alirezaaminzadeh/secembed-pairs huggingface dataset:
Query: ATT&CK technique for External Proxy
Matching passage: T1090.002 External Proxy. Tactics: command and control. Description: Adversaries may use an external proxy to act as an intermediary for network communications to a command and control server to avoid direct connections to their infrastructure. Many tools exist that enable traffic redirection through proxies or port redirection, including [HTRAN](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0040), ZXProxy, and ZXPortMap. (Citation: Trend Micro APT Attack Tools) Adversaries use these types of proxies to manage command and control communications, to provide resiliency in the face of connection loss, or to ride over existing trusted communications paths to avoid suspicion. External connection proxies are used to mask the destination of C2 traffic and are typically implemented with port redirectors. Compromised systems outside of the victim environment may be used for these purposes, as well as purchased infrastructure such as cloud-based resources or virtual private servers. Proxies may be chosen based on the low likelihood that a connection to them from a compromised system would be investigated. Victim systems would communicate directly with the external proxy on the Internet and then the proxy would forward communications to the C2 server.
Near-miss passage: T1090.001 Internal Proxy. Tactics: command and control. Description: Adversaries may use an internal proxy to direct command and control traffic between two or more systems in a compromised environment. Many tools exist that enable traffic redirection through proxies or port redirection, including [HTRAN](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0040), ZXProxy, and ZXPortMap. (Citation: Trend Micro APT Attack Tools) Adversaries use internal proxies to manage command and control communications inside a compromised environment, to reduce the number of simultaneous outbound network connections, to provide resiliency in the face of connection loss, or to ride over existing trusted communications paths between infected systems to avoid suspicion. Internal proxy connections may use common peer-to-peer (p2p) networking protocols, such as SMB, to better blend in with the environment. By using a compromised internal system as a proxy, adversaries may conceal the true destination of C2 traffic while reducing the need for numerous connections to external systems.
Query: patch priority for CVE-2015-2715
Matching passage: CVE-2015-2715. CWE: CWE-362. CVSS: 6.800000190734863. Race condition in the nsThreadManager::RegisterCurrentThread function in Mozilla Firefox before 38.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (use-after-free and heap memory corruption) by leveraging improper Media Decoder Thread creation at the time of a shutdown.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-0654. CWE: CWE-362. CVSS: 7.099999904632568. Race condition in the TLS implementation in MainApp in the management interface in Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) Software before 7.3(3)E4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process hang) by establishing many HTTPS sessions, aka Bug ID CSCuq40652.
Query: telemetry for T1052
Matching passage: T1052 Exfiltration Over Physical Medium. Tactics: exfiltration. Description: Adversaries may attempt to exfiltrate data via a physical medium, such as a removable drive. In certain circumstances, such as an air-gapped network compromise, exfiltration could occur via a physical medium or device introduced by a user. Such media could be an external hard drive, USB drive, cellular phone, MP3 player, or other removable storage and processing device. The physical medium or device could be used as the final exfiltration point or to hop between otherwise disconnected systems.
Near-miss passage: T1052.001 Exfiltration over USB. Tactics: exfiltration. Description: Adversaries may attempt to exfiltrate data over a USB connected physical device. In certain circumstances, such as an air-gapped network compromise, exfiltration could occur via a USB device introduced by a user. The USB device could be used as the final exfiltration point or to hop between otherwise disconnected systems.
Query: describe CVE-2015-6468
Matching passage: CVE-2015-6468. CWE: CWE-352. CVSS: 6.800000190734863. Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Resource Data Management Data Manager before 2.2 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims via unknown vectors.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-4350. CWE: CWE-352. CVSS: 6.800000190734863. Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the Spider Catalog module for Drupal allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that delete (1) products, (2) ratings, or (3) categories via unspecified vectors.
Query: how to detect Brute Force
Matching passage: T1110 Brute Force. Tactics: credential access. Description: Adversaries may use brute force techniques to gain access to accounts when passwords are unknown or when password hashes are obtained.(Citation: TrendMicro Pawn Storm Dec 2020) Without knowledge of the password for an account or set of accounts, an adversary may systematically guess the password using a repetitive or iterative mechanism.(Citation: Dragos Crashoverride 2018) Brute forcing passwords can take place via interaction with a service that will check the validity of those credentials or offline against previously acquired credential data, such as password hashes. Brute forcing credentials may take place at various points during a breach. For example, adversaries may attempt to brute force access to [Valid Accounts](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1078) within a victim environment leveraging knowledge gathered from other post-compromise behaviors such as [OS Credential Dumping](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1003), [Account Discovery](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1087), or [Password Policy Discovery](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1201). Adversaries may also combine brute forcing activity with behaviors such as [External Remote Services](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1133) as part of Initial Access. If an adversary guesses the correct password but fails to login to a compromised account due to location-based conditional access policies, they may change their infrastructure until they match the victim’s location and therefore bypass those policies.(Citation: ReliaQuest Health Care Social Engineering Campaign 2024)
Near-miss passage: T1110.004 Credential Stuffing. Tactics: credential access. Description: Adversaries may use credentials obtained from breach dumps of unrelated accounts to gain access to target accounts through credential overlap. Occasionally, large numbers of username and password pairs are dumped online when a website or service is compromised and the user account credentials accessed. The information may be useful to an adversary attempting to compromise accounts by taking advantage of the tendency for users to use the same passwords across personal and business accounts. Credential stuffing is a risky option because it could cause numerous authentication failures and account lockouts, depending on the organization's login failure policies. Typically, management services over commonly used ports are used when stuffing credentials. Commonly targeted services include the following: * SSH (22/TCP) * Telnet (23/TCP) * FTP (21/TCP) * NetBIOS / SMB / Samba (139/TCP & 445/TCP) * LDAP (389/TCP) * Kerberos (88/TCP) * RDP / Terminal Services (3389/TCP) * HTTP/HTTP Management Services (80/TCP & 443/TCP) * MSSQL (1433/TCP) * Oracle (1521/TCP) * MySQL (3306/TCP) * VNC (5900/TCP) In addition to management services, adversaries may "target single sign-on (SSO) and cloud-based applications utilizing federated authentication protocols," as well as externally facing email applications, such as Office 365.(Citation: US-CERT TA18-068A 2018)
Query: vulnerability: SQL injection vulnerability in WordPress Tune Library plugin before 1.5.5.
Matching passage: CVE-2015-3314. CWE: CWE-89. CVSS: 8.100000381469727. SQL injection vulnerability in WordPress Tune Library plugin before 1.5.5.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-10014. CWE: CWE-89. CVSS: 9.800000190734863. A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in arekk uke. This affects an unknown part of the file lib/uke/finder.rb. The manipulation leads to sql injection. The identifier of the patch is 52fd3b2d0bc16227ef57b7b98a3658bb67c1833f. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-217485 was assigned to this vulnerability.
Query: patch priority for CVE-2015-6512
Matching passage: CVE-2015-6512. CWE: CWE-89. CVSS: 5.0. SQL injection vulnerability in the get_messages function in server/plugins/chatroom/chatroom.php in FreiChat 9.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the time parameter to server/freichat.php.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-7235. CWE: CWE-89. CVSS: 7.5. Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in dex_reservations.php in the CP Reservation Calendar plugin before 1.1.7 for WordPress allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) id parameter in a dex_reservations_calendar_load2 action or (2) dex_item parameter in a dex_reservations_check_posted_data action in a request to the default URI.
Query: patch priority for CVE-2015-9329
Matching passage: CVE-2015-9329. CWE: CWE-79. CVSS: 6.099999904632568. The wp-all-import plugin before 3.2.5 for WordPress has reflected XSS.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-2207. CWE: CWE-79. CVSS: 5.400000095367432. Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in NetCracker Resource Management System before 8.2 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) ctrl, (2) t90001_0_theform_selection, (3) _scroll, (4) tableName, (5) parent, (6) circuit, (7) return, (8) xname, or (9) mpTransactionId parameter.
Query: write Sigma for Detects execution of the "cloudflared" tool with the tunnel "cleanup" flag in order to cleanup tunnel connections.
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects execution of the "cloudflared" tool with the tunnel "cleanup" flag in order to cleanup tunnel connections.. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Cloudflared Tunnel Connections Cleanup id: 7050bba1-1aed-454e-8f73-3f46f09ce56a status: test description: Detects execution of the "cloudflared" tool with the tunnel "cleanup" flag in order to cleanup tunnel connections. references: - https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflared - https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/connections/connect-apps author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) date: 2023-05-17 modified: 2023-12-21 tags: - attack.command-and-control - attack.t1102 - attack.t1090 - attack.t1572 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection: CommandLine|contains|all: - ' tunnel ' - 'cleanup ' CommandLine|contains: - '-config ' - '-connector-id ' condition: selection falsepositives: - Legitimate usage of Cloudflared. level: medium
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects suspicious Windows strings in URI which could indicate possible exfiltration or webshell communication. Logsource: webserver. Rule: title: Suspicious Windows Strings In URI id: 9f6a34b4-2688-4eb7-a7f5-e39fef573d0e status: test description: Detects suspicious Windows strings in URI which could indicate possible exfiltration or webshell communication references: - https://thedfirreport.com/2022/06/06/will-the-real-msiexec-please-stand-up-exploit-leads-to-data-exfiltration/ author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) date: 2022-06-06 modified: 2023-01-02 tags: - attack.persistence - attack.exfiltration - attack.t1505.003 logsource: category: webserver detection: selection: cs-uri-query|contains: - =C:/Users - =C:/Program%20Files - =C:/Windows - =C%3A%5CUsers - =C%3A%5CProgram%20Files - =C%3A%5CWindows condition: selection falsepositives: - Legitimate application and websites that use windows paths in their URL level: high
Query: risk of The gdk-pixbuf configuration in Mozilla Firefox before 43.0 on Linux GNOME platforms incorrectly enables the TGA decoder, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service
Matching passage: CVE-2015-7217. CWE: CWE-119. CVSS: 4.300000190734863. The gdk-pixbuf configuration in Mozilla Firefox before 43.0 on Linux GNOME platforms incorrectly enables the TGA decoder, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) via a crafted Truevision TGA image.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-1495. CWE: CWE-119. CVSS: 6.800000190734863. Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Motorola Scanner SDK allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted string to the Open method in (1) IOPOSScanner.ocx or (2) IOPOSScale.ocx.
Query: rule covering Detects download of certain file types from hosts in suspicious TLDs
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects download of certain file types from hosts in suspicious TLDs. Logsource: proxy. Rule: title: Download From Suspicious TLD - Blacklist id: 00d0b5ab-1f55-4120-8e83-487c0a7baf19 related: - id: b5de2919-b74a-4805-91a7-5049accbaefe type: similar status: test description: Detects download of certain file types from hosts in suspicious TLDs references: - https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/shady-tld-research-gdn-and-our-2016-wrap - https://promos.mcafee.com/en-US/PDF/MTMW_Report.pdf - https://www.spamhaus.org/statistics/tlds/ - https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/06/bad-men-at-work-please-dont-click/ author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) date: 2017-11-07 modified: 2023-05-18 tags: - attack.initial-access - attack.t1566 - attack.execution - attack.t1203 - attack.t1204.002 logsource: category: proxy detection: selection: c-uri-extension: - exe - vbs - bat - rar - ps1 - doc - docm - xls - xlsm - pptm - rtf - hta - dll - ws - wsf - sct - zip cs-host|endswith: - .country - .stream - .gdn - .mom - .xin - .kim - .men - .loan - .download - .racing - .online - .science - .ren - .gb - .win - .top - .review - .vip - .party - .tech - .xyz - .date - .faith - .zip - .cricket - .space - .info - .vn - .cm - .am - .cc - .asia - .ws - .tk - .biz - .su - .st - .ro - .ge - .ms - .pk - .nu - .me - .ph - .to - .tt - .name - .tv - .kz - .tc - .mobi - .study - .click - .link - .trade - .accountant - .cf - .gq - .ml - .ga - .pw condition: selection falsepositives: - All kinds of software downloads level: low
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects attempts to delete the RunMRU registry key, which stores the history of commands executed via the run dialog. In. Logsource: windows / registry_delete. Rule: title: RunMRU Registry Key Deletion - Registry id: 3a9b8c1e-5b2e-4f7a-9d1c-2a7f3b6e1c55 related: - id: c11aecef-9c37-45a6-9c07-bc0782f963fd type: similar status: experimental description: 'Detects attempts to delete the RunMRU registry key, which stores the history of commands executed via the run dialog. In the clickfix techniques, the phishing lures instruct users to open a run dialog through (Win + R) and execute malicious commands. Adversaries may delete this key to cover their tracks after executing commands. ' references: - https://www.zscaler.com/blogs/security-research/coldriver-updates-arsenal-baitswitch-and-simplefix author: Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems) date: 2025-09-25 tags: - attack.stealth - attack.t1070.003 logsource: category: registry_delete product: windows detection: selection: TargetObject|endswith: \Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RunMRU condition: selection falsepositives: - Unknown level: high regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/registry/registry_delete/registry_delete_runmru/info.yml
Query: risk of Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Sun Solaris 11.2 allows local users to affect confidentiality via unknown vectors related to Solaris Kernel Zones.
Matching passage: CVE-2015-4801. CWE: UNKNOWN. CVSS: 2.0999999046325684. Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Sun Solaris 11.2 allows local users to affect confidentiality via unknown vectors related to Solaris Kernel Zones.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-2568. CWE: UNKNOWN. CVSS: 5.0. Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL Server 5.5.41 and earlier, and 5.6.22 and earlier, allows remote attackers to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Server : Security : Privileges.
Query: risk of Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Portal 8.5.0 before CF05 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL.
Matching passage: CVE-2015-0177. CWE: CWE-79. CVSS: 3.5. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Portal 8.5.0 before CF05 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-5489. CWE: CWE-79. CVSS: 3.5. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Smart Trim module 7.x-1.x before 7.x-1.5 for Drupal allows remote authenticated users with certain permissions to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving the field settings form.
Query: detection rule: Detects the initial execution of "cmd.exe" which spawns "explorer.exe" with the appropriate command line arguments for o
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects the initial execution of "cmd.exe" which spawns "explorer.exe" with the appropriate command line arguments for o. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: File Explorer Folder Opened Using Explorer Folder Shortcut Via Shell id: c3d76afc-93df-461e-8e67-9b2bad3f2ac4 status: test description: 'Detects the initial execution of "cmd.exe" which spawns "explorer.exe" with the appropriate command line arguments for opening the "My Computer" folder. ' author: '@Kostastsale' references: - https://ss64.com/nt/shell.html date: 2022-12-22 modified: 2024-08-23 tags: - attack.discovery - attack.t1135 logsource: product: windows category: process_creation detection: selection: ParentImage|endswith: - \cmd.exe - \powershell.exe - \pwsh.exe Image|endswith: \explorer.exe CommandLine|contains: shell:mycomputerfolder condition: selection falsepositives: - Unknown level: high regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_explorer_folder_shortcut_via_shell_binary/info.yml
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Execution of ssh.exe to perform data exfiltration and tunneling through RDP. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Potential RDP Tunneling Via SSH id: f7d7ebd5-a016-46e2-9c54-f9932f2d386d related: - id: f38ce0b9-5e97-4b47-a211-7dc8d8b871da type: similar status: test description: Execution of ssh.exe to perform data exfiltration and tunneling through RDP references: - https://www.absolomb.com/2018-01-26-Windows-Privilege-Escalation-Guide/ author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) date: 2022-10-12 modified: 2023-01-25 tags: - attack.command-and-control - attack.t1572 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection: Image|endswith: \ssh.exe CommandLine|contains: :3389 condition: selection falsepositives: - Unknown level: high
Query: mitigate Regsvcs/Regasm
Matching passage: T1218.009 Regsvcs/Regasm. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may abuse Regsvcs and Regasm to proxy execution of code through a trusted Windows utility. Regsvcs and Regasm are Windows command-line utilities that are used to register .NET [Component Object Model](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1559/001) (COM) assemblies. Both are binaries that may be digitally signed by Microsoft. (Citation: MSDN Regsvcs) (Citation: MSDN Regasm) Both utilities may be used to bypass application control through use of attributes within the binary to specify code that should be run before registration or unregistration: <code>[ComRegisterFunction]</code> or <code>[ComUnregisterFunction]</code> respectively. The code with the registration and unregistration attributes will be executed even if the process is run under insufficient privileges and fails to execute. (Citation: LOLBAS Regsvcs)(Citation: LOLBAS Regasm)
Near-miss passage: T1218.007 Msiexec. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may abuse msiexec.exe to proxy execution of malicious payloads. Msiexec.exe is the command-line utility for the Windows Installer and is thus commonly associated with executing installation packages (.msi).(Citation: Microsoft msiexec) The Msiexec.exe binary may also be digitally signed by Microsoft. Adversaries may abuse msiexec.exe to launch local or network accessible MSI files. Msiexec.exe can also execute DLLs.(Citation: LOLBAS Msiexec)(Citation: TrendMicro Msiexec Feb 2018) Since it may be signed and native on Windows systems, msiexec.exe can be used to bypass application control solutions that do not account for its potential abuse. Msiexec.exe execution may also be elevated to SYSTEM privileges if the <code>AlwaysInstallElevated</code> policy is enabled.(Citation: Microsoft AlwaysInstallElevated 2018)
Query: EDR alert: possible Network Service Discovery (T1046)
Matching passage: T1046 Network Service Discovery. Tactics: discovery. Description: Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of services running on remote hosts and local network infrastructure devices, including those that may be vulnerable to remote software exploitation. Common methods to acquire this information include port, vulnerability, and/or wordlist scans using tools that are brought onto a system.(Citation: CISA AR21-126A FIVEHANDS May 2021) Within cloud environments, adversaries may attempt to discover services running on other cloud hosts. Additionally, if the cloud environment is connected to a on-premises environment, adversaries may be able to identify services running on non-cloud systems as well. Within macOS environments, adversaries may use the native Bonjour application to discover services running on other macOS hosts within a network. The Bonjour mDNSResponder daemon automatically registers and advertises a host’s registered services on the network. For example, adversaries can use a mDNS query (such as <code>dns-sd -B _ssh._tcp .</code>) to find other systems broadcasting the ssh service.(Citation: apple doco bonjour description)(Citation: macOS APT Activity Bradley)
Near-miss passage: T1087.002 Domain Account. Tactics: discovery. Description: Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of domain accounts. This information can help adversaries determine which domain accounts exist to aid in follow-on behavior such as targeting specific accounts which possess particular privileges. Commands such as <code>net user /domain</code> and <code>net group /domain</code> of the [Net](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0039) utility, <code>dscacheutil -q group</code> on macOS, and <code>ldapsearch</code> on Linux can list domain users and groups. [PowerShell](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/001) cmdlets including <code>Get-ADUser</code> and <code>Get-ADGroupMember</code> may enumerate members of Active Directory groups.(Citation: CrowdStrike StellarParticle January 2022)