alirezaaminzadeh/secembed-pairs huggingface dataset:
Query: detect Active Setup
Matching passage: T1547.014 Active Setup. Tactics: persistence, privilege escalation. Description: Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine. Active Setup is a Windows mechanism that is used to execute programs when a user logs in. The value stored in the Registry key will be executed after a user logs into the computer.(Citation: Klein Active Setup 2010) These programs will be executed under the context of the user and will have the account's associated permissions level. Adversaries may abuse Active Setup by creating a key under <code> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\</code> and setting a malicious value for <code>StubPath</code>. This value will serve as the program that will be executed when a user logs into the computer.(Citation: Mandiant Glyer APT 2010)(Citation: Citizenlab Packrat 2015)(Citation: FireEye CFR Watering Hole 2012)(Citation: SECURELIST Bright Star 2015)(Citation: paloalto Tropic Trooper 2016) Adversaries can abuse these components to execute malware, such as remote access tools, to maintain persistence through system reboots. Adversaries may also use [Masquerading](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1036) to make the Registry entries look as if they are associated with legitimate programs.
Near-miss passage: T1547.008 LSASS Driver. Tactics: persistence, privilege escalation. Description: Adversaries may modify or add LSASS drivers to obtain persistence on compromised systems. The Windows security subsystem is a set of components that manage and enforce the security policy for a computer or domain. The Local Security Authority (LSA) is the main component responsible for local security policy and user authentication. The LSA includes multiple dynamic link libraries (DLLs) associated with various other security functions, all of which run in the context of the LSA Subsystem Service (LSASS) lsass.exe process.(Citation: Microsoft Security Subsystem) Adversaries may target LSASS drivers to obtain persistence. By either replacing or adding illegitimate drivers (e.g., [Hijack Execution Flow](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1574)), an adversary can use LSA operations to continuously execute malicious payloads.
Query: exploit Cisco WebEx Meeting Center places a meeting's access number in a URL, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information and bypass intended attendance restrictions by v
Matching passage: CVE-2015-4207. CWE: CWE-200. CVSS: 5.0. Cisco WebEx Meeting Center places a meeting's access number in a URL, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information and bypass intended attendance restrictions by visiting a meeting-registration page, aka Bug ID CSCus62147.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-0271. CWE: CWE-200. CVSS: 4.0. The log-viewing function in the Red Hat redhat-access-plugin before 6.0.3 for OpenStack Dashboard (horizon) allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted path.
Query: containment actions for Persistence mechanism resembling Local Account
Matching passage: Playbook for T1087.001 Local Account. 1) Validate alert telemetry against T1087.001. 2) Scope affected hosts and accounts. 3) Contain by isolating endpoint / disabling account if confirmed. 4) Hunt for related tactics: discovery. 5) Eradicate persistence and recover. Reference detection notes: 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
Near-miss passage: Playbook for T1087.003 Email Account. Different response path focused on discovery.
Query: threat report mentioning Account Discovery
Matching passage: T1087 Account Discovery. Tactics: discovery. Description: Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of valid accounts, usernames, or email addresses on a system or within a compromised environment. This information can help adversaries determine which accounts exist, which can aid in follow-on behavior such as brute-forcing, spear-phishing attacks, or account takeovers (e.g., [Valid Accounts](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1078)). Adversaries may use several methods to enumerate accounts, including abuse of existing tools, built-in commands, and potential misconfigurations that leak account names and roles or permissions in the targeted environment. For examples, cloud environments typically provide easily accessible interfaces to obtain user lists.(Citation: AWS List Users)(Citation: Google Cloud - IAM Servie Accounts List API) On hosts, adversaries can use default [PowerShell](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/001) and other command line functionality to identify accounts. Information about email addresses and accounts may also be extracted by searching an infected system’s files.
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)
Query: exploit Citrix NetScaler Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and NetScaler Gateway before 10.5 Build 53.9 through 55.8 and 10.5.e Build 53-9010.e allow remote attackers to cause a denial
Matching passage: CVE-2015-2829. CWE: UNKNOWN. CVSS: 7.800000190734863. Citrix NetScaler Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and NetScaler Gateway before 10.5 Build 53.9 through 55.8 and 10.5.e Build 53-9010.e allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot) via unspecified vectors.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-1775. CWE: UNKNOWN. CVSS: 5.5. Server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in the proxy endpoint (api/v1/proxy) in Apache Ambari before 2.1.0 allows remote authenticated users to conduct port scans and access unsecured services via a crafted REST call.
Query: vulnerability: The kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold
Matching passage: CVE-2015-1678. CWE: CWE-200. CVSS: 2.0999999046325684. The kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allow local users to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted function call, aka "Microsoft Windows Kernel Memory Disclosure Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-1676, CVE-2015-1677, CVE-2015-1679, and CVE-2015-1680.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-0136. CWE: CWE-200. CVSS: 2.0999999046325684. powervc-iso-import in IBM PowerVC 1.2.0.x before 1.2.0.4 and 1.2.1.x before 1.2.2 places an access token on the command line during IVM and PowerKVM management, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing the process.
Query: vulnerability: ntp_openssl.m4 in ntpd in NTP before 4.2.7p112 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted statistics or filegen configuration command t
Matching passage: CVE-2015-5195. CWE: CWE-20. CVSS: 7.5. ntp_openssl.m4 in ntpd in NTP before 4.2.7p112 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted statistics or filegen configuration command that is not enabled during compilation.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-3621. CWE: CWE-20. CVSS: 9.300000190734863. Untrusted search path vulnerability in SAP Enterprise Central Component (ECC) allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program.
Query: rule covering Detects potential network sniffing via use of network tools such as "tshark", "windump". Network sniffing refers to usin
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects potential network sniffing via use of network tools such as "tshark", "windump". Network sniffing refers to usin. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Potential Network Sniffing Activity Using Network Tools id: ba1f7802-adc7-48b4-9ecb-81e227fddfd5 status: test description: 'Detects potential network sniffing via use of network tools such as "tshark", "windump". Network sniffing refers to using the network interface on a system to monitor or capture information sent over a wired or wireless connection. An adversary may place a network interface into promiscuous mode to passively access data in transit over the network, or use span ports to capture a larger amount of data. ' references: - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1040/T1040.md author: Timur Zinniatullin, oscd.community, Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) date: 2019-10-21 modified: 2023-02-20 tags: - attack.credential-access - attack.discovery - attack.t1040 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection_tshark: Image|endswith: \tshark.exe CommandLine|contains: -i selection_windump: Image|endswith: \windump.exe condition: 1 of selection_* falsepositives: - Legitimate administration activity to troubleshoot network issues level: medium
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects potential Amazon SSM agent hijack attempts as outlined in the Mitiga research report.. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Potential Amazon SSM Agent Hijacking id: d20ee2f4-822c-4827-9e15-41500b1fff10 status: test description: Detects potential Amazon SSM agent hijack attempts as outlined in the Mitiga research report. references: - https://www.mitiga.io/blog/mitiga-security-advisory-abusing-the-ssm-agent-as-a-remote-access-trojan - https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/amazons-aws-ssm-agent-can-be-used-as-post-exploitation-rat-malware/ - https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2023/08/02/aws-instances-attackers-access/ author: Muhammad Faisal date: 2023-08-02 tags: - attack.command-and-control - attack.persistence - attack.t1219.002 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection: Image|endswith: \amazon-ssm-agent.exe CommandLine|contains|all: - '-register ' - '-code ' - '-id ' - '-region ' condition: selection falsepositives: - Legitimate activity of system administrators level: medium
Query: exploit Unspecified vulnerability in the Siebel Core - Server Infrastructure component in Oracle Siebel CRM 8.1.1 and 8.2.2 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality via unknown ve
Matching passage: CVE-2015-0365. CWE: UNKNOWN. CVSS: 4.300000190734863. Unspecified vulnerability in the Siebel Core - Server Infrastructure component in Oracle Siebel CRM 8.1.1 and 8.2.2 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality via unknown vectors related to Security.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-8635. CWE: UNKNOWN. CVSS: 8.800000190734863. Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.324 and 19.x and 20.x before 20.0.0.267 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.559 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 20.0.0.233, Adobe AIR SDK before 20.0.0.233, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 20.0.0.233 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8634, CVE-2015-8638, CVE-2015-8639, CVE-2015-8640, CVE-2015-8641, CVE-2015-8642, CVE-2015-8643, CVE-2015-8646, CVE-2015-8647, CVE-2015-8648, CVE-2015-8649, and CVE-2015-8650.
Query: patch priority for CVE-2015-0129
Matching passage: CVE-2015-0129. CWE: CWE-79. CVSS: 3.5. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IBM Rational Quality Manager (RQM) 4.x before 4.0.7 iFix3 and 5.x before 5.0.2 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-7431. CWE: CWE-79. CVSS: 6.099999904632568. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Queue Watcher in IBM Sterling B2B Integrator 5.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL.
Query: Encoded PowerShell / command-line abuse matching 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 Obfuscated Files or Information. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may attempt to make an executable or file difficult to discover or analyze by encrypting, encoding, or otherwise obfuscating its contents on the system or in transit. This is common behavior that can be used across different platforms and the network to evade defenses. Payloads may be compressed, archived, or encrypted in order to avoid detection. These payloads may be used during Initial Access or later to mitigate detection. Sometimes a user's action may be required to open and [Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1140) for [User Execution](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1204). The user may also be required to input a password to open a password protected compressed/encrypted file that was provided by the adversary.(Citation: Volexity PowerDuke November 2016) Adversaries may also use compressed or archived scripts, such as JavaScript. Portions of files can also be encoded to hide the plain-text strings that would otherwise help defenders with discovery.(Citation: Linux/Cdorked.A We Live Security Analysis) Payloads may also be split into separate, seemingly benign files that only reveal malicious functionality when reassembled.(Citation: Carbon Black Obfuscation Sept 2016) Adversaries may also abuse [Command Obfuscation](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1027/010) to obscure commands executed from payloads or directly via [Command and Scripting Interpreter](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059). Environment variables, aliases, characters, and other platform/language specific semantics can be used to evade signature based detections and application control mechanisms.(Citation: FireEye Obfuscation June 2017)(Citation: FireEye Revoke-Obfuscation July 2017)(Citation: PaloAlto EncodedCommand March 2017)
Query: exploit Invoices Add-on for iThemes Exchange before 1.4.0 for WordPress has XSS via add_query_arg() and remove_query_arg().
Matching passage: CVE-2015-9370. CWE: CWE-79. CVSS: 6.099999904632568. Invoices Add-on for iThemes Exchange before 1.4.0 for WordPress has XSS via add_query_arg() and remove_query_arg().
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-2536. CWE: CWE-79. CVSS: 4.300000190734863. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Microsoft Lync Server 2013 and Skype for Business Server 2015 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL, aka "Skype for Business Server and Lync Server XSS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Query: risk of The Services Basic Authentication module 7.x-1.x through 7.x-1.3 for Drupal allows remote attackers to bypass intended resource restrictions via vectors related to page caching.
Matching passage: CVE-2015-4344. CWE: CWE-264. CVSS: 5.0. The Services Basic Authentication module 7.x-1.x through 7.x-1.3 for Drupal allows remote attackers to bypass intended resource restrictions via vectors related to page caching.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-0214. CWE: CWE-264. CVSS: 4.0. message/externallib.php in Moodle through 2.5.9, 2.6.x before 2.6.7, 2.7.x before 2.7.4, and 2.8.x before 2.8.2 allows remote authenticated users to bypass a messaging-disabled setting via a web-services request, as demonstrated by a people-search request.
Query: risk of Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in InfoSphere Data Architect (IDA), as distributed in IBM Rational Software Architect 8.5 through 9.5, Rational Software Architect for WebS
Matching passage: CVE-2015-7439. CWE: CWE-79. CVSS: 6.099999904632568. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in InfoSphere Data Architect (IDA), as distributed in IBM Rational Software Architect 8.5 through 9.5, Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software (RSA4WS) 8.5 through 9.5, and Rational Software Architect RealTime (RSART) 8.5 through 9.5, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-2870. CWE: CWE-79. CVSS: 4.300000190734863. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability on Chiyu BF-630, BF-630W, and BF-660C fingerprint access-control devices allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a SCRIPT element.
Query: vulnerability: HP UCMDB 10.00 and 10.01 before 10.01CUP12, 10.10 and 10.11 before 10.11CUP6, and 10.2x before 10.21 allows local users to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.
Matching passage: CVE-2015-5440. CWE: CWE-200. CVSS: 4.900000095367432. HP UCMDB 10.00 and 10.01 before 10.01CUP12, 10.10 and 10.11 before 10.11CUP6, and 10.2x before 10.21 allows local users to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-7763. CWE: CWE-200. CVSS: 5.0. rx/rx.c in OpenAFS 1.5.75 through 1.5.78, 1.6.x before 1.6.15, and 1.7.x before 1.7.33 does not properly initialize padding at the end of an Rx acknowledgement (ACK) packet, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by (1) conducting a replay attack or (2) sniffing the network.
Query: detection rule: Detects loading of dbgcore.dll or dbghelp.dll from uncommon locations such as user directories. These DLLs contain the M
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects loading of dbgcore.dll or dbghelp.dll from uncommon locations such as user directories. These DLLs contain the M. Logsource: windows / image_load. Rule: title: Suspicious Loading of Dbgcore/Dbghelp DLLs from Uncommon Location id: 416bc4a2-7217-4519-8dc7-c3271817f1d5 related: - id: 9f5c1d59-33be-4e60-bcab-85d2f566effd type: similar status: experimental description: 'Detects loading of dbgcore.dll or dbghelp.dll from uncommon locations such as user directories. These DLLs contain the MiniDumpWriteDump function, which can be abused for credential dumping purposes or in some cases for evading EDR/AV detection by suspending processes. ' references: - https://blog.axelarator.net/hunting-for-edr-freeze/ - https://www.zerosalarium.com/2025/09/EDR-Freeze-Puts-EDRs-Antivirus-Into-Coma.html - https://www.splunk.com/en_us/blog/security/you-bet-your-lsass-hunting-lsass-access.html author: Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems) date: 2025-11-27 modified: 2026-01-09 tags: - attack.credential-access - attack.defense-impairment - attack.t1003 - attack.t1685 logsource: category: image_load product: windows detection: selection_img: Image|contains: - :\Perflogs\ - :\Temp\ - :\Users\Public\ - \$Recycle.Bin\ - \Contacts\ - \Documents\ - \Favorites\ - \Favourites\ - \inetpub\wwwroot\ - \Music\ - \Pictures\ - \Start Menu\Programs\Startup\ - \Users\Default\ - \Videos\ selection_dll: ImageLoaded|endswith: - \dbgcore.dll - \dbghelp.dll condition: all of selection_* falsepositives: - Unknown level: high regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/image_load/image_load_win_susp_dbgcore_dbghelp_load/info.yml
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects suspicious command line flags that let the user set a target user and command as e.g. seen in PsExec-like tools. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Suspicious RunAs-Like Flag Combination id: 50d66fb0-03f8-4da0-8add-84e77d12a020 status: test description: Detects suspicious command line flags that let the user set a target user and command as e.g. seen in PsExec-like tools references: - https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/22/k/hack-the-real-box-apt41-new-subgroup-earth-longzhi.html author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) date: 2022-11-11 tags: - attack.privilege-escalation logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection_user: CommandLine|contains: - ' -u system ' - ' --user system ' - ' -u NT' - ' -u "NT' - ' -u ''NT' - ' --system ' - ' -u administrator ' selection_command: CommandLine|contains: - ' -c cmd' - ' -c "cmd' - ' -c powershell' - ' -c "powershell' - ' --command cmd' - ' --command powershell' - ' -c whoami' - ' -c wscript' - ' -c cscript' condition: all of selection* falsepositives: - Unknown level: medium
Query: exploit Keychain Access in Apple OS X before 10.11.2 and tvOS before 9.1 improperly interacts with Keychain Agent, which allows attackers to spoof the Keychain Server via unspecified vecto
Matching passage: CVE-2015-7045. CWE: CWE-17. CVSS: 5.0. Keychain Access in Apple OS X before 10.11.2 and tvOS before 9.1 improperly interacts with Keychain Agent, which allows attackers to spoof the Keychain Server via unspecified vectors.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-2019. CWE: CWE-17. CVSS: 2.0999999046325684. IBM Tivoli Security Directory Server 6.0 before iFix 75, 6.1 before iFix 68, 6.2 before iFix 44, 6.3 before iFix 37, 6.3.1 before iFix 11, and 6.4 before iFix 2 does not prevent caching of documents retrieved in SSL sessions, which allows physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information by leveraging an unattended workstation.
Query: risk of Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Report Builder in IBM Jazz Reporting Service (JRS) 5.x before 5.0.2-Rational-CLM-ifix011 and 6.0 before 6.0.0-Rational-CLM-ifix005 allow
Matching passage: CVE-2015-7467. CWE: CWE-79. CVSS: 5.400000095367432. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Report Builder in IBM Jazz Reporting Service (JRS) 5.x before 5.0.2-Rational-CLM-ifix011 and 6.0 before 6.0.0-Rational-CLM-ifix005 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-2926. CWE: CWE-79. CVSS: 4.300000190734863. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Php/stats/statsRecent.inc.php in phpTrafficA 2.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the HTTP User-Agent header to index.php.
Query: risk of WebKit, as used in Apple iOS before 8.3, Apple TV before 7.2, and Apple Safari before 6.2.5, 7.x before 7.1.5, and 8.x before 8.0.5, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary co
Matching passage: CVE-2015-1119. CWE: UNKNOWN. CVSS: 6.800000190734863. WebKit, as used in Apple iOS before 8.3, Apple TV before 7.2, and Apple Safari before 6.2.5, 7.x before 7.1.5, and 8.x before 8.0.5, 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-2015-04-08-1, APPLE-SA-2015-04-08-3, and APPLE-SA-2015-04-08-4.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-4831. CWE: UNKNOWN. CVSS: 4.900000095367432. Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Sun Solaris 11.2 allows local users to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Solaris Kernel Zones, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-4822.