) These group policies are stored in SYSVOL on a domain controller. This means that any domain user can view the SYSVOL share and decrypt the password (using the AES key that has been made public).(Citation: Microsoft GPP Key) The following tools and scripts can be used to gather and decrypt the password file from Group Policy Preference XML files: * Metasploit’s post exploitation module: <code>post/windows/gather/credentials/gpp</code> * Get-GPPPassword(Citation: Obscuresecurity Get-GPPPassword) * gpprefdecrypt.py On the SYSVOL share, adversaries may use the following command to enumerate potential GPP XML files: <code>dir /s * .xml</code>
Near-miss passage: T1552.004 Private Keys. Tactics: credential access. Description: Adversaries may search for private key certificate files on compromised systems for insecurely stored credentials. Private cryptographic keys and certificates are used for authentication, encryption/decryption, and digital signatures.(Citation: Wikipedia Public Key Crypto) Common key and certificate file extensions include: .key, .pgp, .gpg, .ppk., .p12, .pem, .pfx, .cer, .p7b, .asc. Adversaries may also look in common key directories, such as <code>~/.ssh</code> for SSH keys on * nix-based systems or <code>C:&#92;Users&#92;(username)&#92;.ssh&#92;</code> on Windows. Adversary tools may also search compromised systems for file extensions relating to cryptographic keys and certificates.(Citation: Kaspersky Careto)(Citation: Palo Alto Prince of Persia) When a device is registered to Entra ID, a device key and a transport key are generated and used to verify the device’s identity.(Citation: Microsoft Primary Refresh Token) An adversary with access to the device may be able to export the keys in order to impersonate the device.(Citation: AADInternals Azure AD Device Identities) On network devices, private keys may be exported via [Network Device CLI](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/008) commands such as `crypto pki export`.(Citation: cisco_deploy_rsa_keys) Some private keys require a password or passphrase for operation, so an adversary may also use [Input Capture](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1056) for keylogging or attempt to [Brute Force](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1110) the passphrase off-line. These private keys can be used to authenticate to [Remote Services](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1021) like SSH or for use in decrypting other collected files such as email.
Query: weakness Incorrect Bitwise Shift of Integer
Matching passage: CWE-1335 Incorrect Bitwise Shift of Integer. An integer value is specified to be shifted by a negative amount or an amount greater than or equal to the number of bits contained in the value causing an unexpected or indeterminate result.
Near-miss passage: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). The web application does not, or cannot, sufficiently verify whether a request was intentionally provided by the user who sent the request, which could have originated from an unauthorized actor.
Query: detect Cloud Accounts
Matching passage: T1078.004 Cloud Accounts. Tactics: stealth, persistence, privilege escalation, initial access. Description: Valid accounts in cloud environments may allow adversaries to perform actions to achieve Initial Access, Persistence, Privilege Escalation, or Defense Evasion. Cloud accounts are those created and configured by an organization for use by users, remote support, services, or for administration of resources within a cloud service provider or SaaS application. Cloud Accounts can exist solely in the cloud; alternatively, they may be hybrid-joined between on-premises systems and the cloud through syncing or federation with other identity sources such as Windows Active Directory.(Citation: AWS Identity Federation)(Citation: Google Federating GC)(Citation: Microsoft Deploying AD Federation) Service or user accounts may be targeted by adversaries through [Brute Force](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1110), [Phishing](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1566), or various other means to gain access to the environment. Federated or synced accounts may be a pathway for the adversary to affect both on-premises systems and cloud environments - for example, by leveraging shared credentials to log onto [Remote Services](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1021). High privileged cloud accounts, whether federated, synced, or cloud-only, may also allow pivoting to on-premises environments by leveraging SaaS-based [Software Deployment Tools](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1072) to run commands on hybrid-joined devices. An adversary may create long lasting [Additional Cloud Credentials](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1098/001) on a compromised cloud account to maintain persistence in the environment. Such credentials may also be used to bypass security controls such as multi-factor authentication. Cloud accounts may also be able to assume [Temporary Elevated Cloud Access](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1548/005) or other privileges through various means within the environment. Misconfigurations in role assignments or role assumption policies may allow an adversar
Near-miss passage: T1078.003 Local Accounts. Tactics: stealth, persistence, privilege escalation, initial access. Description: Adversaries may obtain and abuse credentials of a local account as a means of gaining Initial Access, Persistence, Privilege Escalation, or Defense Evasion. Local accounts are those configured by an organization for use by users, remote support, services, or for administration on a single system or service. Local Accounts may also be abused to elevate privileges and harvest credentials through [OS Credential Dumping](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1003). Password reuse may allow the abuse of local accounts across a set of machines on a network for the purposes of Privilege Escalation and Lateral Movement.
Query: CVE similar to CVE-2015-2559
Matching passage: CVE-2015-2559. CWE: CWE-284. CVSS: 3.5. Drupal 6.x before 6.35 and 7.x before 7.35 allows remote authenticated users to reset the password of other accounts by leveraging an account with the same password hash as another account and a crafted password reset URL.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-5512. CWE: CWE-284. CVSS: 5.0. The me aliases module 6.x-2.x before 6.x-2.10 and 7.x-1.x before 7.x-1.2 for Drupal allows remote attackers to access Views using the "me" user argument handler by substituting "me" for a user id in a URL.