alirezaaminzadeh/secembed-pairs huggingface dataset:
Query: incident response steps for EDR alert: possible Remote Email Collection (T1114.002)
Matching passage: Playbook for T1114.002 Remote Email Collection. 1) Validate alert telemetry against T1114.002. 2) Scope affected hosts and accounts. 3) Contain by isolating endpoint / disabling account if confirmed. 4) Hunt for related tactics: collection. 5) Eradicate persistence and recover. Reference detection notes: Adversaries may target an Exchange server, Office 365, or Google Workspace to collect sensitive information. Adversaries may leverage a user's credentials and interact directly with the Exchange server to acquire information from within a network. Adversaries may also access externally facing Exchange services, Office 365, or Google Workspace to access email using credentials or access tokens. Too
Near-miss passage: Playbook for T1114 Email Collection. Different response path focused on collection.
Query: exploit PCRE before 8.36 mishandles the /((?(R)a|(?1)))+/ pattern and related patterns with certain recursion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation faul
Matching passage: CVE-2015-2328. CWE: CWE-19. CVSS: 7.5. PCRE before 8.36 mishandles the /((?(R)a|(?1)))+/ pattern and related patterns with certain recursion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by a JavaScript RegExp object encountered by Konqueror.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-7575. CWE: CWE-19. CVSS: 5.900000095367432. Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.20.2, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 43.0.2 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.5.2, does not reject MD5 signatures in Server Key Exchange messages in TLS 1.2 Handshake Protocol traffic, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers by triggering a collision.
Query: risk of ImageIO in Apple iOS before 9.1, OS X before 10.11.1, and watchOS before 2.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) vi
Matching passage: CVE-2015-5939. CWE: CWE-119. CVSS: 6.800000190734863. ImageIO in Apple iOS before 9.1, OS X before 10.11.1, and watchOS before 2.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted metadata in an image, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5935, CVE-2015-5936, and CVE-2015-5937.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-6633. CWE: CWE-119. CVSS: 9.300000190734863. The display drivers in Android before 5.1.1 LMY48Z and 6.0 before 2015-12-01 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 23987307.
Query: exploit Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL Server 5.6.24 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Server : Security : Priv
Matching passage: CVE-2015-2641. CWE: UNKNOWN. CVSS: 3.5. Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL Server 5.6.24 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Server : Security : Privileges.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-4765. CWE: UNKNOWN. CVSS: 3.5. Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle Applications Manager component in Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1.3, 12.2.3, and 12.2.4 allows remote authenticated users to affect integrity via vectors related to OAM Dashboard.
Query: exploit Integer overflow in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.15 and 11.x before 11.0.12, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 2015.006.30060, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reade
Matching passage: CVE-2015-5108. CWE: CWE-190. CVSS: 10.0. Integer overflow in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.15 and 11.x before 11.0.12, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 2015.006.30060, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 2015.008.20082 on Windows and OS X allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5097 and CVE-2015-5109.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-2519. CWE: CWE-190. CVSS: 9.300000190734863. Integer overflow in Windows Journal in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT Gold and 8.1, and Windows 10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .jnt file, aka "Windows Journal Integer Overflow RCE Vulnerability."
Query: campaign using Invalid Code Signature
Matching passage: T1036.001 Invalid Code Signature. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may attempt to mimic features of valid code signatures to increase the chance of deceiving a user, analyst, or tool. Code signing provides a level of authenticity on a binary from the developer and a guarantee that the binary has not been tampered with. Adversaries can copy the metadata and signature information from a signed program, then use it as a template for an unsigned program. Files with invalid code signatures will fail digital signature validation checks, but they may appear more legitimate to users and security tools may improperly handle these files.(Citation: Threatexpress MetaTwin 2017) Unlike [Code Signing](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1553/002), this activity will not result in a valid signature.
Near-miss passage: T1036.009 Break Process Trees. Tactics: stealth. Description: An adversary may attempt to evade process tree-based analysis by modifying executed malware's parent process ID (PPID). If endpoint protection software leverages the “parent-child" relationship for detection, breaking this relationship could result in the adversary’s behavior not being associated with previous process tree activity. On Unix-based systems breaking this process tree is common practice for administrators to execute software using scripts and programs.(Citation: 3OHA double-fork 2022) On Linux systems, adversaries may execute a series of [Native API](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1106) calls to alter malware's process tree. For example, adversaries can execute their payload without any arguments, call the `fork()` API call twice, then have the parent process exit. This creates a grandchild process with no parent process that is immediately adopted by the `init` system process (PID 1), which successfully disconnects the execution of the adversary's payload from its previous process tree. Another example is using the “daemon” syscall to detach from the current parent process and run in the background.(Citation: Sandfly BPFDoor 2022)(Citation: Microsoft XorDdos Linux Stealth 2022)
Query: Sigma rule for Detects execution of the "mofcomp" utility as a child of a suspicious shell or script running utility or by having a sus
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects execution of the "mofcomp" utility as a child of a suspicious shell or script running utility or by having a sus. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Potential Suspicious Mofcomp Execution id: 1dd05363-104e-4b4a-b963-196a534b03a1 status: test description: 'Detects execution of the "mofcomp" utility as a child of a suspicious shell or script running utility or by having a suspicious path in the commandline. The "mofcomp" utility parses a file containing MOF statements and adds the classes and class instances defined in the file to the WMI repository. Attackers abuse this utility to install malicious MOF scripts ' references: - https://thedfirreport.com/2022/07/11/select-xmrig-from-sqlserver/ - https://github.com/The-DFIR-Report/Sigma-Rules/blob/75260568a7ffe61b2458ca05f6f25914efb44337/win_mofcomp_execution.yml - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/wmisdk/mofcomp author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) date: 2022-07-12 modified: 2023-04-11 tags: - attack.stealth - attack.t1218 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection_img: - Image|endswith: \mofcomp.exe - OriginalFileName: mofcomp.exe selection_case: - ParentImage|endswith: - \cmd.exe - \powershell.exe - \pwsh.exe - \wsl.exe - \wscript.exe - \cscript.exe - CommandLine|contains: - \AppData\Local\Temp - \Users\Public\ - \WINDOWS\Temp\ - '%temp%' - '%tmp%' - '%appdata%' filter_main_wmiprvse: ParentImage: C:\Windows\System32\wbem\WmiPrvSE.exe CommandLine|contains: C:\Windows\TEMP\ CommandLine|endswith: .mof filter_optional_null_parent: CommandLine|contains: C:\Windows\TEMP\ CommandLine|endswith: .mof condition: all of selection_* and not 1 of filter_main_* and not 1 of filter_optional_* falsepositives: - Unknown level: high
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects the addition of a key 'MiniNt' to the registry. Upon a reboot, Windows Event Log service will stop writing event. Logsource: windows / registry_event. Rule: title: Disable Security Events Logging Adding Reg Key MiniNt id: 919f2ef0-be2d-4a7a-b635-eb2b41fde044 status: test description: Detects the addition of a key 'MiniNt' to the registry. Upon a reboot, Windows Event Log service will stop writing events. references: - https://twitter.com/0gtweet/status/1182516740955226112 - https://www.hackingarticles.in/defense-evasion-windows-event-logging-t1562-002/ author: Ilyas Ochkov, oscd.community date: 2019-10-25 modified: 2021-11-27 tags: - attack.persistence - attack.defense-impairment - attack.t1685.001 - attack.t1112 - car.2022-03-001 logsource: category: registry_event product: windows detection: selection: - TargetObject: HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\MiniNt EventType: CreateKey - NewName: HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\MiniNt condition: selection falsepositives: - Unknown level: high
Query: CVE similar to CVE-2015-5672
Matching passage: CVE-2015-5672. CWE: CWE-78. CVSS: 10.0. TYPE-MOON Fate/stay night, Fate/hollow ataraxia, Witch on the Holy Night, and Fate/stay night + hollow ataraxia set allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via crafted saved data.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-8024. CWE: CWE-78. CVSS: 9.300000190734863. McAfee Enterprise Security Manager (ESM), Enterprise Security Manager/Log Manager (ESMLM), and Enterprise Security Manager/Receiver (ESMREC) 9.3.x before 9.3.2MR19, 9.4.x before 9.4.2MR9, and 9.5.x before 9.5.0MR8, when configured to use Active Directory or LDAP authentication sources, allow remote attackers to bypass authentication by logging in with the username "NGCP|NGCP|NGCP;" and any password.
Query: exploit The installation wizard in DotNetNuke (DNN) before 7.4.1 allows remote attackers to reinstall the application and gain SuperUser access via a direct request to Install/InstallWizar
Matching passage: CVE-2015-2794. CWE: CWE-264. CVSS: 9.800000190734863. The installation wizard in DotNetNuke (DNN) before 7.4.1 allows remote attackers to reinstall the application and gain SuperUser access via a direct request to Install/InstallWizard.aspx.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-6768. CWE: CWE-264. CVSS: 7.5. The DOM implementation in Google Chrome before 47.0.2526.73 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-6770.
Query: rule covering Detects the execution of 'auditctl' with the '-D' command line parameter, which deletes all configured audit rules and w
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects the execution of 'auditctl' with the '-D' command line parameter, which deletes all configured audit rules and w. Logsource: linux / process_creation. Rule: title: Audit Rules Deleted Via Auditctl id: bed26dea-4525-47f4-b24a-76e30e44ffb0 status: experimental description: 'Detects the execution of ''auditctl'' with the ''-D'' command line parameter, which deletes all configured audit rules and watches on Linux systems. This technique is commonly used by attackers to disable audit logging and cover their tracks by removing monitoring capabilities. Removal of audit rules can significantly impair detection of malicious activities on the affected system. ' references: - https://www.atomicredteam.io/atomic-red-team/atomics/T1562.012 - https://linux.die.net/man/8/auditct author: Mohamed LAKRI date: 2025-10-17 tags: - attack.defense-impairment - attack.t1685.004 logsource: product: linux category: process_creation detection: selection: Image|endswith: /auditctl CommandLine|re: -D condition: selection falsepositives: - An administrator troubleshooting. Investigate all attempts. level: high
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects suspicious execution of Sysinternals PsSuspend, where the utility is used to suspend critical processes such as. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Sysinternals PsSuspend Suspicious Execution id: 4beb6ae0-f85b-41e2-8f18-8668abc8af78 related: - id: 48bbc537-b652-4b4e-bd1d-281172df448f type: similar status: test description: Detects suspicious execution of Sysinternals PsSuspend, where the utility is used to suspend critical processes such as AV or EDR to bypass defenses references: - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/pssuspend - https://twitter.com/0gtweet/status/1638069413717975046 author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) date: 2023-03-23 modified: 2026-06-29 tags: - attack.defense-impairment - attack.t1685 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection_img: - OriginalFileName: pssuspend.exe - Image|endswith: - \pssuspend.exe - \pssuspend64.exe - \pssuspend64a.exe selection_cli: CommandLine|contains: msmpeng.exe condition: all of selection_* falsepositives: - Unlikely level: high
Query: alert when Detects potential persistence activity via startup add-ins that load when Microsoft Office starts (.wll/.xll are simply
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects potential persistence activity via startup add-ins that load when Microsoft Office starts (.wll/.xll are simply. Logsource: windows / file_event. Rule: title: Potential Persistence Via Microsoft Office Add-In id: 8e1cb247-6cf6-42fa-b440-3f27d57e9936 status: test description: Detects potential persistence activity via startup add-ins that load when Microsoft Office starts (.wll/.xll are simply .dll fit for Word or Excel). references: - Internal Research - https://labs.withsecure.com/publications/add-in-opportunities-for-office-persistence - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/4ae9580a1a8772db87a1b6cdb0d03e5af231e966/atomics/T1137.006/T1137.006.md author: NVISO date: 2020-05-11 modified: 2023-02-08 tags: - attack.persistence - attack.t1137.006 logsource: category: file_event product: windows detection: selection_wlldropped: TargetFilename|contains: \Microsoft\Word\Startup\ TargetFilename|endswith: .wll selection_xlldropped: TargetFilename|contains: \Microsoft\Excel\Startup\ TargetFilename|endswith: .xll selection_xladropped: TargetFilename|contains: Microsoft\Excel\XLSTART\ TargetFilename|endswith: .xlam selection_generic: TargetFilename|contains: \Microsoft\Addins\ TargetFilename|endswith: - .xlam - .xla - .ppam condition: 1 of selection_* falsepositives: - Legitimate add-ins level: high
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects potentially suspicious child processes of KeyScrambler.exe. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Potentially Suspicious Child Process of KeyScrambler.exe id: ca5583e9-8f80-46ac-ab91-7f314d13b984 related: - id: d2451be2-b582-4e15-8701-4196ac180260 type: similar status: test description: Detects potentially suspicious child processes of KeyScrambler.exe references: - https://twitter.com/DTCERT/status/1712785421845790799 author: Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel date: 2024-05-13 tags: - attack.persistence - attack.execution - attack.privilege-escalation - attack.stealth - attack.t1203 - attack.t1574.001 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection_parent: ParentImage|endswith: \KeyScrambler.exe selection_binaries: - Image|endswith: - \cmd.exe - \cscript.exe - \mshta.exe - \powershell.exe - \pwsh.exe - \regsvr32.exe - \rundll32.exe - \wscript.exe - OriginalFileName: - Cmd.Exe - cscript.exe - mshta.exe - PowerShell.EXE - pwsh.dll - regsvr32.exe - RUNDLL32.EXE - wscript.exe condition: all of selection_* falsepositives: - Unknown level: medium
Query: Outbound C2 pattern associated with Application Exhaustion Flood
Matching passage: T1499.003 Application Exhaustion Flood. Tactics: impact. Description: Adversaries may target resource intensive features of applications to cause a denial of service (DoS), denying availability to those applications. For example, specific features in web applications may be highly resource intensive. Repeated requests to those features may be able to exhaust system resources and deny access to the application or the server itself.(Citation: Arbor AnnualDoSreport Jan 2018)
Near-miss passage: T1499.001 OS Exhaustion Flood. Tactics: impact. Description: Adversaries may launch a denial of service (DoS) attack targeting an endpoint's operating system (OS). A system's OS is responsible for managing the finite resources as well as preventing the entire system from being overwhelmed by excessive demands on its capacity. These attacks do not need to exhaust the actual resources on a system; the attacks may simply exhaust the limits and available resources that an OS self-imposes. Different ways to achieve this exist, including TCP state-exhaustion attacks such as SYN floods and ACK floods.(Citation: Arbor AnnualDoSreport Jan 2018) With SYN floods, excessive amounts of SYN packets are sent, but the 3-way TCP handshake is never completed. Because each OS has a maximum number of concurrent TCP connections that it will allow, this can quickly exhaust the ability of the system to receive new requests for TCP connections, thus preventing access to any TCP service provided by the server.(Citation: Cloudflare SynFlood) ACK floods leverage the stateful nature of the TCP protocol. A flood of ACK packets are sent to the target. This forces the OS to search its state table for a related TCP connection that has already been established. Because the ACK packets are for connections that do not exist, the OS will have to search the entire state table to confirm that no match exists. When it is necessary to do this for a large flood of packets, the computational requirements can cause the server to become sluggish and/or unresponsive, due to the work it must do to eliminate the rogue ACK packets. This greatly reduces the resources available for providing the targeted service.(Citation: Corero SYN-ACKflood)
Query: risk of XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in SAP Mobile Platform 3 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or possibly have other unspecified impact via a crafted XML request
Matching passage: CVE-2015-5068. CWE: UNKNOWN. CVSS: 7.5. XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in SAP Mobile Platform 3 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or possibly have other unspecified impact via a crafted XML request, aka SAP Security Note 2159601.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-5432. CWE: UNKNOWN. CVSS: 7.5. HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager (VCEM) SDK before 7.5.0, as used in HP Matrix Operating Environment before 7.5.0 and other products, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or modify data via unspecified vectors.
Query: detect Reversible Encryption
Matching passage: T1556.005 Reversible Encryption. Tactics: defense impairment, persistence, credential access. Description: An adversary may abuse Active Directory authentication encryption properties to gain access to credentials on Windows systems. The <code>AllowReversiblePasswordEncryption</code> property specifies whether reversible password encryption for an account is enabled or disabled. By default this property is disabled (instead storing user credentials as the output of one-way hashing functions) and should not be enabled unless legacy or other software require it.(Citation: store_pwd_rev_enc) If the property is enabled and/or a user changes their password after it is enabled, an adversary may be able to obtain the plaintext of passwords created/changed after the property was enabled. To decrypt the passwords, an adversary needs four components: 1. Encrypted password (<code>G$RADIUSCHAP</code>) from the Active Directory user-structure <code>userParameters</code> 2. 16 byte randomly-generated value (<code>G$RADIUSCHAPKEY</code>) also from <code>userParameters</code> 3. Global LSA secret (<code>G$MSRADIUSCHAPKEY</code>) 4. Static key hardcoded in the Remote Access Subauthentication DLL (<code>RASSFM.DLL</code>) With this information, an adversary may be able to reproduce the encryption key and subsequently decrypt the encrypted password value.(Citation: how_pwd_rev_enc_1)(Citation: how_pwd_rev_enc_2) An adversary may set this property at various scopes through Local Group Policy Editor, user properties, Fine-Grained Password Policy (FGPP), or via the ActiveDirectory [PowerShell](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/001) module. For example, an adversary may implement and apply a FGPP to users or groups if the Domain Functional Level is set to "Windows Server 2008" or higher.(Citation: dump_pwd_dcsync) In PowerShell, an adversary may make associated changes to user settings using commands similar to <code>Set-ADUser -AllowReversiblePasswordEncryption $true</code>.
Near-miss passage: T1556.004 Network Device Authentication. Tactics: defense impairment, persistence, credential access. Description: Adversaries may use [Patch System Image](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1601/001) to hard code a password in the operating system, thus bypassing of native authentication mechanisms for local accounts on network devices. [Modify System Image](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1601) may include implanted code to the operating system for network devices to provide access for adversaries using a specific password. The modification includes a specific password which is implanted in the operating system image via the patch. Upon authentication attempts, the inserted code will first check to see if the user input is the password. If so, access is granted. Otherwise, the implanted code will pass the credentials on for verification of potentially valid credentials.(Citation: Mandiant - Synful Knock)