alirezaaminzadeh/secembed-pairs huggingface dataset:
Query: adversary uses Timestomp
Matching passage: T1070.006 Timestomp. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may modify file time attributes to hide new files or changes to existing files. Timestomping is a technique that modifies the timestamps of a file (the modify, access, create, and change times), often to mimic files that are in the same folder and blend malicious files with legitimate files. In Windows systems, both the `$STANDARD_INFORMATION` (`$SI`) and `$FILE_NAME` (`$FN`) attributes record times in a Master File Table (MFT) file.(Citation: Inversecos Timestomping 2022) `$SI` (dates/time stamps) is displayed to the end user, including in the File System view, while `$FN` is dealt with by the kernel.(Citation: Magnet Forensics) Modifying the `$SI` attribute is the most common method of timestomping because it can be modified at the user level using API calls. `$FN` timestomping, however, typically requires interacting with the system kernel or moving or renaming a file.(Citation: Inversecos Timestomping 2022) Adversaries modify timestamps on files so that they do not appear conspicuous to forensic investigators or file analysis tools. In order to evade detections that rely on identifying discrepancies between the `$SI` and `$FN` attributes, adversaries may also engage in “double timestomping” by modifying times on both attributes simultaneously.(Citation: Double Timestomping) In Linux systems and on ESXi servers, threat actors may attempt to perform timestomping using commands such as `touch -a -m -t <timestamp> <filename>` (which sets access and modification times to a specific value) or `touch -r <filename> <filename>` (which sets access and modification times to match those of another file).(Citation: Inversecos Linux Timestomping)(Citation: Juniper Networks ESXi Backdoor 2022) Timestomping may be used along with file name [Masquerading](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1036) to hide malware and tools.(Citation: WindowsIR Anti-Forensic Techniques)
Near-miss passage: T1070.005 Network Share Connection Removal. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may remove share connections that are no longer useful in order to clean up traces of their operation. Windows shared drive and [SMB/Windows Admin Shares](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1021/002) connections can be removed when no longer needed. [Net](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0039) is an example utility that can be used to remove network share connections with the <code>net use \\system\share /delete</code> command. (Citation: Technet Net Use)
Query: explain CWE-440
Matching passage: CWE-440 Expected Behavior Violation. A feature, API, or function does not perform according to its specification.
Near-miss passage: CWE-1248 Semiconductor Defects in Hardware Logic with Security-Sensitive Implications. The security-sensitive hardware module contains semiconductor defects.
Query: risk of The Microsoft (1) VBScript 5.7 and 5.8 and (2) JScript 5.7 and 5.8 engines, as used in Internet Explorer 8 through 11 and other products, allow remote attackers to bypass the ASLR 
Matching passage: CVE-2015-6052. CWE: CWE-200. CVSS: 4.300000190734863. The Microsoft (1) VBScript 5.7 and 5.8 and (2) JScript 5.7 and 5.8 engines, as used in Internet Explorer 8 through 11 and other products, allow remote attackers to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted web site, aka "VBScript and JScript ASLR Bypass."
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-2434. CWE: CWE-200. CVSS: 4.300000190734863. Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 and 5.0 supports SSL 2.0, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms by sniffing the network and conducting a decryption attack, aka "MSXML Information Disclosure Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2471.
Query: describe CVE-2015-1614
Matching passage: CVE-2015-1614. CWE: CWE-352. CVSS: 6.800000190734863. Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the Image Metadata Cruncher plugin for WordPress allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the (1) image_metadata_cruncher[alt] or (2) image_metadata_cruncher[caption] parameter in an update action in the image_metadata_cruncher_title page to wp-admin/options.php or (3) custom image meta tag to the image metadata cruncher page.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-8624. CWE: CWE-352. CVSS: 8.800000190734863. The User::matchEditToken function in includes/User.php in MediaWiki before 1.23.12, 1.24.x before 1.24.5, 1.25.x before 1.25.4, and 1.26.x before 1.26.1 does not perform token comparison in constant time before determining if a debugging message should be logged, which allows remote attackers to guess the edit token and bypass CSRF protection via a timing attack, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8623.
Query: risk of The Frontel protocol before 3 on RSI Video Technologies Videofied devices sends a cleartext serial number, which allows remote attackers to determine a hardcoded key by sniffing th
Matching passage: CVE-2015-8252. CWE: CWE-200. CVSS: 5.900000095367432. The Frontel protocol before 3 on RSI Video Technologies Videofied devices sends a cleartext serial number, which allows remote attackers to determine a hardcoded key by sniffing the network and performing a "jumbled up" calculation with this number.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-5041. CWE: CWE-200. CVSS: 9.100000381469727. The J9 JVM in IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition 6 before SR16 FP20, 6 R1 before SR8 FP20, 7 before SR9 FP30, and 7 R1 before SR3 FP30 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or inject data by invoking non-public interface methods.
Query: exploit Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in LOCKON EC-CUBE 2.11.0 through 2.13.3 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that wr
Matching passage: CVE-2015-5665. CWE: CWE-352. CVSS: 5.099999904632568. Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in LOCKON EC-CUBE 2.11.0 through 2.13.3 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that write to PHP scripts, related to the doValidToken function.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-5451. CWE: CWE-352. CVSS: 6.800000190734863. Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in HP Operations Orchestration Central 10.x before 10.22.001 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims via unknown vectors.
Query: Multiple failed authentications followed by Office Application Startup
Matching passage: T1137 Office Application Startup. Tactics: persistence. Description: Adversaries may leverage Microsoft Office-based applications for persistence between startups. Microsoft Office is a fairly common application suite on Windows-based operating systems within an enterprise network. There are multiple mechanisms that can be used with Office for persistence when an Office-based application is started; this can include the use of Office Template Macros and add-ins. A variety of features have been discovered in Outlook that can be abused to obtain persistence, such as Outlook rules, forms, and Home Page.(Citation: SensePost Ruler GitHub) These persistence mechanisms can work within Outlook or be used through Office 365.(Citation: TechNet O365 Outlook Rules)
Near-miss passage: T1137.005 Outlook Rules. Tactics: persistence. Description: Adversaries may abuse Microsoft Outlook rules to obtain persistence on a compromised system. Outlook rules allow a user to define automated behavior to manage email messages. A benign rule might, for example, automatically move an email to a particular folder in Outlook if it contains specific words from a specific sender. Malicious Outlook rules can be created that can trigger code execution when an adversary sends a specifically crafted email to that user.(Citation: SilentBreak Outlook Rules) Once malicious rules have been added to the user’s mailbox, they will be loaded when Outlook is started. Malicious rules will execute when an adversary sends a specifically crafted email to the user.(Citation: SilentBreak Outlook Rules)
Query: detection rule: Detects Obfuscated Powershell via Stdin in Scripts
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects Obfuscated Powershell via Stdin in Scripts. Logsource: windows / system. Rule: title: Invoke-Obfuscation Via Stdin - System id: 487c7524-f892-4054-b263-8a0ace63fc25 status: test description: Detects Obfuscated Powershell via Stdin in Scripts references: - https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/issues/1009 author: Nikita Nazarov, oscd.community date: 2020-10-12 modified: 2022-11-29 tags: - attack.stealth - attack.t1027 - attack.execution - attack.t1059.001 logsource: product: windows service: system detection: selection: Provider_Name: Service Control Manager EventID: 7045 ImagePath|contains|all: - set - '&&' ImagePath|contains: - environment - invoke - input condition: selection falsepositives: - Unknown level: high
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects when an ElastiCache security group has been created.. Logsource: aws / cloudtrail. Rule: title: AWS ElastiCache Security Group Created id: 4ae68615-866f-4304-b24b-ba048dfa5ca7 status: test description: Detects when an ElastiCache security group has been created. references: - https://github.com/elastic/detection-rules/blob/598f3d7e0a63221c0703ad9a0ea7e22e7bc5961e/rules/integrations/aws/persistence_elasticache_security_group_creation.toml author: Austin Songer @austinsonger date: 2021-07-24 modified: 2022-10-09 tags: - attack.persistence - attack.t1136 - attack.t1136.003 logsource: product: aws service: cloudtrail detection: selection: eventSource: elasticache.amazonaws.com eventName: CreateCacheSecurityGroup condition: selection falsepositives: - A ElastiCache security group may be created by a system or network administrator. Verify whether the user identity, user agent, and/or hostname should be making changes in your environment. Security group creations from unfamiliar users or hosts should be investigated. If known behavior is causing false positives, it can be exempted from the rule. level: low
Query: risk of The s3bubble-amazon-s3-audio-streaming plugin 2.0 for WordPress has directory traversal via the adverts/assets/plugins/ultimate/content/downloader.php path parameter.
Matching passage: CVE-2015-9463. CWE: CWE-22. CVSS: 7.5. The s3bubble-amazon-s3-audio-streaming plugin 2.0 for WordPress has directory traversal via the adverts/assets/plugins/ultimate/content/downloader.php path parameter.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-3035. CWE: CWE-22. CVSS: 7.5. Directory traversal vulnerability in TP-LINK Archer C5 (1.2) with firmware before 150317, C7 (2.0) with firmware before 150304, and C8 (1.0) with firmware before 150316, Archer C9 (1.0), TL-WDR3500 (1.0), TL-WDR3600 (1.0), and TL-WDR4300 (1.0) with firmware before 150302, TL-WR740N (5.0) and TL-WR741ND (5.0) with firmware before 150312, and TL-WR841N (9.0), TL-WR841N (10.0), TL-WR841ND (9.0), and TL-WR841ND (10.0) with firmware before 150310 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the PATH_INFO to login/.
Query: vulnerability: The management console in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) 12.1 before 12.1-RU6-MP1 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a crafted password-reset action 
Matching passage: CVE-2015-1486. CWE: CWE-287. CVSS: 7.5. The management console in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) 12.1 before 12.1-RU6-MP1 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a crafted password-reset action that triggers a new administrative session.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-0198. CWE: CWE-287. CVSS: 10.0. IBM General Parallel File System (GPFS) 3.4 before 3.4.0.32, 3.5 before 3.5.0.24, and 4.1 before 4.1.0.7 in certain cipherList configurations allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary programs as root via unspecified vectors.
Query: detection rule: Detects the use of the spoolss named pipe over SMB. This can be used to trigger the authentication via NTLM of any machi
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects the use of the spoolss named pipe over SMB. This can be used to trigger the authentication via NTLM of any machi. Logsource: zeek / smb_files. Rule: title: SMB Spoolss Name Piped Usage id: bae2865c-5565-470d-b505-9496c87d0c30 status: test description: Detects the use of the spoolss named pipe over SMB. This can be used to trigger the authentication via NTLM of any machine that has the spoolservice enabled. references: - https://posts.specterops.io/hunting-in-active-directory-unconstrained-delegation-forests-trusts-71f2b33688e1 - https://dirkjanm.io/a-different-way-of-abusing-zerologon/ - https://twitter.com/_dirkjan/status/1309214379003588608 author: OTR (Open Threat Research), @neu5ron date: 2018-11-28 modified: 2022-10-09 tags: - attack.lateral-movement - attack.t1021.002 logsource: product: zeek service: smb_files detection: selection: path|endswith: IPC$ name: spoolss condition: selection falsepositives: - Domain Controllers that are sometimes, commonly although should not be, acting as printer servers too level: medium
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects when a user downloads a file from an IP based URL using CertOC.exe. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: File Download From IP Based URL Via CertOC.EXE id: b86f6dea-0b2f-41f5-bdcc-a057bd19cd6a related: - id: 70ad0861-d1fe-491c-a45f-fa48148a300d type: similar status: test description: Detects when a user downloads a file from an IP based URL using CertOC.exe references: - https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Certoc/ author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) date: 2023-10-18 tags: - attack.command-and-control - attack.execution - attack.t1105 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection_img: - Image|endswith: \certoc.exe - OriginalFileName: CertOC.exe selection_ip: CommandLine|re: ://[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3} selection_cli: CommandLine|contains: -GetCACAPS condition: all of selection* falsepositives: - Unknown level: high
Query: explain T1102.002 Bidirectional Communication
Matching passage: T1102.002 Bidirectional Communication. Tactics: command and control. Description: Adversaries may use an existing, legitimate external Web service as a means for sending commands to and receiving output from a compromised system over the Web service channel. Compromised systems may leverage popular websites and social media to host command and control (C2) instructions. Those infected systems can then send the output from those commands back over that Web service channel. The return traffic may occur in a variety of ways, depending on the Web service being utilized. For example, the return traffic may take the form of the compromised system posting a comment on a forum, issuing a pull request to development project, updating a document hosted on a Web service, or by sending a Tweet. Popular websites and social media acting as a mechanism for C2 may give a significant amount of cover due to the likelihood that hosts within a network are already communicating with them prior to a compromise. Using common services, such as those offered by Google or Twitter, makes it easier for adversaries to hide in expected noise. Web service providers commonly use SSL/TLS encryption, giving adversaries an added level of protection.
Near-miss passage: T1102 Web Service. Tactics: command and control. Description: Adversaries may use an existing, legitimate external Web service as a means for relaying data to/from a compromised system. Popular websites, cloud services, and social media acting as a mechanism for C2 may give a significant amount of cover due to the likelihood that hosts within a network are already communicating with them prior to a compromise. Using common services, such as those offered by Google, Microsoft, or Twitter, makes it easier for adversaries to hide in expected noise.(Citation: Broadcom BirdyClient Microsoft Graph API 2024) Web service providers commonly use SSL/TLS encryption, giving adversaries an added level of protection. Use of Web services may also protect back-end C2 infrastructure from discovery through malware binary analysis while also enabling operational resiliency (since this infrastructure may be dynamically changed).
Query: patch priority for CVE-2015-0784
Matching passage: CVE-2015-0784. CWE: CWE-200. CVSS: 7.5. Rtrlet.class in Novell ZENworks Configuration Management (ZCM) allows remote attackers to obtain Session IDs of logged in users via a value of ShowLogins for the maintenance variable.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-5173. CWE: CWE-200. CVSS: 8.800000190734863. Cloud Foundry Runtime cf-release before 216, UAA before 2.5.2, and Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF) Elastic Runtime before 1.7.0 allow attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving emails with password recovery links, aka "Cross Domain Referer Leakage."
Query: vulnerability: The management console in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) 12.1 before 12.1-RU6-MP1 allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
Matching passage: CVE-2015-1489. CWE: CWE-264. CVSS: 8.5. The management console in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) 12.1 before 12.1-RU6-MP1 allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-3246. CWE: CWE-264. CVSS: 7.199999809265137. libuser before 0.56.13-8 and 0.60 before 0.60-7, as used in the userhelper program in the usermode package, directly modifies /etc/passwd, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (inconsistent file state) by causing an error during the modification. NOTE: this issue can be combined with CVE-2015-3245 to gain privileges.
Query: patch priority for CVE-2015-5062
Matching passage: CVE-2015-5062. CWE: UNKNOWN. CVSS: 5.800000190734863. Open redirect vulnerability in SilverStripe CMS & Framework 3.1.13 allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via a URL in the returnURL parameter to dev/build.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-4474. CWE: UNKNOWN. CVSS: 10.0. Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 40.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.
Query: SOC alert related to File/Path Exclusions
Matching passage: T1564.012 File/Path Exclusions. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may attempt to hide their file-based artifacts by writing them to specific folders or file names excluded from antivirus (AV) scanning and other defensive capabilities. AV and other file-based scanners often include exclusions to optimize performance as well as ease installation and legitimate use of applications. These exclusions may be contextual (e.g., scans are only initiated in response to specific triggering events/alerts), but are also often hardcoded strings referencing specific folders and/or files assumed to be trusted and legitimate.(Citation: Microsoft File Folder Exclusions) Adversaries may abuse these exclusions to hide their file-based artifacts. For example, rather than tampering with tool settings to add a new exclusion (i.e., [Disable or Modify Tools](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1685)), adversaries may drop their file-based payloads in default or otherwise well-known exclusions. Adversaries may also use [Security Software Discovery](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1518/001) and other [Discovery](https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0007)/[Reconnaissance](https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0043) activities to both discover and verify existing exclusions in a victim environment.
Near-miss passage: T1564.005 Hidden File System. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may use a hidden file system to conceal malicious activity from users and security tools. File systems provide a structure to store and access data from physical storage. Typically, a user engages with a file system through applications that allow them to access files and directories, which are an abstraction from their physical location (ex: disk sector). Standard file systems include FAT, NTFS, ext4, and APFS. File systems can also contain other structures, such as the Volume Boot Record (VBR) and Master File Table (MFT) in NTFS.(Citation: MalwareTech VFS Nov 2014) Adversaries may use their own abstracted file system, separate from the standard file system present on the infected system. In doing so, adversaries can hide the presence of malicious components and file input/output from security tools. Hidden file systems, sometimes referred to as virtual file systems, can be implemented in numerous ways. One implementation would be to store a file system in reserved disk space unused by disk structures or standard file system partitions.(Citation: MalwareTech VFS Nov 2014)(Citation: FireEye Bootkits) Another implementation could be for an adversary to drop their own portable partition image as a file on top of the standard file system.(Citation: ESET ComRAT May 2020) Adversaries may also fragment files across the existing file system structure in non-standard ways.(Citation: Kaspersky Equation QA)
Query: exploit LXD before version 0.19-0ubuntu5 doUidshiftIntoContainer() has an unsafe Chmod() call that races against the stat in the Filepath.Walk() function. A symbolic link created in that w
Matching passage: CVE-2015-1340. CWE: CWE-362. CVSS: 8.100000381469727. LXD before version 0.19-0ubuntu5 doUidshiftIntoContainer() has an unsafe Chmod() call that races against the stat in the Filepath.Walk() function. A symbolic link created in that window could cause any file on the system to have any mode of the attacker's choice.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-4170. CWE: CWE-362. CVSS: 4.699999809265137. Race condition in the ldsem_cmpxchg function in drivers/tty/tty_ldsem.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13-rc4-next-20131218 allows local users to cause a denial of service (ldsem_down_read and ldsem_down_write deadlock) by establishing a new tty thread during shutdown of a previous tty thread.
Query: describe CVE-2015-5857
Matching passage: CVE-2015-5857. CWE: CWE-254. CVSS: 5.0. Mail in Apple iOS before 9 allows remote attackers to use an address-book contact as a spoofed e-mail sender address via unspecified vectors.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-8368. CWE: CWE-254. CVSS: 6.0. ntopng (aka ntop) before 2.2 allows remote authenticated users to change the login context and gain privileges via the user cookie and username parameter to admin/password_reset.lua.