alirezaaminzadeh/secembed-pairs huggingface dataset:
Query: EDR alert: possible Active Setup (T1547.014)
Matching passage: T1547.014 Active Setup. Tactics: persistence, privilege escalation. Description: Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine. Active Setup is a Windows mechanism that is used to execute programs when a user logs in. The value stored in the Registry key will be executed after a user logs into the computer.(Citation: Klein Active Setup 2010) These programs will be executed under the context of the user and will have the account's associated permissions level. Adversaries may abuse Active Setup by creating a key under <code> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\</code> and setting a malicious value for <code>StubPath</code>. This value will serve as the program that will be executed when a user logs into the computer.(Citation: Mandiant Glyer APT 2010)(Citation: Citizenlab Packrat 2015)(Citation: FireEye CFR Watering Hole 2012)(Citation: SECURELIST Bright Star 2015)(Citation: paloalto Tropic Trooper 2016) Adversaries can abuse these components to execute malware, such as remote access tools, to maintain persistence through system reboots. Adversaries may also use [Masquerading](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1036) to make the Registry entries look as if they are associated with legitimate programs.
Near-miss passage: T1547.004 Winlogon Helper DLL. Tactics: persistence, privilege escalation. Description: Adversaries may abuse features of Winlogon to execute DLLs and/or executables when a user logs in. Winlogon.exe is a Windows component responsible for actions at logon/logoff as well as the secure attention sequence (SAS) triggered by Ctrl-Alt-Delete. Registry entries in <code>HKLM\Software[\\Wow6432Node\\]\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\</code> and <code>HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\</code> are used to manage additional helper programs and functionalities that support Winlogon.(Citation: Cylance Reg Persistence Sept 2013) Malicious modifications to these Registry keys may cause Winlogon to load and execute malicious DLLs and/or executables. Specifically, the following subkeys have been known to be possibly vulnerable to abuse: (Citation: Cylance Reg Persistence Sept 2013) * Winlogon\Notify - points to notification package DLLs that handle Winlogon events * Winlogon\Userinit - points to userinit.exe, the user initialization program executed when a user logs on * Winlogon\Shell - points to explorer.exe, the system shell executed when a user logs on Adversaries may take advantage of these features to repeatedly execute malicious code and establish persistence.
Query: describe CVE-2015-6491
Matching passage: CVE-2015-6491. CWE: UNKNOWN. CVSS: 4.0. Allen-Bradley MicroLogix 1100 devices before B FRN 15.000 and 1400 devices before B FRN 15.003 allow remote authenticated users to insert the content of an arbitrary file into a FRAME element via unspecified vectors.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-3146. CWE: UNKNOWN. CVSS: 7.5. The (1) SSH_MSG_NEWKEYS and (2) SSH_MSG_KEXDH_REPLY packet handlers in package_cb.c in libssh before 0.6.5 do not properly validate state, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted SSH packet.
Query: detect Detects the creation of files in a specific location by ScreenConnect RMM. ScreenConnect has feature to remotely execute in logs
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects the creation of files in a specific location by ScreenConnect RMM. ScreenConnect has feature to remotely execute. Logsource: windows / file_event. Rule: title: Remote Access Tool - ScreenConnect Temporary File id: 0afecb6e-6223-4a82-99fb-bf5b981e92a5 related: - id: b1f73849-6329-4069-bc8f-78a604bb8b23 type: similar status: test description: 'Detects the creation of files in a specific location by ScreenConnect RMM. ScreenConnect has feature to remotely execute binaries on a target machine. These binaries will be dropped to ":\Users\<username>\Documents\ConnectWiseControl\Temp\" before execution. ' references: - https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/pull/4467 author: Ali Alwashali date: 2023-10-10 tags: - attack.execution - attack.t1059.003 logsource: category: file_event product: windows detection: selection: Image|endswith: \ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe TargetFilename|contains: \Documents\ConnectWiseControl\Temp\ condition: selection falsepositives: - Legitimate use of ScreenConnect level: low
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects scheduled task creations that have suspicious action command and folder combinations. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Schtasks From Suspicious Folders id: 8a8379b8-780b-4dbf-b1e9-31c8d112fefb status: test description: Detects scheduled task creations that have suspicious action command and folder combinations references: - https://symantec-enterprise-blogs.security.com/blogs/threat-intelligence/lazarus-dream-job-chemical author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) date: 2022-04-15 modified: 2022-11-18 tags: - attack.privilege-escalation - attack.persistence - attack.execution - attack.t1053.005 logsource: product: windows category: process_creation detection: selection_img: - Image|endswith: \schtasks.exe - OriginalFileName: schtasks.exe selection_create: CommandLine|contains: ' /create ' selection_command: CommandLine|contains: - powershell - pwsh - 'cmd /c ' - 'cmd /k ' - 'cmd /r ' - 'cmd.exe /c ' - 'cmd.exe /k ' - 'cmd.exe /r ' selection_all_folders: CommandLine|contains: - C:\ProgramData\ - '%ProgramData%' condition: all of selection_* falsepositives: - Unknown level: high
Query: secure coding against ASP.NET Misconfiguration: Use of Identity Impersonation
Matching passage: CWE-556 ASP.NET Misconfiguration: Use of Identity Impersonation. Configuring an ASP.NET application to run with impersonated credentials may give the application unnecessary privileges.
Near-miss passage: CWE-588 Attempt to Access Child of a Non-structure Pointer. Casting a non-structure type to a structure type and accessing a field can lead to memory access errors or data corruption.
Query: vulnerability: Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL Server 5.5.45 and earlier and 5.6.26 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors related to S
Matching passage: CVE-2015-4802. CWE: UNKNOWN. CVSS: 4.0. Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL Server 5.5.45 and earlier and 5.6.26 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Server : Partition, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-4792.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-2167. CWE: UNKNOWN. CVSS: 5.800000190734863. Open redirect vulnerability in the 3PI Manager in Ericsson Drutt Mobile Service Delivery Platform (MSDP) 4, 5, and 6 allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via a URL in the url parameter to jsp/start-3pi-manager.jsp.
Query: explain T1053 Scheduled Task/Job
Matching passage: T1053 Scheduled Task/Job. Tactics: execution, persistence, privilege escalation. Description: Adversaries may abuse task scheduling functionality to facilitate initial or recurring execution of malicious code. Utilities exist within all major operating systems to schedule programs or scripts to be executed at a specified date and time. A task can also be scheduled on a remote system, provided the proper authentication is met (ex: RPC and file and printer sharing in Windows environments). Scheduling a task on a remote system typically may require being a member of an admin or otherwise privileged group on the remote system.(Citation: TechNet Task Scheduler Security) Adversaries may use task scheduling to execute programs at system startup or on a scheduled basis for persistence. These mechanisms can also be abused to run a process under the context of a specified account (such as one with elevated permissions/privileges). Similar to [System Binary Proxy Execution](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1218), adversaries have also abused task scheduling to potentially mask one-time execution under a trusted system process.(Citation: ProofPoint Serpent)
Near-miss passage: T1053.004 Launchd. Tactics: execution, persistence, privilege escalation. Description: This technique is deprecated due to the inaccurate usage. The report cited did not provide technical detail as to how the malware interacted directly with launchd rather than going through known services. Other system services are used to interact with launchd rather than launchd being used by itself. Adversaries may abuse the <code>Launchd</code> daemon to perform task scheduling for initial or recurring execution of malicious code. The <code>launchd</code> daemon, native to macOS, is responsible for loading and maintaining services within the operating system. This process loads the parameters for each launch-on-demand system-level daemon from the property list (plist) files found in <code>/System/Library/LaunchDaemons</code> and <code>/Library/LaunchDaemons</code> (Citation: AppleDocs Launch Agent Daemons). These LaunchDaemons have property list files which point to the executables that will be launched (Citation: Methods of Mac Malware Persistence). An adversary may use the <code>launchd</code> daemon in macOS environments to schedule new executables to run at system startup or on a scheduled basis for persistence. <code>launchd</code> can also be abused to run a process under the context of a specified account. Daemons, such as <code>launchd</code>, run with the permissions of the root user account, and will operate regardless of which user account is logged in.
Query: explain CWE-1062
Matching passage: CWE-1062 Parent Class with References to Child Class. The code has a parent class that contains references to a child class, its methods, or its members.
Near-miss passage: CWE-127 Buffer Under-read. The product reads from a buffer using buffer access mechanisms such as indexes or pointers that reference memory locations prior to the targeted buffer.
Query: patch priority for CVE-2015-5823
Matching passage: CVE-2015-5823. CWE: CWE-119. CVSS: 6.800000190734863. WebKit, as used in JavaScriptCore in Apple iOS before 9 and iTunes before 12.3, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site, a different vulnerability than other WebKit CVEs listed in APPLE-SA-2015-09-16-1 and APPLE-SA-2015-09-16-3.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-7107. CWE: CWE-119. CVSS: 6.800000190734863. QuickLook in Apple iOS before 9.2 and OS X before 10.11.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted iWork file.
Query: risk of Cisco Prime Collaboration Assurance before 11.0 has a hardcoded cmuser account, which allows remote attackers to obtain access by establishing an SSH session and leveraging knowled
Matching passage: CVE-2015-6389. CWE: CWE-287. CVSS: 9.0. Cisco Prime Collaboration Assurance before 11.0 has a hardcoded cmuser account, which allows remote attackers to obtain access by establishing an SSH session and leveraging knowledge of this account's password, aka Bug ID CSCus62707.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-0607. CWE: CWE-287. CVSS: 4.300000190734863. The Authentication Proxy feature in Cisco IOS does not properly handle invalid AAA return codes from RADIUS and TACACS+ servers, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication in opportunistic circumstances via a connection attempt that triggers an invalid code, as demonstrated by a connection attempt with a blank password, aka Bug IDs CSCuo09400 and CSCun16016.
Query: explain CWE-549
Matching passage: CWE-549 Missing Password Field Masking. The product does not mask passwords during entry, increasing the potential for attackers to observe and capture passwords.
Near-miss passage: CWE-116 Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output. The product prepares a structured message for communication with another component, but encoding or escaping of the data is either missing or done incorrectly. As a result, the intended structure of the message is not preserved.
Query: what is T1136.002
Matching passage: T1136.002 Domain Account. Tactics: persistence. Description: Adversaries may create a domain account to maintain access to victim systems. Domain accounts are those managed by Active Directory Domain Services where access and permissions are configured across systems and services that are part of that domain. Domain accounts can cover user, administrator, and service accounts. With a sufficient level of access, the <code>net user /add /domain</code> command can be used to create a domain account.(Citation: Savill 1999) Such accounts may be used to establish secondary credentialed access that do not require persistent remote access tools to be deployed on the system.
Near-miss passage: T1136 Create Account. Tactics: persistence. Description: Adversaries may create an account to maintain access to victim systems.(Citation: Symantec WastedLocker June 2020) With a sufficient level of access, creating such accounts may be used to establish secondary credentialed access that do not require persistent remote access tools to be deployed on the system. Accounts may be created on the local system or within a domain or cloud tenant. In cloud environments, adversaries may create accounts that only have access to specific services, which can reduce the chance of detection.
Query: alert when Detects when secret scanning rule is deleted for the project or repository.
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects when secret scanning rule is deleted for the project or repository.. Logsource: bitbucket / audit. Rule: title: Bitbucket Secret Scanning Rule Deleted id: ff91e3f0-ad15-459f-9a85-1556390c138d status: test description: Detects when secret scanning rule is deleted for the project or repository. references: - https://confluence.atlassian.com/bitbucketserver/audit-log-events-776640423.html - https://confluence.atlassian.com/bitbucketserver/secret-scanning-1157471613.html author: Muhammad Faisal (@faisalusuf) date: 2024-02-25 tags: - attack.defense-impairment - attack.t1685 logsource: product: bitbucket service: audit definition: 'Requirements: "Basic" log level is required to receive these audit events.' detection: selection: auditType.category: - Projects - Repositories auditType.action: - Project secret scanning rule deleted - Repository secret scanning rule deleted condition: selection falsepositives: - Legitimate user activity. level: low
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects a highly relevant Antivirus alert that reports a hack tool or other attack tool. This event must not be ignored. Logsource: antivirus. Rule: title: Antivirus - Hacktool Signature id: fa0c05b6-8ad3-468d-8231-c1cbccb64fba status: stable description: 'Detects a highly relevant Antivirus alert that reports a hack tool or other attack tool. This event must not be ignored just because the AV has blocked the malware but investigate, how it came there in the first place. ' references: - https://www.nextron-systems.com/2021/08/16/antivirus-event-analysis-cheat-sheet-v1-8-2/ - https://www.nextron-systems.com/?s=antivirus author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Arnim Rupp date: 2021-08-16 modified: 2026-06-15 tags: - attack.execution - attack.t1204 logsource: category: antivirus detection: selection: - Signature|startswith: - ATK/ - Exploit.Script.CVE - HKTL - HTOOL - PWS. - PWSX - SecurityTool - Signature|contains: - Adfind - BloodH - BloodyAD - Brutel - BruteR - Cobalt - COBEACON - Cometer - DumpCreds - EDRfreeze - FastReverseProxy - Hacktool - Havoc - Impacket - Keylogger - Koadic - Mimikatz - Nighthawk - PentestPowerShell - Potato - PowerSploit - PowerSSH - PshlSpy - PSWTool - PWCrack - PWDump - Responder - Rozena - Rusthound - Sbelt - Seatbelt - SecurityTool - SharpDump - SharpHound - Shellcode - Sliver - Snaffler - SOAPHound - Splinter - Stowaway - Swrort - Trojan.Hound - TurtleLoader - Undefend - Undfnd condition: selection falsepositives: - Unlikely level: high
Query: write Sigma for Detects file creation events with filename patterns used by Impacket.
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects file creation events with filename patterns used by Impacket.. Logsource: windows / file_event. Rule: title: HackTool - Impacket File Indicators id: 03f4ca17-de95-428d-a75a-4ee78b047256 related: - id: 6e2a900a-ced9-4e4a-a9c2-13e706f9518a type: similar status: experimental description: Detects file creation events with filename patterns used by Impacket. references: - https://thedfirreport.com/2025/05/19/another-confluence-bites-the-dust-falling-to-elpaco-team-ransomware/ - https://github.com/fortra/impacket author: The DFIR Report, IrishDeath date: 2025-05-19 tags: - attack.credential-access - attack.t1003.001 logsource: product: windows category: file_event detection: selection_names_re: TargetFilename|re: \\sessionresume_[a-zA-Z]{8}$ condition: selection_names_re falsepositives: - Unknown level: high
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects DLL sideloading of VMGuestLib.dll by the WmiApSrv service.. Logsource: windows / image_load. Rule: title: VMGuestLib DLL Sideload id: 70e8e9b4-6a93-4cb7-8cde-da69502e7aff status: test description: Detects DLL sideloading of VMGuestLib.dll by the WmiApSrv service. references: - https://decoded.avast.io/martinchlumecky/png-steganography/ author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) date: 2022-12-01 tags: - attack.persistence - attack.privilege-escalation - attack.execution - attack.stealth - attack.t1574.001 logsource: category: image_load product: windows detection: selection: ImageLoaded|contains|all: - \VMware\VMware Tools\vmStatsProvider\win32 - \vmGuestLib.dll Image|endswith: \Windows\System32\wbem\WmiApSrv.exe filter: Signed: 'true' condition: selection and not filter falsepositives: - FP could occur if the legitimate version of vmGuestLib already exists on the system level: medium
Query: vulnerability: The plugmatter-optin-feature-box-lite plugin before 2.0.14 for WordPress has SQL injection via the wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=pmfb_cc pmfb_tid parameter.
Matching passage: CVE-2015-9450. CWE: CWE-89. CVSS: 9.800000190734863. The plugmatter-optin-feature-box-lite plugin before 2.0.14 for WordPress has SQL injection via the wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=pmfb_cc pmfb_tid parameter.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-9458. CWE: CWE-89. CVSS: 7.199999809265137. The searchterms-tagging-2 plugin through 1.535 for WordPress has SQL injection via the pk_stt2_db_get_popular_terms count parameter exploitable via CSRF.
Query: patch priority for CVE-2015-3256
Matching passage: CVE-2015-3256. CWE: CWE-264. CVSS: 4.599999904632568. PolicyKit (aka polkit) before 0.113 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and polkitd daemon crash) and possibly gain privileges via unspecified vectors, related to "javascript rule evaluation."
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-0012. CWE: CWE-264. CVSS: 6.900000095367432. Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) 2012 R2 Update Rollup 4 does not properly validate the roles of users, which allows local users to obtain server and virtual-machine administrative privileges by establishing a server session with Active Directory credentials, aka "Virtual Machine Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Query: Sigma rule for Alerts on trust record modification within the registry, indicating usage of macros
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Alerts on trust record modification within the registry, indicating usage of macros. Logsource: windows / registry_event. Rule: title: Windows Registry Trust Record Modification id: 295a59c1-7b79-4b47-a930-df12c15fc9c2 related: - id: a166f74e-bf44-409d-b9ba-ea4b2dd8b3cd type: similar status: test description: Alerts on trust record modification within the registry, indicating usage of macros references: - https://outflank.nl/blog/2018/01/16/hunting-for-evil-detect-macros-being-executed/ - http://az4n6.blogspot.com/2016/02/more-on-trust-records-macros-and.html - https://twitter.com/inversecos/status/1494174785621819397 author: Antonlovesdnb, Trent Liffick (@tliffick) date: 2020-02-19 modified: 2023-06-21 tags: - attack.initial-access - attack.t1566.001 logsource: category: registry_event product: windows detection: selection: TargetObject|contains: \Security\Trusted Documents\TrustRecords condition: selection falsepositives: - This will alert on legitimate macro usage as well, additional tuning is required level: medium
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects enumeration of local system accounts. This information can help adversaries determine which local accounts exist. Logsource: linux / process_creation. Rule: title: Local System Accounts Discovery - Linux id: b45e3d6f-42c6-47d8-a478-df6bd6cf534c status: test description: Detects enumeration of local system accounts. This information can help adversaries determine which local accounts exist on a system to aid in follow-on behavior. references: - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1087.001/T1087.001.md - https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K589 - https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?pwd_mkdb author: Alejandro Ortuno, oscd.community, CheraghiMilad date: 2020-10-08 modified: 2024-12-10 tags: - attack.discovery - attack.t1087.001 logsource: category: process_creation product: linux detection: selection_1: Image|endswith: /lastlog selection_2: CommandLine|contains: '''x:0:''' selection_3: Image|endswith: - /cat - /ed - /head - /more - /nano - /tail - /vi - /vim - /less - /emacs - /sqlite3 - /makemap CommandLine|contains: - /etc/passwd - /etc/shadow - /etc/sudoers - /etc/spwd.db - /etc/pwd.db - /etc/master.passwd selection_4: Image|endswith: /id selection_5: Image|endswith: /lsof CommandLine|contains: -u condition: 1 of selection* falsepositives: - Legitimate administration activities level: low
Query: patch priority for CVE-2015-5947
Matching passage: CVE-2015-5947. CWE: CWE-362. CVSS: 8.100000381469727. SuiteCRM before 7.2.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-8767. CWE: CWE-362. CVSS: 6.199999809265137. net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3 does not properly manage the relationship between a lock and a socket, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) via a crafted sctp_accept call.
Query: patch priority for CVE-2015-0071
Matching passage: CVE-2015-0071. CWE: UNKNOWN. CVSS: 6.5. Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 allows remote attackers to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer ASLR Bypass Vulnerability."
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-0334. CWE: UNKNOWN. CVSS: 9.300000190734863. Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.277 and 14.x through 17.x before 17.0.0.134 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.451 on Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging an unspecified "type confusion," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-0336.
Query: describe CVE-2015-0059
Matching passage: CVE-2015-0059. CWE: CWE-264. CVSS: 6.900000095367432. win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted TrueType font, aka "TrueType Font Parsing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-2489. CWE: CWE-264. CVSS: 4.300000190734863. Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a crafted web site, as demonstrated by a transition from Low Integrity to Medium Integrity, aka "Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."