alirezaaminzadeh/secembed-pairs huggingface dataset:
Query: reconnaissance using Threat Intel Vendors
Matching passage: T1597.001 Threat Intel Vendors. Tactics: reconnaissance. Description: Adversaries may search private data from threat intelligence vendors for information that can be used during targeting. Threat intelligence vendors may offer paid feeds or portals that offer more data than what is publicly reported. Although sensitive details (such as customer names and other identifiers) may be redacted, this information may contain trends regarding breaches such as target industries, attribution claims, and successful TTPs/countermeasures.(Citation: D3Secutrity CTI Feeds) Adversaries may search in private threat intelligence vendor data to gather actionable information. If a threat actor is searching for information on their own activities, that falls under [Search Threat Vendor Data](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1681). Information reported by vendors may also reveal opportunities other forms of reconnaissance (ex: [Search Open Websites/Domains](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1593)), establishing operational resources (ex: [Develop Capabilities](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1587) or [Obtain Capabilities](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1588)), and/or initial access (ex: [Exploit Public-Facing Application](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1190) or [External Remote Services](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1133)).
Near-miss passage: T1597 Search Closed Sources. Tactics: reconnaissance. Description: Adversaries may search and gather information about victims from closed (e.g., paid, private, or otherwise not freely available) sources that can be used during targeting. Information about victims may be available for purchase from reputable private sources and databases, such as paid subscriptions to feeds of technical/threat intelligence data. Adversaries may also purchase information from less-reputable sources such as dark web or cybercrime blackmarkets.(Citation: ZDNET Selling Data) Adversaries may search in different closed databases depending on what information they seek to gather. Information from these sources may reveal opportunities for other forms of reconnaissance (ex: [Phishing for Information](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1598) or [Search Open Websites/Domains](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1593)), establishing operational resources (ex: [Develop Capabilities](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1587) or [Obtain Capabilities](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1588)), and/or initial access (ex: [External Remote Services](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1133) or [Valid Accounts](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1078)).
Query: Sigma rule for Detects suspicious child process creations of VMware Tools process which may indicate persistence setup
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects suspicious child process creations of VMware Tools process which may indicate persistence setup. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: VMToolsd Suspicious Child Process id: 5687f942-867b-4578-ade7-1e341c46e99a status: test description: Detects suspicious child process creations of VMware Tools process which may indicate persistence setup references: - https://bohops.com/2021/10/08/analyzing-and-detecting-a-vmtools-persistence-technique/ - https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/61026070/136518004-b68cce7d-f9b8-4e9a-9b7b-53b1568a9a94.png - https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/blob/master/open-vm-tools/tools.conf author: bohops, Bhabesh Raj date: 2021-10-08 modified: 2023-07-25 tags: - attack.execution - attack.persistence - attack.t1059 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection_parent: ParentImage|endswith: \vmtoolsd.exe selection_img: - 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 filter_main_vmwaretools_script: Image|endswith: \cmd.exe CommandLine|contains: - \VMware\VMware Tools\poweron-vm-default.bat - \VMware\VMware Tools\poweroff-vm-default.bat - \VMware\VMware Tools\resume-vm-default.bat - \VMware\VMware Tools\suspend-vm-default.bat filter_main_empty: Image|endswith: \cmd.exe CommandLine: '' filter_main_null: Image|endswith: \cmd.exe CommandLine: null condition: all of selection* and not 1 of filter_main_* falsepositives: - Legitimate use by VM administrator level: high
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects WMI command line event consumers. Logsource: windows / image_load. Rule: title: WMI Persistence - Command Line Event Consumer id: 05936ce2-ee05-4dae-9d03-9a391cf2d2c6 status: test description: Detects WMI command line event consumers references: - https://www.eideon.com/2018-03-02-THL03-WMIBackdoors/ author: Thomas Patzke date: 2018-03-07 modified: 2021-11-27 tags: - attack.privilege-escalation - attack.t1546.003 - attack.persistence logsource: category: image_load product: windows detection: selection: Image: C:\Windows\System32\wbem\WmiPrvSE.exe ImageLoaded|endswith: \wbemcons.dll condition: selection falsepositives: - Unknown (data set is too small; further testing needed) level: high
Query: alert when Detects the execution of "ldifde.exe" in order to export organizational Active Directory structure.
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects the execution of "ldifde.exe" in order to export organizational Active Directory structure.. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Active Directory Structure Export Via Ldifde.EXE id: 4f7a6757-ff79-46db-9687-66501a02d9ec status: test description: Detects the execution of "ldifde.exe" in order to export organizational Active Directory structure. references: - https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/deep-dive-into-a-backdoordiplomacy-attack-a-study-of-an-attackers-toolkit - https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/5743766-Global-Threat-Report-2019.html - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2012-r2-and-2012/cc731033(v=ws.11) author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) date: 2023-03-14 tags: - attack.exfiltration logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection_ldif: - Image|endswith: \ldifde.exe - OriginalFileName: ldifde.exe selection_cmd: CommandLine|contains: -f filter_import: CommandLine|contains: ' -i' condition: all of selection_* and not 1 of filter_* falsepositives: - Unknown level: medium
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects file access requests to the Windows Credential History File by an uncommon application. This can be a sign of cr. Logsource: windows / file_access. Rule: title: Access To Windows Credential History File By Uncommon Applications id: 7a2a22ea-a203-4cd3-9abf-20eb1c5c6cd2 status: test description: 'Detects file access requests to the Windows Credential History File by an uncommon application. This can be a sign of credential stealing. Example case would be usage of mimikatz "dpapi::credhist" function ' references: - https://tools.thehacker.recipes/mimikatz/modules/dpapi/credhist - https://www.passcape.com/windows_password_recovery_dpapi_credhist author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) date: 2022-10-17 modified: 2024-07-29 tags: - attack.credential-access - attack.t1555.004 logsource: category: file_access product: windows definition: 'Requirements: Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-File ETW provider' detection: selection: FileName|endswith: \Microsoft\Protect\CREDHIST filter_main_system_folders: Image|startswith: - C:\Program Files\ - C:\Program Files (x86)\ - C:\Windows\system32\ - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ filter_main_explorer: Image: C:\Windows\explorer.exe condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_* falsepositives: - Unknown level: medium
Query: describe CVE-2015-1266
Matching passage: CVE-2015-1266. CWE: CWE-254. CVSS: 5.0. content/browser/webui/content_web_ui_controller_factory.cc in Google Chrome before 43.0.2357.130 does not properly consider the scheme in determining whether a URL is associated with a WebUI SiteInstance, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a similar URL, as demonstrated by use of http://gpu when there is a WebUI class for handling chrome://gpu requests.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-3900. CWE: CWE-254. CVSS: 5.0. RubyGems 2.0.x before 2.0.16, 2.2.x before 2.2.4, and 2.4.x before 2.4.7 does not validate the hostname when fetching gems or making API requests, which allows remote attackers to redirect requests to arbitrary domains via a crafted DNS SRV record, aka a "DNS hijack attack."
Query: risk of Directory traversal vulnerability in the PharData class in PHP before 5.4.44, 5.5.x before 5.5.28, and 5.6.x before 5.6.12 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a
Matching passage: CVE-2015-6833. CWE: CWE-22. CVSS: 7.5. Directory traversal vulnerability in the PharData class in PHP before 5.4.44, 5.5.x before 5.5.28, and 5.6.x before 5.6.12 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a ZIP archive entry that is mishandled during an extractTo call.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-2071. CWE: CWE-22. CVSS: 4.0. Directory traversal vulnerability in cm/newui/blog/export.jsp in eTouch SamePage Enterprise Edition 4.4.0.0.239 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the filepath parameter.
Query: detection rule: Administrative shares are hidden network shares created by Microsoft Windows NT operating systems that grant system admi
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Administrative shares are hidden network shares created by Microsoft Windows NT operating systems that grant system admi. Logsource: windows / registry_set. Rule: title: Disable Administrative Share Creation at Startup id: c7dcacd0-cc59-4004-b0a4-1d6cdebe6f3e status: test description: Administrative shares are hidden network shares created by Microsoft Windows NT operating systems that grant system administrators remote access to every disk volume on a network-connected system references: - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1070.005/T1070.005.md#atomic-test-4---disable-administrative-share-creation-at-startup author: frack113 date: 2022-01-16 modified: 2024-03-25 tags: - attack.stealth - attack.t1070.005 logsource: category: registry_set product: windows detection: selection: TargetObject|contains: \Services\LanmanServer\Parameters\ TargetObject|endswith: - \AutoShareWks - \AutoShareServer Details: DWORD (0x00000000) condition: selection falsepositives: - Unknown level: medium regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_disable_administrative_share/info.yml simulation: - type: atomic-red-team name: Disable Administrative Share Creation at Startup technique: T1070.005 atomic_guid: 99c657aa-ebeb-4179-a665-69288fdd12b8
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects wannacry killswitch domain dns queries. Logsource: dns. Rule: title: Wannacry Killswitch Domain id: 3eaf6218-3bed-4d8a-8707-274096f12a18 status: test description: Detects wannacry killswitch domain dns queries references: - https://www.mandiant.com/resources/blog/wannacry-ransomware-campaign author: Mike Wade date: 2020-09-16 modified: 2022-03-24 tags: - attack.command-and-control - attack.t1071.001 logsource: category: dns detection: selection: query: - ifferfsodp9ifjaposdfjhgosurijfaewrwergwea.testing - ifferfsodp9ifjaposdfjhgosurijfaewrwergwea.test - ifferfsodp9ifjaposdfjhgosurijfaewrwergwea.com - ayylmaotjhsstasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdf.com - iuqssfsodp9ifjaposdfjhgosurijfaewrwergwea.com condition: selection falsepositives: - Analyst testing level: high
Query: describe CVE-2015-0261
Matching passage: CVE-2015-0261. CWE: CWE-189. CVSS: 7.5. Integer signedness error in the mobility_opt_print function in the IPv6 mobility printer in tcpdump before 4.7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a negative length value.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-1539. CWE: CWE-189. CVSS: 10.0. Multiple integer underflows in the ESDS::parseESDescriptor function in ESDS.cpp in libstagefright in Android before 5.1.1 LMY48I allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted ESDS atoms, aka internal bug 20139950, a related issue to CVE-2015-4493.
Query: detection rule: Ensure that all account usernames and authentication credentials are transmitted across networks using encrypted channel
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Ensure that all account usernames and authentication credentials are transmitted across networks using encrypted channel. Logsource: firewall. Rule: title: Cleartext Protocol Usage id: d7fb8f0e-bd5f-45c2-b467-19571c490d7e status: stable description: 'Ensure that all account usernames and authentication credentials are transmitted across networks using encrypted channels. Ensure that an encryption is used for all sensitive information in transit. Ensure that an encrypted channels is used for all administrative account access. ' references: - https://www.cisecurity.org/controls/cis-controls-list/ - https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/documents/PCI_DSS_v3-2-1.pdf - https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/CSWP/NIST.CSWP.04162018.pdf author: Alexandr Yampolskyi, SOC Prime, Tim Shelton date: 2019-03-26 modified: 2022-10-10 tags: - attack.credential-access logsource: category: firewall detection: selection: dst_port: - 8080 - 21 - 80 - 23 - 50000 - 1521 - 27017 - 3306 - 1433 - 11211 - 15672 - 5900 - 5901 - 5902 - 5903 - 5904 selection_allow1: action: - forward - accept - 2 selection_allow2: blocked: 'false' condition: selection and 1 of selection_allow* falsepositives: - Unknown level: low
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Identifies when a Virtual Network is modified or deleted in Azure.. Logsource: azure / activitylogs. Rule: title: Azure Virtual Network Modified or Deleted id: bcfcc962-0e4a-4fd9-84bb-a833e672df3f status: test description: Identifies when a Virtual Network is modified or deleted in Azure. references: - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/resource-provider-operations author: Austin Songer @austinsonger date: 2021-08-08 modified: 2022-08-23 tags: - attack.impact logsource: product: azure service: activitylogs detection: selection: operationName|startswith: - MICROSOFT.NETWORK/VIRTUALNETWORKGATEWAYS/ - MICROSOFT.NETWORK/VIRTUALNETWORKS/ operationName|endswith: - /WRITE - /DELETE condition: selection falsepositives: - Virtual Network being modified or deleted may be performed by a system administrator. Verify whether the user identity, user agent, and/or hostname should be making changes in your environment. - Virtual Network modified or deleted from unfamiliar users should be investigated. If known behavior is causing false positives, it can be exempted from the rule. level: medium
Query: detect Detects usage of the "Add-AppxPackage" or it's alias "Add-AppPackage" to install unsigned AppX packages in logs
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects usage of the "Add-AppxPackage" or it's alias "Add-AppPackage" to install unsigned AppX packages. Logsource: windows / ps_script. Rule: title: Unsigned AppX Installation Attempt Using Add-AppxPackage - PsScript id: 975b2262-9a49-439d-92a6-0709cccdf0b2 related: - id: 37651c2a-42cd-4a69-ae0d-22a4349aa04a type: similar - id: 9a025188-6f2d-42f8-bb2f-d3a83d24a5af type: similar status: test description: Detects usage of the "Add-AppxPackage" or it's alias "Add-AppPackage" to install unsigned AppX packages references: - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/msix/package/unsigned-package - https://twitter.com/WindowsDocs/status/1620078135080325122 author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) date: 2023-01-31 tags: - attack.persistence - attack.stealth logsource: product: windows category: ps_script definition: Script Block Logging must be enable detection: selection_cmdlet: ScriptBlockText|contains: - 'Add-AppPackage ' - 'Add-AppxPackage ' selection_flag: ScriptBlockText|contains: ' -AllowUnsigned' condition: all of selection_* falsepositives: - Installation of unsigned packages for testing purposes level: medium
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects creation of files with specific name patterns seen used in various tools that export the NTDS.DIT for exfiltrati. Logsource: windows / file_event. Rule: title: NTDS Exfiltration Filename Patterns id: 3a8da4e0-36c1-40d2-8b29-b3e890d5172a status: test description: Detects creation of files with specific name patterns seen used in various tools that export the NTDS.DIT for exfiltration. references: - https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/eb6535009f5fdafa954525687f09294918b5398d/modules/post/windows/gather/ntds_grabber.rb - https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/eb6535009f5fdafa954525687f09294918b5398d/data/post/powershell/NTDSgrab.ps1 - https://github.com/SecureAuthCorp/impacket/blob/7d2991d78836b376452ca58b3d14daa61b67cb40/impacket/examples/secretsdump.py#L2405 author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) date: 2022-03-11 modified: 2023-05-05 tags: - attack.credential-access - attack.t1003.003 logsource: product: windows category: file_event detection: selection: TargetFilename|endswith: - \All.cab - .ntds.cleartext condition: selection falsepositives: - Unknown level: high
Query: alert when Detects WinRAR creating files in Windows startup locations, which may indicate an attempt to establish persistence by ad
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects WinRAR creating files in Windows startup locations, which may indicate an attempt to establish persistence by ad. Logsource: windows / file_event. Rule: title: WinRAR Creating Files in Startup Locations id: 74a2b37d-fea4-41e0-9ac7-c9fbcf1f60cc status: experimental description: 'Detects WinRAR creating files in Windows startup locations, which may indicate an attempt to establish persistence by adding malicious files to the Startup folder. This kind of behaviour has been associated with exploitation of WinRAR path traversal vulnerability CVE-2025-6218 or CVE-2025-8088. ' references: - https://github.com/mulwareX/CVE-2025-6218-POC - https://x.com/0x534c/status/1944694507787710685 - https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/eset-research/update-winrar-tools-now-romcom-and-others-exploiting-zero-day-vulnerability/ author: Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems) date: 2025-07-16 tags: - attack.privilege-escalation - attack.persistence - attack.t1547.001 logsource: category: file_event product: windows detection: selection: Image|endswith: - \WinRAR.exe - \Rar.exe TargetFilename|contains: \Start Menu\Programs\Startup\ condition: selection falsepositives: - Unknown level: high
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Identifies when a key vault is modified or deleted.. Logsource: azure / activitylogs. Rule: title: Azure Key Vault Modified or Deleted id: 459a2970-bb84-4e6a-a32e-ff0fbd99448d status: test description: Identifies when a key vault is modified or deleted. references: - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/resource-provider-operations author: Austin Songer @austinsonger date: 2021-08-16 modified: 2022-08-23 tags: - attack.impact - attack.credential-access - attack.t1552 - attack.t1552.001 logsource: product: azure service: activitylogs detection: selection: operationName: - MICROSOFT.KEYVAULT/VAULTS/WRITE - MICROSOFT.KEYVAULT/VAULTS/DELETE - MICROSOFT.KEYVAULT/VAULTS/DEPLOY/ACTION - MICROSOFT.KEYVAULT/VAULTS/ACCESSPOLICIES/WRITE condition: selection falsepositives: - Key Vault being modified or deleted may be performed by a system administrator. - Verify whether the user identity, user agent, and/or hostname should be making changes in your environment. - Key Vault modified or deleted from unfamiliar users should be investigated. If known behavior is causing false positives, it can be exempted from the rule. level: medium
Query: common weakness: Small Space of Random Values
Matching passage: CWE-334 Small Space of Random Values. The number of possible random values is smaller than needed by the product, making it more susceptible to brute force attacks.
Near-miss passage: CWE-481 Assigning instead of Comparing. The code uses an operator for assignment when the intention was to perform a comparison.
Query: patch priority for CVE-2015-3207
Matching passage: CVE-2015-3207. CWE: CWE-614. CVSS: 5.300000190734863. In Openshift Origin 3 the cookies being set in console have no 'secure', 'HttpOnly' attributes.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-9248. CWE: CWE-79. CVSS: 5.400000095367432. An issue was discovered in Skybox Platform before 7.5.201. Stored cross-site scripting vulnerabilities exist in the title, Comments, or Description field to /skyboxview/webskybox/tickets in Change Manager.
Query: describe CVE-2015-7510
Matching passage: CVE-2015-7510. CWE: CWE-119. CVSS: 9.800000190734863. Stack-based buffer overflow in the getpwnam and getgrnam functions of the NSS module nss-mymachines in systemd.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-1257. CWE: CWE-119. CVSS: 7.5. platform/graphics/filters/FEColorMatrix.cpp in the SVG implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 43.0.2357.65, does not properly handle an insufficient number of values in an feColorMatrix filter, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (container overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document.
Query: hunt for Search Open Websites/Domains activity
Matching passage: T1593 Search Open Websites/Domains. Tactics: reconnaissance. Description: Adversaries may search freely available websites and/or domains for information about victims that can be used during targeting. Information about victims may be available in various online sites, such as social media, new sites, or those hosting information about business operations such as hiring or requested/rewarded contracts.(Citation: Cyware Social Media)(Citation: SecurityTrails Google Hacking)(Citation: ExploitDB GoogleHacking) Adversaries may search in different online sites depending on what information they seek to gather. Information from these sources may reveal opportunities for other forms of reconnaissance (ex: [Phishing for Information](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1598) or [Search Open Technical Databases](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1596)), establishing operational resources (ex: [Establish Accounts](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1585) or [Compromise Accounts](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1586)), and/or initial access (ex: [External Remote Services](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1133) or [Phishing](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1566)).
Near-miss passage: T1593.001 Social Media. Tactics: reconnaissance. Description: Adversaries may search social media for information about victims that can be used during targeting. Social media sites may contain various information about a victim organization, such as business announcements as well as information about the roles, locations, and interests of staff. Adversaries may search in different social media sites depending on what information they seek to gather. Threat actors may passively harvest data from these sites, as well as use information gathered to create fake profiles/groups to elicit victim’s into revealing specific information (i.e. [Spearphishing Service](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1598/001)).(Citation: Cyware Social Media) Information from these sources may reveal opportunities for other forms of reconnaissance (ex: [Phishing for Information](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1598) or [Search Open Technical Databases](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1596)), establishing operational resources (ex: [Establish Accounts](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1585) or [Compromise Accounts](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1586)), and/or initial access (ex: [Spearphishing via Service](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1566/003)).