alirezaaminzadeh/secembed-pairs huggingface dataset:
Query: detect Detects loading of diagcab packages from a remote path, as seen in DogWalk vulnerability in logs
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects loading of diagcab packages from a remote path, as seen in DogWalk vulnerability. Logsource: windows / diagnosis-scripted. Rule: title: Loading Diagcab Package From Remote Path id: 50cb47b8-2c33-4b23-a2e9-4600657d9746 status: test description: Detects loading of diagcab packages from a remote path, as seen in DogWalk vulnerability references: - https://twitter.com/nas_bench/status/1539679555908141061 - https://twitter.com/j00sean/status/1537750439701225472 author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) date: 2022-08-14 tags: - attack.execution logsource: product: windows service: diagnosis-scripted detection: selection: EventID: 101 PackagePath|contains: \\\\ condition: selection falsepositives: - Legitimate package hosted on a known and authorized remote location level: high
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects when a new identity provider is created for Okta.. Logsource: okta / okta. Rule: title: Okta Identity Provider Created id: 969c7590-8c19-4797-8c1b-23155de6e7ac status: test description: Detects when a new identity provider is created for Okta. references: - https://developer.okta.com/docs/reference/api/system-log/ - https://sec.okta.com/articles/2023/08/cross-tenant-impersonation-prevention-and-detection author: kelnage date: 2023-09-07 modified: 2026-04-27 tags: - attack.privilege-escalation - attack.persistence - attack.t1098.001 logsource: product: okta service: okta detection: selection: eventType: system.idp.lifecycle.create condition: selection falsepositives: - When an admin creates a new, authorised identity provider. level: medium
Query: exploit Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in Synametrics Technologies Xeams 4.5 Build 5755 and earlier allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of admin
Matching passage: CVE-2015-3141. CWE: CWE-352. CVSS: 6.800000190734863. Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in Synametrics Technologies Xeams 4.5 Build 5755 and earlier allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that create an (1) SMTP domain or a (2) user via a request to /FrontController; or conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the (3) domainname parameter to /FrontController, when creating a new SMTP domain configuration; the (4) txtRecipient parameter to /FrontController, when creating a new forwarder; the (5) popFetchServer, (6) popFetchUser, or (7) popFetchRecipient parameter to /FrontController, when creating a new POP3 Fetcher account; or the (8) Smtp HELO domain in the Advanced Server Configuration.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-0704. CWE: CWE-352. CVSS: 6.800000190734863. Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in API features in Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.6(1.9) allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users, aka Bug ID CSCus95884.
Query: Encoded PowerShell / command-line abuse matching Pluggable Authentication Modules
Matching passage: T1556.003 Pluggable Authentication Modules. Tactics: defense impairment, persistence, credential access. Description: Adversaries may modify pluggable authentication modules (PAM) to access user credentials or enable otherwise unwarranted access to accounts. PAM is a modular system of configuration files, libraries, and executable files which guide authentication for many services. The most common authentication module is <code>pam_unix.so</code>, which retrieves, sets, and verifies account authentication information in <code>/etc/passwd</code> and <code>/etc/shadow</code>.(Citation: Apple PAM)(Citation: Man Pam_Unix)(Citation: Red Hat PAM) Adversaries may modify components of the PAM system to create backdoors. PAM components, such as <code>pam_unix.so</code>, can be patched to accept arbitrary adversary supplied values as legitimate credentials.(Citation: PAM Backdoor) Malicious modifications to the PAM system may also be abused to steal credentials. Adversaries may infect PAM resources with code to harvest user credentials, since the values exchanged with PAM components may be plain-text since PAM does not store passwords.(Citation: PAM Creds)(Citation: Apple PAM)
Near-miss passage: T1556 Modify Authentication Process. Tactics: defense impairment, persistence, credential access. Description: Adversaries may modify authentication mechanisms and processes to access user credentials or enable otherwise unwarranted access to accounts. The authentication process is handled by mechanisms, such as the Local Security Authentication Server (LSASS) process and the Security Accounts Manager (SAM) on Windows, pluggable authentication modules (PAM) on Unix-based systems, and authorization plugins on MacOS systems, responsible for gathering, storing, and validating credentials. By modifying an authentication process, an adversary may be able to authenticate to a service or system without using [Valid Accounts](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1078). Adversaries may maliciously modify a part of this process to either reveal credentials or bypass authentication mechanisms. Compromised credentials or access may be used to bypass access controls placed on various resources on systems within the network and may even be used for persistent access to remote systems and externally available services, such as VPNs, Outlook Web Access and remote desktop.
Query: exploit The openssl_random_pseudo_bytes function in ext/openssl/openssl.c in PHP before 5.4.44, 5.5.x before 5.5.28, and 5.6.x before 5.6.12 incorrectly relies on the deprecated RAND_pseud
Matching passage: CVE-2015-8867. CWE: CWE-310. CVSS: 7.5. The openssl_random_pseudo_bytes function in ext/openssl/openssl.c in PHP before 5.4.44, 5.5.x before 5.5.28, and 5.6.x before 5.6.12 incorrectly relies on the deprecated RAND_pseudo_bytes function, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via unspecified vectors.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-1816. CWE: CWE-310. CVSS: 5.0. Forman before 1.7.4 does not verify SSL certificates for LDAP connections, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof LDAP servers via a crafted certificate.
Query: Sigma YAML for windows / process_creation
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects the removal of Sysmon, which could be a potential attempt at defense evasion. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Uninstall Sysinternals Sysmon id: 6a5f68d1-c4b5-46b9-94ee-5324892ea939 status: test description: Detects the removal of Sysmon, which could be a potential attempt at defense evasion references: - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1562.001/T1562.001.md#atomic-test-11---uninstall-sysmon author: frack113 date: 2022-01-12 modified: 2026-06-29 tags: - attack.defense-impairment - attack.t1685 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection_pe: - Image|endswith: - \Sysmon64.exe - \Sysmon64a.exe - \Sysmon.exe - Description: System activity monitor selection_cli: CommandLine|contains|windash: -u condition: all of selection_* falsepositives: - Legitimate administrators might use this command to remove Sysmon for debugging purposes level: high
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects tamper attempts to sophos av functionality via registry key modification. Logsource: windows / registry_set. Rule: title: Tamper With Sophos AV Registry Keys id: 9f4662ac-17ca-43aa-8f12-5d7b989d0101 status: test description: Detects tamper attempts to sophos av functionality via registry key modification references: - https://redacted.com/blog/bianlian-ransomware-gang-gives-it-a-go/ author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) date: 2022-09-02 modified: 2023-08-17 tags: - attack.defense-impairment - attack.t1685 logsource: category: registry_set product: windows detection: selection: TargetObject|contains: - \Sophos Endpoint Defense\TamperProtection\Config\SAVEnabled - \Sophos Endpoint Defense\TamperProtection\Config\SEDEnabled - \Sophos\SAVService\TamperProtection\Enabled Details: DWORD (0x00000000) condition: selection falsepositives: - Some FP may occur when the feature is disabled by the AV itself, you should always investigate if the action was legitimate level: high
Query: rule covering Detects execution of VMware Xfer utility (VMwareXferlogs.exe) from the non-default directory which may be an attempt to
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects execution of VMware Xfer utility (VMwareXferlogs.exe) from the non-default directory which may be an attempt to. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: DLL Sideloading by VMware Xfer Utility id: ebea773c-a8f1-42ad-a856-00cb221966e8 status: test description: Detects execution of VMware Xfer utility (VMwareXferlogs.exe) from the non-default directory which may be an attempt to sideload arbitrary DLL references: - https://www.sentinelone.com/labs/lockbit-ransomware-side-loads-cobalt-strike-beacon-with-legitimate-vmware-utility/ author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) date: 2022-08-02 tags: - attack.privilege-escalation - attack.persistence - attack.execution - attack.stealth - attack.t1574.001 logsource: product: windows category: process_creation detection: selection: Image|endswith: \VMwareXferlogs.exe filter: Image|startswith: C:\Program Files\VMware\ condition: selection and not filter falsepositives: - Unlikely level: high
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects suspicious Kerberos TGT requests with pre-authentication disabled (Pre-Authentication Type = 0) and Ticket Encry. Logsource: windows / security. Rule: title: Potential AS-REP Roasting via Kerberos TGT Requests id: 3e2f1b2c-4d5e-11ee-be56-0242ac120002 status: experimental description: 'Detects suspicious Kerberos TGT requests with pre-authentication disabled (Pre-Authentication Type = 0) and Ticket Encryption Type (0x17) i.e, RC4-HMAC. This may indicate an AS-REP Roasting attack, where attackers request AS-REP messages for accounts without pre-authentication and attempt to crack the encrypted ticket offline to recover user passwords. ' references: - https://medium.com/system-weakness/detecting-as-rep-roasting-attacks-b5b3965f9714 - https://www.picussecurity.com/resource/blog/as-rep-roasting-attack-explained-mitre-attack-t1558.004 author: ANosir date: 2025-05-22 modified: 2025-07-04 logsource: product: windows service: security detection: selection: EventID: 4768 TicketEncryptionType: '0x17' ServiceName: krbtgt PreAuthType: 0 condition: selection falsepositives: - Legacy systems or applications that legitimately use RC4 encryption - Misconfigured accounts with pre-authentication disabled level: medium
Query: CWE for User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information
Matching passage: CWE-451 User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information. The user interface (UI) does not properly represent critical information to the user, allowing the information - or its source - to be obscured or spoofed. This is often a component in phishing attacks.
Near-miss passage: CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions. During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files.
Query: describe CVE-2015-2908
Matching passage: CVE-2015-2908. CWE: CWE-345. CVSS: 9.0. Mobile Devices (aka MDI) C4 OBD-II dongles with firmware 2.x and 3.4.x, as used in Metromile Pulse and other products, do not validate firmware updates, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by specifying an update server.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-6854. CWE: CWE-345. CVSS: 9.100000381469727. The non-Domino web agents in CA Single Sign-On (aka SSO, formerly SiteMinder) R6, R12.0 before SP3 CR13, R12.0J before SP3 CR1.2, and R12.5 before CR5 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or obtain sensitive information via a crafted request.
Query: hunt for Cloud Infrastructure Discovery activity
Matching passage: T1580 Cloud Infrastructure Discovery. Tactics: discovery. Description: An adversary may attempt to discover infrastructure and resources that are available within an infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) environment. This includes compute service resources such as instances, virtual machines, and snapshots as well as resources of other services including the storage and database services. Cloud providers offer methods such as APIs and commands issued through CLIs to serve information about infrastructure. For example, AWS provides a <code>DescribeInstances</code> API within the Amazon EC2 API that can return information about one or more instances within an account, the <code>ListBuckets</code> API that returns a list of all buckets owned by the authenticated sender of the request, the <code>HeadBucket</code> API to determine a bucket’s existence along with access permissions of the request sender, or the <code>GetPublicAccessBlock</code> API to retrieve access block configuration for a bucket.(Citation: Amazon Describe Instance)(Citation: Amazon Describe Instances API)(Citation: AWS Get Public Access Block)(Citation: AWS Head Bucket) Similarly, GCP's Cloud SDK CLI provides the <code>gcloud compute instances list</code> command to list all Google Compute Engine instances in a project (Citation: Google Compute Instances), and Azure's CLI command <code>az vm list</code> lists details of virtual machines.(Citation: Microsoft AZ CLI) In addition to API commands, adversaries can utilize open source tools to discover cloud storage infrastructure through [Wordlist Scanning](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1595/003).(Citation: Malwarebytes OSINT Leaky Buckets - Hioureas) An adversary may enumerate resources using a compromised user's access keys to determine which are available to that user.(Citation: Expel IO Evil in AWS) The discovery of these available resources may help adversaries determine their next steps in the Cloud environment, such as establishing Persistence.(Citation: Mandiant M-Trends 2020)An adversary may also use this informa
Near-miss passage: T1012 Query Registry. Tactics: discovery. Description: Adversaries may interact with the Windows Registry to gather information about the system, configuration, and installed software. The Registry contains a significant amount of information about the operating system, configuration, software, and security.(Citation: Wikipedia Windows Registry) Information can easily be queried using the [Reg](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0075) utility, though other means to access the Registry exist. Some of the information may help adversaries to further their operation within a network. Adversaries may use the information from [Query Registry](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1012) during automated discovery to shape follow-on behaviors, including whether or not the adversary fully infects the target and/or attempts specific actions.
Query: risk of IBM DB2 9.7 through FP10, 9.8 through FP5, 10.1 before FP5, and 10.5 through FP5 on Linux, UNIX, and Windows allows remote authenticated users to read certain administrative files 
Matching passage: CVE-2015-1883. CWE: CWE-200. CVSS: 4.0. IBM DB2 9.7 through FP10, 9.8 through FP5, 10.1 before FP5, and 10.5 through FP5 on Linux, UNIX, and Windows allows remote authenticated users to read certain administrative files via crafted use of an automated-maintenance policy stored procedure.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-6161. CWE: CWE-200. CVSS: 4.300000190734863. Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 11 and Microsoft Edge allow remote attackers to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted web site, aka "Microsoft Browser ASLR Bypass."
Query: CVE similar to CVE-2015-7260
Matching passage: CVE-2015-7260. CWE: CWE-264. CVSS: 7.800000190734863. Liebert MultiLink Automated Shutdown v4.2.4 allows local users to gain privileges by replacing the LiebertM executable file.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-6638. CWE: CWE-264. CVSS: 7.800000190734863. The Imagination Technologies driver in Android 5.x before 5.1.1 LMY49F and 6.0 before 2016-01-01 allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 24673908.
Query: alert when Detects the abuse of the exefile handler in new file association. Used for bypass of security products.
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects the abuse of the exefile handler in new file association. Used for bypass of security products.. Logsource: windows / registry_set. Rule: title: New File Association Using Exefile id: 44a22d59-b175-4f13-8c16-cbaef5b581ff status: test description: Detects the abuse of the exefile handler in new file association. Used for bypass of security products. references: - https://twitter.com/mrd0x/status/1461041276514623491 author: Andreas Hunkeler (@Karneades) date: 2021-11-19 modified: 2023-08-17 tags: - attack.stealth logsource: category: registry_set product: windows detection: selection: TargetObject|contains: Classes\. Details: exefile condition: selection falsepositives: - Unknown level: high
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects suspicious Hangul Word Processor (Hanword) sub processes that could indicate an exploitation. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Suspicious HWP Sub Processes id: 023394c4-29d5-46ab-92b8-6a534c6f447b status: test description: Detects suspicious Hangul Word Processor (Hanword) sub processes that could indicate an exploitation references: - https://www.securitynewspaper.com/2016/11/23/technical-teardown-exploit-malware-hwp-files/ - https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/search?query=context:74940dcc5b38f9f9b1a0fea760d344735d7d91b610e6d5bd34533dd0153402c5&from_sample=5db135000388385a7644131f&block_redirect=1 - https://twitter.com/cyberwar_15/status/1187287262054076416 - https://blog.alyac.co.kr/1901 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangul_(word_processor) author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) date: 2019-10-24 modified: 2021-11-27 tags: - attack.initial-access - attack.t1566.001 - attack.execution - attack.t1203 - attack.t1059.003 - attack.g0032 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection: ParentImage|endswith: \Hwp.exe Image|endswith: \gbb.exe condition: selection falsepositives: - Unknown level: high
Query: SOC alert related to Data from Cloud Storage
Matching passage: T1530 Data from Cloud Storage. Tactics: collection. Description: Adversaries may access data from cloud storage. Many IaaS providers offer solutions for online data object storage such as Amazon S3, Azure Storage, and Google Cloud Storage. Similarly, SaaS enterprise platforms such as Office 365 and Google Workspace provide cloud-based document storage to users through services such as OneDrive and Google Drive, while SaaS application providers such as Slack, Confluence, Salesforce, and Dropbox may provide cloud storage solutions as a peripheral or primary use case of their platform. In some cases, as with IaaS-based cloud storage, there exists no overarching application (such as SQL or Elasticsearch) with which to interact with the stored objects: instead, data from these solutions is retrieved directly though the [Cloud API](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/009). In SaaS applications, adversaries may be able to collect this data directly from APIs or backend cloud storage objects, rather than through their front-end application or interface (i.e., [Data from Information Repositories](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1213)). Adversaries may collect sensitive data from these cloud storage solutions. Providers typically offer security guides to help end users configure systems, though misconfigurations are a common problem.(Citation: Amazon S3 Security, 2019)(Citation: Microsoft Azure Storage Security, 2019)(Citation: Google Cloud Storage Best Practices, 2019) There have been numerous incidents where cloud storage has been improperly secured, typically by unintentionally allowing public access to unauthenticated users, overly-broad access by all users, or even access for any anonymous person outside the control of the Identity Access Management system without even needing basic user permissions. This open access may expose various types of sensitive data, such as credit cards, personally identifiable information, or medical records.(Citation: Trend Micro S3 Exposed PII, 2017)(Citation: Wired Magecart S3 Buckets, 2019)(
Near-miss passage: T1074.001 Local Data Staging. Tactics: collection. Description: Adversaries may stage collected data in a central location or directory on the local system prior to Exfiltration. Data may be kept in separate files or combined into one file through techniques such as [Archive Collected Data](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1560). Interactive command shells may be used, and common functionality within [cmd](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0106) and bash may be used to copy data into a staging location. Adversaries may also stage collected data in various available formats/locations of a system, including local storage databases/repositories or the Windows Registry.(Citation: Prevailion DarkWatchman 2021)
Query: rule covering Detects Code Integrity (CI) engine blocking processes from loading unsigned DLLs residing in suspicious locations
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects Code Integrity (CI) engine blocking processes from loading unsigned DLLs residing in suspicious locations. Logsource: windows / security-mitigations. Rule: title: Unsigned Binary Loaded From Suspicious Location id: 8289bf8c-4aca-4f5a-9db3-dc3d7afe5c10 status: test description: Detects Code Integrity (CI) engine blocking processes from loading unsigned DLLs residing in suspicious locations references: - https://github.com/nasbench/EVTX-ETW-Resources/blob/45fd5be71a51aa518b1b36d4e1f36af498084e27/ETWEventsList/CSV/Windows11/21H2/W11_21H2_Pro_20220719_22000.795/Providers/Microsoft-Windows-Security-Mitigations.csv author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) date: 2022-08-03 modified: 2022-09-28 tags: - attack.privilege-escalation - attack.persistence - attack.execution - attack.stealth - attack.t1574.001 logsource: product: windows service: security-mitigations detection: selection: EventID: - 11 - 12 ImageName|contains: - \Users\Public\ - \PerfLogs\ - \Desktop\ - \Downloads\ - \AppData\Local\Temp\ - C:\Windows\TEMP\ condition: selection falsepositives: - Unknown level: high
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects the execution of a renamed binary often used by attackers or malware leveraging new Sysmon OriginalFileName data. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Potential Defense Evasion Via Binary Rename id: 36480ae1-a1cb-4eaa-a0d6-29801d7e9142 related: - id: 0ba1da6d-b6ce-4366-828c-18826c9de23e type: similar status: test description: Detects the execution of a renamed binary often used by attackers or malware leveraging new Sysmon OriginalFileName datapoint. references: - https://mgreen27.github.io/posts/2019/05/12/BinaryRename.html - https://mgreen27.github.io/posts/2019/05/29/BinaryRename2.html - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/0f229c0e42bfe7ca736a14023836d65baa941ed2/atomics/T1036.003/T1036.003.md#atomic-test-1---masquerading-as-windows-lsass-process - https://www.splunk.com/en_us/blog/security/inno-setup-malware-redline-stealer-campaign.html author: Matthew Green @mgreen27, Ecco, James Pemberton @4A616D6573, oscd.community, Andreas Hunkeler (@Karneades) date: 2019-06-15 modified: 2026-06-05 tags: - attack.stealth - attack.t1036.003 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection: OriginalFileName: - Cmd.Exe - CONHOST.EXE - 7z.exe - 7za.exe - 7zr.exe - WinRAR.exe - wevtutil.exe - net.exe - net1.exe - netsh.exe - InstallUtil.exe filter: Image|endswith: - \cmd.exe - \conhost.exe - \7z.exe - \7za.exe - \7zr.exe - \WinRAR.exe - \wevtutil.exe - \net.exe - \net1.exe - \netsh.exe - \InstallUtil.exe condition: selection and not filter falsepositives: - Custom applications use renamed binaries adding slight change to binary name. Typically this is easy to spot and add to whitelist level: medium regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_renamed_binary/info.yml