alirezaaminzadeh/secembed-pairs huggingface dataset:
Query: persistence using Office Test
Matching passage: T1137.002 Office Test. Tactics: persistence. Description: Adversaries may abuse the Microsoft Office "Office Test" Registry key to obtain persistence on a compromised system. An Office Test Registry location exists that allows a user to specify an arbitrary DLL that will be executed every time an Office application is started. This Registry key is thought to be used by Microsoft to load DLLs for testing and debugging purposes while developing Office applications. This Registry key is not created by default during an Office installation.(Citation: Hexacorn Office Test)(Citation: Palo Alto Office Test Sofacy) There exist user and global Registry keys for the Office Test feature, such as: * <code>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office test\Special\Perf</code> * <code>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Office test\Special\Perf</code> Adversaries may add this Registry key and specify a malicious DLL that will be executed whenever an Office application, such as Word or Excel, is started.
Near-miss 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)
Query: patch priority for CVE-2015-7789
Matching passage: CVE-2015-7789. CWE: CWE-20. CVSS: 4.300000190734863. ASUS Japan WL-330NUL devices with firmware before 3.0.0.42 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-1105. CWE: CWE-20. CVSS: 5.0. The TCP implementation in the kernel in Apple iOS before 8.3, Apple OS X before 10.10.3, and Apple TV before 7.2 does not properly implement the Urgent (aka out-of-band data) mechanism, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted packets.
Query: SOC runbook when seeing Lateral movement indicators for Logon Script (Windows)
Matching passage: Playbook for T1037.001 Logon Script (Windows). 1) Validate alert telemetry against T1037.001. 2) Scope affected hosts and accounts. 3) Contain by isolating endpoint / disabling account if confirmed. 4) Hunt for related tactics: persistence, privilege escalation. 5) Eradicate persistence and recover. Reference detection notes: Adversaries may use Windows logon scripts automatically executed at logon initialization to establish persistence. Windows allows logon scripts to be run whenever a specific user or group of users log into a system.(Citation: TechNet Logon Scripts) This is done via adding a path to a script to the <code>HKCU\Environment\UserInitMprLogonScript</code> Registry key.(Citation: Hexacorn Logon Scripts)
Near-miss passage: Playbook for T1037.002 Login Hook. Different response path focused on persistence, privilege escalation.
Query: CVE similar to CVE-2015-3867
Matching passage: CVE-2015-3867. 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 23213430.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-7499. CWE: CWE-119. CVSS: 5.0. Heap-based buffer overflow in the xmlGROW function in parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.3 allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive process memory information via unspecified vectors.
Query: mitigate Steal or Forge Kerberos Tickets
Matching passage: T1558 Steal or Forge Kerberos Tickets. Tactics: credential access. Description: Adversaries may attempt to subvert Kerberos authentication by stealing or forging Kerberos tickets to enable [Pass the Ticket](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1550/003). Kerberos is an authentication protocol widely used in modern Windows domain environments. In Kerberos environments, referred to as “realms”, there are three basic participants: client, service, and Key Distribution Center (KDC).(Citation: ADSecurity Kerberos Ring Decoder) Clients request access to a service and through the exchange of Kerberos tickets, originating from KDC, they are granted access after having successfully authenticated. The KDC is responsible for both authentication and ticket granting. Adversaries may attempt to abuse Kerberos by stealing tickets or forging tickets to enable unauthorized access. On Windows, the built-in <code>klist</code> utility can be used to list and analyze cached Kerberos tickets.(Citation: Microsoft Klist)
Near-miss passage: T1558.003 Kerberoasting. Tactics: credential access. Description: Adversaries may abuse a valid Kerberos ticket-granting ticket (TGT) or sniff network traffic to obtain a ticket-granting service (TGS) ticket that may be vulnerable to [Brute Force](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1110).(Citation: Empire InvokeKerberoast Oct 2016)(Citation: AdSecurity Cracking Kerberos Dec 2015) Service principal names (SPNs) are used to uniquely identify each instance of a Windows service. To enable authentication, Kerberos requires that SPNs be associated with at least one service logon account (an account specifically tasked with running a service(Citation: Microsoft Detecting Kerberoasting Feb 2018)).(Citation: Microsoft SPN)(Citation: Microsoft SetSPN)(Citation: SANS Attacking Kerberos Nov 2014)(Citation: Harmj0y Kerberoast Nov 2016) Adversaries possessing a valid Kerberos ticket-granting ticket (TGT) may request one or more Kerberos ticket-granting service (TGS) service tickets for any SPN from a domain controller (DC).(Citation: Empire InvokeKerberoast Oct 2016)(Citation: AdSecurity Cracking Kerberos Dec 2015) Portions of these tickets may be encrypted with the RC4 algorithm, meaning the Kerberos 5 TGS-REP etype 23 hash of the service account associated with the SPN is used as the private key and is thus vulnerable to offline [Brute Force](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1110) attacks that may expose plaintext credentials.(Citation: AdSecurity Cracking Kerberos Dec 2015)(Citation: Empire InvokeKerberoast Oct 2016) (Citation: Harmj0y Kerberoast Nov 2016) This same behavior could be executed using service tickets captured from network traffic.(Citation: AdSecurity Cracking Kerberos Dec 2015) Cracked hashes may enable [Persistence](https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0003), [Privilege Escalation](https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0004), and [Lateral Movement](https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0008) via access to [Valid Accounts](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1078).(Citation: SANS Attacking Kerberos Nov 2014)
Query: CVE similar to CVE-2015-3336
Matching passage: CVE-2015-3336. CWE: CWE-264. CVSS: 4.300000190734863. Google Chrome before 42.0.2311.90 does not always ask the user before proceeding with CONTENT_SETTINGS_TYPE_FULLSCREEN and CONTENT_SETTINGS_TYPE_MOUSELOCK changes, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (UI disruption) by constructing a crafted HTML document containing JavaScript code with requestFullScreen and requestPointerLock calls, and arranging for the user to access this document with a file: URL.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-5682. CWE: CWE-264. CVSS: 7.5. upload.php in the Powerplay Gallery plugin 3.3 for WordPress allows remote attackers to create arbitrary directories via vectors related to the targetDir variable.
Query: risk of Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the user_get_user_details function in user/lib.php in Moodle through 2.6.11, 2.7.x before 2.7.9, 2.8.x before 2.8.7, and 2.9.x before 2.
Matching passage: CVE-2015-3274. CWE: CWE-79. CVSS: 6.099999904632568. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the user_get_user_details function in user/lib.php in Moodle through 2.6.11, 2.7.x before 2.7.9, 2.8.x before 2.8.7, and 2.9.x before 2.9.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by leveraging absence of an external_format_text call in a web service.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-9416. CWE: CWE-79. CVSS: 6.099999904632568. The sitepress-multilingual-cms (WPML) plugin 2.9.3 to 3.2.6 for WordPress has XSS via the Accept-Language HTTP header.
Query: Sigma rule for Detects enumeration of local system accounts on MacOS systems. This can be used by attackers to identify accounts for la
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects enumeration of local system accounts on MacOS systems. This can be used by attackers to identify accounts for la. Logsource: macos / process_creation. Rule: title: Local System Accounts Discovery - MacOs id: ddf36b67-e872-4507-ab2e-46bda21b842c status: test description: 'Detects enumeration of local system accounts on MacOS systems. This can be used by attackers to identify accounts for lateral movement or privilege escalation. ' references: - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1087.001/T1087.001.md - https://ss64.com/osx/dscl.html - https://ss64.com/mac/dscacheutil.html author: Alejandro Ortuno, oscd.community date: 2020-10-08 modified: 2026-07-07 tags: - attack.discovery - attack.t1087.001 logsource: category: process_creation product: macos detection: selection_dscl: Image|endswith: /dscl CommandLine|contains|all: - list - /users selection_dscacheutil: Image|endswith: /dscacheutil CommandLine|contains|all: - -q - user selection_root: CommandLine|contains: '''*:0:''' selection_passwd_sudo: Image|endswith: - /cat - /awk - /grep CommandLine|contains: - /etc/passwd - /etc/sudoers selection_id: Image|endswith: /id selection_lsof: Image|endswith: /lsof CommandLine|contains: -u selection_logged_in_users: Image|endswith: - /who - /w - /users - /last selection_home_dir_listing: Image|endswith: /ls CommandLine|endswith: - /Users - /Users' - /Users" selection_loginwindow_prefs: Image|endswith: - /defaults - /plutil CommandLine|contains: com.apple.loginwindow condition: 1 of selection* falsepositives: - Legitimate administration activities level: low
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects execution of a renamed autohotkey.exe binary based on PE metadata fields. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Renamed AutoHotkey.EXE Execution id: 0f16d9cf-0616-45c8-8fad-becc11b5a41c status: test description: Detects execution of a renamed autohotkey.exe binary based on PE metadata fields references: - https://www.autohotkey.com/download/ - https://thedfirreport.com/2023/02/06/collect-exfiltrate-sleep-repeat/ author: Nasreddine Bencherchali date: 2023-02-07 tags: - attack.stealth logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection: - Product|contains: AutoHotkey - Description|contains: AutoHotkey - OriginalFileName: - AutoHotkey.exe - AutoHotkey.rc filter: - Image|endswith: - \AutoHotkey.exe - \AutoHotkey32.exe - \AutoHotkey32_UIA.exe - \AutoHotkey64.exe - \AutoHotkey64_UIA.exe - \AutoHotkeyA32.exe - \AutoHotkeyA32_UIA.exe - \AutoHotkeyU32.exe - \AutoHotkeyU32_UIA.exe - \AutoHotkeyU64.exe - \AutoHotkeyU64_UIA.exe - Image|contains: \AutoHotkey condition: selection and not filter falsepositives: - Unknown level: medium
Query: patch priority for CVE-2015-8482
Matching passage: CVE-2015-8482. CWE: CWE-264. CVSS: 2.0999999046325684. Blue Coat Unified Agent before 4.6.2 does not prevent modification of its configuration files when running in local enforcement mode, which allows local administrators to unblock categories or disable the agent via unspecified vectors.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-5897. CWE: CWE-264. CVSS: 4.599999904632568. The Address Book framework in Apple OS X before 10.11 allows local users to gain privileges by using an environment variable to inject code into processes that rely on this framework.
Query: risk of The Good for Enterprise application 3.0.0.415 for Android does not use signature protection for its Authentication Delegation API intent. Also, the Good Dynamic application activat
Matching passage: CVE-2015-9232. CWE: CWE-345. CVSS: 5.300000190734863. The Good for Enterprise application 3.0.0.415 for Android does not use signature protection for its Authentication Delegation API intent. Also, the Good Dynamic application activation process does not attempt to detect malicious activation attempts involving modified names beginning with a com.good.gdgma substring. Consequently, an attacker could obtain access to intranet data. This issue is only relevant in cases where the user has already downloaded a malicious Android application.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-5236. CWE: CWE-345. CVSS: 7.5. It was discovered that the IcedTea-Web used codebase attribute of the <applet> tag on the HTML page that hosts Java applet in the Same Origin Policy (SOP) checks. As the specified codebase does not have to match the applet's actual origin, this allowed malicious site to bypass SOP via spoofed codebase value.
Query: rule covering Detects the addition of a SSP to the registry. Upon a reboot or API call, SSP DLLs gain access to encrypted and plaintex
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects the addition of a SSP to the registry. Upon a reboot or API call, SSP DLLs gain access to encrypted and plaintex. Logsource: windows / registry_event. Rule: title: Security Support Provider (SSP) Added to LSA Configuration id: eeb30123-9fbd-4ee8-aaa0-2e545bbed6dc status: test description: 'Detects the addition of a SSP to the registry. Upon a reboot or API call, SSP DLLs gain access to encrypted and plaintext passwords stored in Windows. ' references: - https://powersploit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Persistence/Install-SSP/ - https://github.com/EmpireProject/Empire/blob/08cbd274bef78243d7a8ed6443b8364acd1fc48b/data/module_source/persistence/Install-SSP.ps1#L157 author: iwillkeepwatch date: 2019-01-18 modified: 2026-03-30 tags: - attack.privilege-escalation - attack.persistence - attack.t1547.005 logsource: category: registry_event product: windows detection: selection: TargetObject|endswith: - \Control\Lsa\Security Packages - \Control\Lsa\OSConfig\Security Packages filter_main_msiexec: Image: - C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe - C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe filter_main_image_null: Image: null condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_* falsepositives: - Unknown level: high
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects execution of MemProcFS a memory forensics tool with the '-device' parameter. MemProcFS mounts physical memory as. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: PUA - Memory Dump Mount Via MemProcFS id: 8a1b2c3d-4e5f-6789-abcd-ef1234567890 status: experimental description: 'Detects execution of MemProcFS a memory forensics tool with the ''-device'' parameter. MemProcFS mounts physical memory as a virtual file system, allowing direct access to process memory and system structures. Threat actors were seen abusing this utility to mount memory dumps and then extract sensitive information from processes like LSASS or extract registry hives to obtain credentials, LSA secrets, SAM data, and cached domain credentials. MemProcFS usage that is not part of authorized forensic analysis should be treated as suspicious and warrants further investigation. ' references: - https://github.com/ufrisk/MemProcFS - https://0xdf.gitlab.io/2024/10/05/htb-freelancer.html# - https://www.huntress.com/blog/curling-for-data-a-dive-into-a-threat-actors-malicious-ttps author: Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems) date: 2026-04-27 tags: - attack.credential-access - attack.t1003 - attack.t1003.001 - attack.t1003.004 - attack.t1003.002 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection_img: - Image|endswith: \MemProcFS.exe - OriginalFileName: MemProcFS.exe - Description: MemProcFS selection_cli: CommandLine|contains: -device condition: all of selection_* falsepositives: - Legitimate use during memory forensics; if not part of authorized analysis, warrants urgent investigation level: high regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_pua_memprocfs/info.yml
Query: exploit The ClickBank Affiliate Ads WordPress plugin through 1.20 does not escape its settings, allowing high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfilter
Matching passage: CVE-2015-20106. CWE: CWE-79. CVSS: 4.800000190734863. The ClickBank Affiliate Ads WordPress plugin through 1.20 does not escape its settings, allowing high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html is disallowed.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-10095. CWE: CWE-79. CVSS: 6.099999904632568. A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in woo-popup Plugin up to 1.2.2 on WordPress. This affects an unknown part of the file admin/class-woo-popup-admin.php. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 1.3.0 is able to address this issue. The patch is named 7c76ac78f3e16015991b612ff4fa616af4ce9292. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-222327.
Query: describe CVE-2015-4489
Matching passage: CVE-2015-4489. CWE: CWE-119. CVSS: 7.5. The nsTArray_Impl class in Mozilla Firefox before 40.0, Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.2, and Firefox OS before 2.2 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging a self assignment.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-8683. CWE: CWE-119. CVSS: 5.5. The putcontig8bitCIELab function in tif_getimage.c in LibTIFF 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a packed TIFF image.
Query: Sigma rule for Detects HTTP requests to low reputation TLDs (e.g. .xyz, .top, .ru) or ending in suspicious file extensions (.exe, .dll,
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects HTTP requests to low reputation TLDs (e.g. .xyz, .top, .ru) or ending in suspicious file extensions (.exe, .dll,. Logsource: zeek / http. Rule: title: HTTP Request to Low Reputation TLD or Suspicious File Extension id: 68c2c604-92ad-468b-bf4a-aac49adad08c status: experimental description: 'Detects HTTP requests to low reputation TLDs (e.g. .xyz, .top, .ru) or ending in suspicious file extensions (.exe, .dll, .hta), which may indicate malicious activity. ' references: - https://www.howtogeek.com/137270/50-file-extensions-that-are-potentially-dangerous-on-windows - https://www.spamhaus.org/reputation-statistics/cctlds/domains/ author: '@signalblur, Corelight' date: 2025-02-26 tags: - attack.initial-access - attack.command-and-control logsource: product: zeek service: http detection: selection_suspicious_tld: host|endswith: - .bid - .by - .cf - .click - .cm - .ga - .gq - .ir - .kp - .loan - .ml - .mm - .party - .pw - .ru - .su - .sy - .tk - .top - .tv - .ve - .work - .xyz selection_malicious_ext: uri|endswith: - .bat - .bin - .cmd - .cpl - .dll - .dylib - .elf - .exe - .hta - .iso - .jar - .js - .lnk - .msi - .pif - .ps1 - .py - .reg - .scr - .sh - .so - .vbs - .wsf selection_malicious_mime: resp_mime_types: - application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable - application/x-bat - application/x-dosexec - application/x-elf - application/x-iso9660-image - application/x-java-archive - application/x-ms-shortcut - application/x-msdos-program - application/x-msdownload - application/x-python-code - application/x-sh condition: selection_suspicious_tld and 1 of selection_malicious_* falsepositives: - Rare legitimate software downloads from low quality TLDs level: medium
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: load malicious registered COM objects. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Rundll32 Registered COM Objects id: f1edd233-30b5-4823-9e6a-c4171b24d316 status: test description: load malicious registered COM objects references: - https://nasbench.medium.com/a-deep-dive-into-rundll32-exe-642344b41e90 - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1546.015/T1546.015.md author: frack113 date: 2022-02-13 modified: 2023-02-09 tags: - attack.privilege-escalation - attack.persistence - attack.t1546.015 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection_img: - Image|endswith: \rundll32.exe - OriginalFileName: RUNDLL32.EXE selection_cli: CommandLine|contains: - '-sta ' - '-localserver ' CommandLine|contains|all: - '{' - '}' condition: all of selection_* falsepositives: - Legitimate use level: high
Query: detection rule: Looks for potential enumeration of AWS buckets via ListBuckets.
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Looks for potential enumeration of AWS buckets via ListBuckets.. Logsource: aws / cloudtrail. Rule: title: Potential Bucket Enumeration on AWS id: f305fd62-beca-47da-ad95-7690a0620084 related: - id: 4723218f-2048-41f6-bcb0-417f2d784f61 type: similar status: test description: Looks for potential enumeration of AWS buckets via ListBuckets. references: - https://github.com/Lifka/hacking-resources/blob/c2ae355d381bd0c9f0b32c4ead049f44e5b1573f/cloud-hacking-cheat-sheets.md - https://jamesonhacking.blogspot.com/2020/12/pivoting-to-private-aws-s3-buckets.html - https://securitycafe.ro/2022/12/14/aws-enumeration-part-ii-practical-enumeration/ author: Christopher Peacock @securepeacock, SCYTHE @scythe_io date: 2023-01-06 modified: 2024-07-10 tags: - attack.discovery - attack.t1580 - attack.t1619 logsource: product: aws service: cloudtrail detection: selection: eventSource: s3.amazonaws.com eventName: ListBuckets filter: userIdentity.type: AssumedRole condition: selection and not filter falsepositives: - Administrators listing buckets, it may be necessary to filter out users who commonly conduct this activity. level: low
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects usage of namp/zenmap. Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of services running on remote hosts, including th. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: PUA - Nmap/Zenmap Execution id: f6ecd1cf-19b8-4488-97f6-00f0924991a3 status: test description: Detects usage of namp/zenmap. Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of services running on remote hosts, including those that may be vulnerable to remote software exploitation references: - https://nmap.org/ - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1046/T1046.md#atomic-test-3---port-scan-nmap-for-windows author: frack113 date: 2021-12-10 modified: 2023-12-11 tags: - attack.discovery - attack.t1046 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection: - Image|endswith: - \nmap.exe - \zennmap.exe - OriginalFileName: - nmap.exe - zennmap.exe condition: selection falsepositives: - Legitimate administrator activity level: medium
Query: patch priority for CVE-2015-10073
Matching passage: CVE-2015-10073. CWE: CWE-79. CVSS: 9.600000381469727. A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in tinymighty WikiSEO 1.2.1 on MediaWiki. This affects the function modifyHTML of the file WikiSEO.body.php of the component Meta Property Tag Handler. The manipulation of the argument content leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 1.2.2 is able to address this issue. The patch is named 089a5797be612b18a820f9f1e6593ad9a91b1dba. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-220215.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-4376. CWE: CWE-79. CVSS: 3.5. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Profile2 Privacy module 7.x-1.x before 7.x-1.5 for Drupal allows remote authenticated users with the "Administer Profile2 Privacy Levels" permission to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.