alirezaaminzadeh/secembed-pairs huggingface dataset:
Query: intelligence brief on T1137.004
Matching passage: T1137.004 Outlook Home Page. Tactics: persistence. Description: Adversaries may abuse Microsoft Outlook's Home Page feature to obtain persistence on a compromised system. Outlook Home Page is a legacy feature used to customize the presentation of Outlook folders. This feature allows for an internal or external URL to be loaded and presented whenever a folder is opened. A malicious HTML page can be crafted that will execute code when loaded by Outlook Home Page.(Citation: SensePost Outlook Home Page) Once malicious home pages have been added to the user’s mailbox, they will be loaded when Outlook is started. Malicious Home Pages will execute when the right Outlook folder is loaded/reloaded.(Citation: SensePost Outlook Home Page)
Near-miss passage: T1137.001 Office Template Macros. Tactics: persistence. Description: Adversaries may abuse Microsoft Office templates to obtain persistence on a compromised system. Microsoft Office contains templates that are part of common Office applications and are used to customize styles. The base templates within the application are used each time an application starts. (Citation: Microsoft Change Normal Template) Office Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macros (Citation: MSDN VBA in Office) can be inserted into the base template and used to execute code when the respective Office application starts in order to obtain persistence. Examples for both Word and Excel have been discovered and published. By default, Word has a Normal.dotm template created that can be modified to include a malicious macro. Excel does not have a template file created by default, but one can be added that will automatically be loaded.(Citation: enigma0x3 normal.dotm)(Citation: Hexacorn Office Template Macros) Shared templates may also be stored and pulled from remote locations.(Citation: GlobalDotName Jun 2019) Word Normal.dotm location:<br> <code>C:\Users\&lt;username&gt;\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templates\Normal.dotm</code> Excel Personal.xlsb location:<br> <code>C:\Users\&lt;username&gt;\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Excel\XLSTART\PERSONAL.XLSB</code> Adversaries may also change the location of the base template to point to their own by hijacking the application's search order, e.g. Word 2016 will first look for Normal.dotm under <code>C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\</code>, or by modifying the GlobalDotName registry key. By modifying the GlobalDotName registry key an adversary can specify an arbitrary location, file name, and file extension to use for the template that will be loaded on application startup. To abuse GlobalDotName, adversaries may first need to register the template as a trusted document or place it in a trusted location.(Citation: GlobalDotName Jun 2019) An adversary may need to enable macros to execute unrestricted depending
Query: weakness Excessive Use of Self-Modifying Code
Matching passage: CWE-1123 Excessive Use of Self-Modifying Code. The product uses too much self-modifying code.
Near-miss passage: CWE-487 Reliance on Package-level Scope. Java packages are not inherently closed; therefore, relying on them for code security is not a good practice.
Query: patch priority for CVE-2015-8050
Matching passage: CVE-2015-8050. CWE: UNKNOWN. CVSS: 9.300000190734863. Use-after-free vulnerability in the MovieClip object implementation in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.268 and 19.x and 20.x before 20.0.0.228 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.554 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 20.0.0.204, Adobe AIR SDK before 20.0.0.204, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 20.0.0.204 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted beginGradientFill call, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8048, CVE-2015-8049, CVE-2015-8055, CVE-2015-8056, CVE-2015-8057, CVE-2015-8058, CVE-2015-8059, CVE-2015-8061, CVE-2015-8062, CVE-2015-8063, CVE-2015-8064, CVE-2015-8065, CVE-2015-8066, CVE-2015-8067, CVE-2015-8068, CVE-2015-8069, CVE-2015-8070, CVE-2015-8071, CVE-2015-8401, CVE-2015-8402, CVE-2015-8403, CVE-2015-8404, CVE-2015-8405, CVE-2015-8406, CVE-2015-8410, CVE-2015-8411, CVE-2015-8412, CVE-2015-8413, CVE-2015-8414, CVE-2015-8420, CVE-2015-8421, CVE-2015-8422, CVE-2015-8423, CVE-2015-8424, CVE-2015-8425, CVE-2015-8426, CVE-2015-8427, CVE-2015-8428, CVE-2015-8429, CVE-2015-8430, CVE-2015-8431, CVE-2015-8432, CVE-2015-8433, CVE-2015-8434, CVE-2015-8435, CVE-2015-8436, CVE-2015-8437, CVE-2015-8441, CVE-2015-8442, CVE-2015-8447, CVE-2015-8448, CVE-2015-8449, CVE-2015-8450, CVE-2015-8452, and CVE-2015-8454.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-7712. CWE: UNKNOWN. CVSS: 6.5. Multiple eval injection vulnerabilities in mods/_standard/gradebook/edit_marks.php in ATutor 2.2 and earlier allow remote authenticated users with the AT_PRIV_GRADEBOOK privilege to execute arbitrary PHP code via the (1) asc or (2) desc parameter.
Query: explain CWE-82
Matching passage: CWE-82 Improper Neutralization of Script in Attributes of IMG Tags in a Web Page. The web application does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes scripting elements within attributes of HTML IMG tags, such as the src attribute.
Near-miss passage: CWE-343 Predictable Value Range from Previous Values. The product's random number generator produces a series of values which, when observed, can be used to infer a relatively small range of possibilities for the next value that could be generated.
Query: describe CVE-2015-3876
Matching passage: CVE-2015-3876. CWE: CWE-20. CVSS: 9.300000190734863. libstagefright in Android through 5.1.1 LMY48M allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted metadata in a (1) MP3 or (2) MP4 file.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-8946. CWE: CWE-20. CVSS: 3.299999952316284. ecryptfs-setup-swap in eCryptfs before 111 does not prevent the unencrypted swap partition from activating during boot when using GPT partitioning and certain versions of systemd, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.
Query: CVE similar to CVE-2015-6316
Matching passage: CVE-2015-6316. CWE: CWE-255. CVSS: 6.5. The default configuration of sshd_config in Cisco Mobility Services Engine (MSE) through 8.0.120.7 allows logins by the oracle account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access by entering this account's hardcoded password in an SSH session, aka Bug ID CSCuv40501.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-6424. CWE: CWE-255. CVSS: 7.199999809265137. The boot manager in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) 1.1(0.920a) allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and obtain single-user-mode root access via unspecified vectors, aka Bug ID CSCuu83985.
Query: hunt for Fast Flux DNS activity
Matching passage: T1568.001 Fast Flux DNS. Tactics: command and control. Description: Adversaries may use Fast Flux DNS to hide a command and control channel behind an array of rapidly changing IP addresses linked to a single domain resolution. This technique uses a fully qualified domain name, with multiple IP addresses assigned to it which are swapped with high frequency, using a combination of round robin IP addressing and short Time-To-Live (TTL) for a DNS resource record.(Citation: MehtaFastFluxPt1)(Citation: MehtaFastFluxPt2)(Citation: Fast Flux - Welivesecurity) The simplest, "single-flux" method, involves registering and de-registering an addresses as part of the DNS A (address) record list for a single DNS name. These registrations have a five-minute average lifespan, resulting in a constant shuffle of IP address resolution.(Citation: Fast Flux - Welivesecurity) In contrast, the "double-flux" method registers and de-registers an address as part of the DNS Name Server record list for the DNS zone, providing additional resilience for the connection. With double-flux additional hosts can act as a proxy to the C2 host, further insulating the true source of the C2 channel.
Near-miss passage: T1568.003 DNS Calculation. Tactics: command and control. Description: Adversaries may perform calculations on addresses returned in DNS results to determine which port and IP address to use for command and control, rather than relying on a predetermined port number or the actual returned IP address. A IP and/or port number calculation can be used to bypass egress filtering on a C2 channel.(Citation: Meyers Numbered Panda) One implementation of [DNS Calculation](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1568/003) is to take the first three octets of an IP address in a DNS response and use those values to calculate the port for command and control traffic.(Citation: Meyers Numbered Panda)(Citation: Moran 2014)(Citation: Rapid7G20Espionage)
Query: detect Detects a suspicious WinRAR execution in a folder which is not the default installation folder in logs
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects a suspicious WinRAR execution in a folder which is not the default installation folder. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: WinRAR Execution in Non-Standard Folder id: 4ede543c-e098-43d9-a28f-dd784a13132f status: test description: Detects a suspicious WinRAR execution in a folder which is not the default installation folder references: - https://twitter.com/cyb3rops/status/1460978167628406785 author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Tigzy date: 2021-11-17 modified: 2025-07-16 tags: - attack.collection - attack.t1560.001 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection: - Image|endswith: - \rar.exe - \winrar.exe - Description: - Command line RAR - WinRAR filter_main_unrar: Image|endswith: \UnRAR.exe filter_main_path: Image|contains: - :\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\ - :\Program Files\WinRAR\ filter_optional_temp: Image|contains: :\Windows\Temp\ condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_* and not 1 of filter_optional_* falsepositives: - Legitimate use of WinRAR in a folder of a software that bundles WinRAR level: medium
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects the execution of Xwizard tool with the "RunWizard" flag and a GUID like argument. This utility can be abused in. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: COM Object Execution via Xwizard.EXE id: 53d4bb30-3f36-4e8a-b078-69d36c4a79ff status: test description: 'Detects the execution of Xwizard tool with the "RunWizard" flag and a GUID like argument. This utility can be abused in order to run custom COM object created in the registry. ' references: - https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Xwizard/ - https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/security/current/execution-of-com-object-via-xwizard.html - https://www.hexacorn.com/blog/2017/07/31/the-wizard-of-x-oppa-plugx-style/ author: Ensar Şamil, @sblmsrsn, @oscd_initiative, Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) date: 2020-10-07 modified: 2024-08-15 tags: - attack.stealth - attack.t1218 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection: CommandLine: RunWizard CommandLine|re: \{[a-fA-F0-9]{8}-[a-fA-F0-9]{4}-[a-fA-F0-9]{4}-[a-fA-F0-9]{4}-[a-fA-F0-9]{12}\} condition: selection falsepositives: - Unknown level: medium
Query: risk of GNU Parallel before 20150422, when using (1) --pipe, (2) --tmux, (3) --cat, (4) --fifo, or (5) --compress, allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a 
Matching passage: CVE-2015-4155. CWE: CWE-59. CVSS: 3.5999999046325684. GNU Parallel before 20150422, when using (1) --pipe, (2) --tmux, (3) --cat, (4) --fifo, or (5) --compress, allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-1377. CWE: CWE-59. CVSS: 4.900000095367432. The Read Mail module in Webmin 1.720 allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an unspecified file.
Query: risk of PHP before 5.4.41, 5.5.x before 5.5.25, and 5.6.x before 5.6.9 truncates a pathname upon encountering a \x00 character in certain situations, which allows remote attackers to bypas
Matching passage: CVE-2015-4025. CWE: CWE-19. CVSS: 7.5. PHP before 5.4.41, 5.5.x before 5.5.25, and 5.6.x before 5.6.9 truncates a pathname upon encountering a \x00 character in certain situations, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended extension restrictions and access files or directories with unexpected names via a crafted argument to (1) set_include_path, (2) tempnam, (3) rmdir, or (4) readlink. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2006-7243.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-0614. CWE: CWE-19. CVSS: 7.099999904632568. The Connection Conversation Manager (aka CuCsMgr) process in Cisco Unity Connection 8.5 before 8.5(1)SU7, 8.6 before 8.6(2a)SU4, 9.x before 9.1(2)SU2, and 10.0 before 10.0(1)SU1, when SIP trunk integration is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (core dump and restart) via crafted SIP INVITE messages, aka Bug ID CSCul26267.
Query: patch priority for CVE-2015-9029
Matching passage: CVE-2015-9029. CWE: CWE-284. CVSS: 7.800000190734863. In all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a vulnerability exists in the access control settings of modem memory.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-3071. CWE: CWE-284. CVSS: 10.0. Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.14 and 11.x before 11.0.11 on Windows and OS X allow attackers to bypass intended restrictions on JavaScript API execution via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-3060, CVE-2015-3061, CVE-2015-3062, CVE-2015-3063, CVE-2015-3064, CVE-2015-3065, CVE-2015-3066, CVE-2015-3067, CVE-2015-3068, CVE-2015-3069, CVE-2015-3072, CVE-2015-3073, and CVE-2015-3074.
Query: exploit Synacor Zimbra Mail Client 8.6 before 8.6.0 Patch 5 has XSS via the error/warning dialog and email body content in Zimbra.
Matching passage: CVE-2015-7609. CWE: CWE-79. CVSS: 6.099999904632568. Synacor Zimbra Mail Client 8.6 before 8.6.0 Patch 5 has XSS via the error/warning dialog and email body content in Zimbra.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-7782. CWE: CWE-79. CVSS: 6.099999904632568. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Let's PHP! Frame high-speed chat before 2015-09-22 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
Query: mitigate External Defacement
Matching passage: T1491.002 External Defacement. Tactics: impact. Description: An adversary may deface systems external to an organization in an attempt to deliver messaging, intimidate, or otherwise mislead an organization or users. [External Defacement](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1491/002) may ultimately cause users to distrust the systems and to question/discredit the system’s integrity. Externally-facing websites are a common victim of defacement; often targeted by adversary and hacktivist groups in order to push a political message or spread propaganda.(Citation: FireEye Cyber Threats to Media Industries)(Citation: Kevin Mandia Statement to US Senate Committee on Intelligence)(Citation: Anonymous Hackers Deface Russian Govt Site) [External Defacement](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1491/002) may be used as a catalyst to trigger events, or as a response to actions taken by an organization or government. Similarly, website defacement may also be used as setup, or a precursor, for future attacks such as [Drive-by Compromise](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1189).(Citation: Trend Micro Deep Dive Into Defacement)
Near-miss passage: T1491.001 Internal Defacement. Tactics: impact. Description: An adversary may deface systems internal to an organization in an attempt to intimidate or mislead users, thus discrediting the integrity of the systems. This may take the form of modifications to internal websites or server login messages, or directly to user systems with the replacement of the desktop wallpaper.(Citation: Novetta Blockbuster)(Citation: Varonis) Disturbing or offensive images may be used as a part of [Internal Defacement](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1491/001) in order to cause user discomfort, or to pressure compliance with accompanying messages. Since internally defacing systems exposes an adversary's presence, it often takes place after other intrusion goals have been accomplished.(Citation: Novetta Blockbuster Destructive Malware)
Query: vulnerability: Buffer underflow in atmfd.dll in the Windows Adobe Type Manager Library in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, W
Matching passage: CVE-2015-2426. CWE: CWE-119. CVSS: 8.800000190734863. Buffer underflow in atmfd.dll in the Windows Adobe Type Manager Library 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, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted OpenType font, aka "OpenType Font Driver Vulnerability."
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-7295. CWE: CWE-119. CVSS: 5.0. hw/virtio/virtio.c in the Virtual Network Device (virtio-net) support in QEMU, when big or mergeable receive buffers are not supported, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (guest network consumption) via a flood of jumbo frames on the (1) tuntap or (2) macvtap interface.
Query: common weakness: Incorrect Resource Transfer Between Spheres
Matching passage: CWE-669 Incorrect Resource Transfer Between Spheres. The product does not properly transfer a resource/behavior to another sphere, or improperly imports a resource/behavior from another sphere, in a manner that provides unintended control over that resource.
Near-miss passage: CWE-1273 Device Unlock Credential Sharing. The credentials necessary for unlocking a device are shared across multiple parties and may expose sensitive information.
Query: hunt for Network Share Connection Removal activity
Matching passage: T1070.005 Network Share Connection Removal. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may remove share connections that are no longer useful in order to clean up traces of their operation. Windows shared drive and [SMB/Windows Admin Shares](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1021/002) connections can be removed when no longer needed. [Net](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0039) is an example utility that can be used to remove network share connections with the <code>net use \\system\share /delete</code> command. (Citation: Technet Net Use)
Near-miss passage: T1070.009 Clear Persistence. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may clear artifacts associated with previously established persistence on a host system to remove evidence of their activity. This may involve various actions, such as removing services, deleting executables, [Modify Registry](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1112), [Plist File Modification](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1647), or other methods of cleanup to prevent defenders from collecting evidence of their persistent presence.(Citation: Cylance Dust Storm) Adversaries may also delete accounts previously created to maintain persistence (i.e. [Create Account](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1136)).(Citation: Talos - Cisco Attack 2022) In some instances, artifacts of persistence may also be removed once an adversary’s persistence is executed in order to prevent errors with the new instance of the malware.(Citation: NCC Group Team9 June 2020)
Query: Sigma rule for Detects usage of the 'crontab' utility to remove the current crontab. This is a common occurrence where cryptocurrency m
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects usage of the 'crontab' utility to remove the current crontab. This is a common occurrence where cryptocurrency m. Logsource: linux / process_creation. Rule: title: Remove Scheduled Cron Task/Job id: c2e234de-03a3-41e1-b39a-1e56dc17ba67 status: test description: 'Detects usage of the ''crontab'' utility to remove the current crontab. This is a common occurrence where cryptocurrency miners compete against each other by removing traces of other miners to hijack the maximum amount of resources possible ' references: - https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/22/i/how-malicious-actors-abuse-native-linux-tools-in-their-attacks.html author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) date: 2022-09-15 tags: - attack.stealth logsource: category: process_creation product: linux detection: selection: Image|endswith: crontab CommandLine|contains: ' -r' condition: selection falsepositives: - Unknown level: medium
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects launch of the PSEXESVC service, which means that this system was the target of a psexec remote execution. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: PsExec Service Execution id: fdfcbd78-48f1-4a4b-90ac-d82241e368c5 related: - id: fa91cc36-24c9-41ce-b3c8-3bbc3f2f67ba type: obsolete status: test description: Detects launch of the PSEXESVC service, which means that this system was the target of a psexec remote execution references: - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/psexec - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ro2QuZTIMBM author: Thomas Patzke, Romaissa Adjailia, Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) date: 2017-06-12 modified: 2023-02-28 tags: - attack.execution logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection: - Image: C:\Windows\PSEXESVC.exe - OriginalFileName: psexesvc.exe condition: selection falsepositives: - Legitimate administrative tasks level: medium