alirezaaminzadeh/secembed-pairs huggingface dataset:
Query: SIEM correlation: stealth activity consistent with Masquerading
Matching passage: T1036 Masquerading. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may attempt to manipulate features of their artifacts to make them appear legitimate or benign to users and/or security tools. Masquerading occurs when the name or location of an object, legitimate or malicious, is manipulated or abused for the sake of evading defenses and observation. This may include manipulating file metadata, tricking users into misidentifying the file type, and giving legitimate task or service names. Renaming abusable system utilities to evade security monitoring is also a form of [Masquerading](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1036).(Citation: LOLBAS Main Site)
Near-miss passage: T1036.010 Masquerade Account Name. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may match or approximate the names of legitimate accounts to make newly created ones appear benign. This will typically occur during [Create Account](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1136), although accounts may also be renamed at a later date. This may also coincide with [Account Access Removal](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1531) if the actor first deletes an account before re-creating one with the same name.(Citation: Huntress MOVEit 2023) Often, adversaries will attempt to masquerade as service accounts, such as those associated with legitimate software, data backups, or container cluster management.(Citation: Elastic CUBA Ransomware 2022)(Citation: Aquasec Kubernetes Attack 2023) They may also give accounts generic, trustworthy names, such as “admin”, “help”, or “root.”(Citation: Invictus IR Cloud Ransomware 2024) Sometimes adversaries may model account names off of those already existing in the system, as a follow-on behavior to [Account Discovery](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1087). Note that this is distinct from [Impersonation](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1684/001), which describes impersonating specific trusted individuals or organizations, rather than user or service account names.
Query: CVE similar to CVE-2015-9295
Matching passage: CVE-2015-9295. CWE: CWE-79. CVSS: 6.099999904632568. The contact-form-plugin plugin before 3.96 for WordPress has XSS.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-9336. CWE: CWE-79. CVSS: 6.099999904632568. The clean-login plugin before 1.5.1 for WordPress has reflected XSS.
Query: detect Detects Obfuscated use of Clip.exe to execute PowerShell in logs
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects Obfuscated use of Clip.exe to execute PowerShell. Logsource: windows / ps_script. Rule: title: Invoke-Obfuscation CLIP+ Launcher - PowerShell id: 73e67340-0d25-11eb-adc1-0242ac120002 status: test description: Detects Obfuscated use of Clip.exe to execute PowerShell references: - https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/issues/1009 author: Jonathan Cheong, oscd.community date: 2020-10-13 modified: 2024-04-05 tags: - attack.stealth - attack.t1027 - attack.execution - attack.t1059.001 logsource: product: windows category: ps_script definition: 'Requirements: Script Block Logging must be enabled' detection: selection_4104: ScriptBlockText|re: cmd.{0,5}(?:/c|/r).+clip(?:\.exe)?.{0,4}&&.+clipboard]::\(\s\\"\{\d\}.+-f.+" condition: selection_4104 falsepositives: - Unknown level: high
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects when a user that doesn't have permissions to invite a guest user attempts to invite one.. Logsource: azure / auditlogs. Rule: title: Guest User Invited By Non Approved Inviters id: 0b4b72e3-4c53-4d5b-b198-2c58cfef39a9 status: test description: Detects when a user that doesn't have permissions to invite a guest user attempts to invite one. references: - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/architecture/security-operations-privileged-accounts#things-to-monitor author: Mark Morowczynski '@markmorow', Yochana Henderson, '@Yochana-H' date: 2022-08-10 tags: - attack.privilege-escalation - attack.initial-access - attack.persistence - attack.stealth - attack.t1078.004 logsource: product: azure service: auditlogs detection: selection: properties.message: Invite external user Status: failure condition: selection falsepositives: - A non malicious user is unaware of the proper process level: medium
Query: secure coding against Struts: Unvalidated Action Form
Matching passage: CWE-108 Struts: Unvalidated Action Form. Every Action Form must have a corresponding validation form.
Near-miss passage: CWE-210 Self-generated Error Message Containing Sensitive Information. The product identifies an error condition and creates its own diagnostic or error messages that contain sensitive information.
Query: CVE similar to CVE-2015-4140
Matching passage: CVE-2015-4140. CWE: CWE-352. CVSS: 6.800000190734863. Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the WP Smiley plugin 1.4.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of editors for requests that conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the s4w-more parameter to the smilies4wp.php page to wp-admin/options-general.php.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-8379. CWE: CWE-352. CVSS: 8.800000190734863. CakePHP 2.x and 3.x before 3.1.5 might allow remote attackers to bypass the CSRF protection mechanism via the _method parameter.
Query: detection rule: Detects the execution of 'sudo' command with '--chroot' option, which is used to change the root directory for command e
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects the execution of 'sudo' command with '--chroot' option, which is used to change the root directory for command e. Logsource: linux / process_creation. Rule: title: Linux Sudo Chroot Execution id: f2bed782-994e-4f40-9cd5-518198cb3fba status: experimental description: 'Detects the execution of ''sudo'' command with ''--chroot'' option, which is used to change the root directory for command execution. Attackers may use this technique to evade detection and execute commands in a modified environment. This can be part of a privilege escalation strategy, as it allows the execution of commands with elevated privileges in a controlled environment as seen in CVE-2025-32463. While investigating, look out for unusual or unexpected use of ''sudo --chroot'' in conjunction with other commands or scripts such as execution from temporary directories or unusual user accounts. ' references: - https://github.com/kh4sh3i/CVE-2025-32463/blob/81bb430f84fa2089224733c3ed4bfa434c197ad4/exploit.sh author: Swachchhanda Shrawn Poudel (Nextron Systems) date: 2025-10-02 tags: - attack.privilege-escalation - attack.t1068 logsource: category: process_creation product: linux detection: selection: Image|endswith: /sudo CommandLine|contains: - ' --chroot ' - 'sudo -R ' condition: selection falsepositives: - Legitimate administrative tasks or scripts that use 'sudo --chroot' for containerization, testing, or system management. level: low
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects when a Microsoft Cloud App Security reported when users were active from an IP address that has been identified. Logsource: m365 / threat_management. Rule: title: Activity from Anonymous IP Addresses id: d8b0a4fe-07a8-41be-bd39-b14afa025d95 status: test description: Detects when a Microsoft Cloud App Security reported when users were active from an IP address that has been identified as an anonymous proxy IP address. references: - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-cloud-apps/anomaly-detection-policy - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-cloud-apps/policy-template-reference author: Austin Songer @austinsonger date: 2021-08-23 modified: 2022-10-09 tags: - attack.command-and-control - attack.t1573 logsource: service: threat_management product: m365 detection: selection: eventSource: SecurityComplianceCenter eventName: Activity from anonymous IP addresses status: success condition: selection falsepositives: - User using a VPN or Proxy level: medium
Query: describe CVE-2015-5809
Matching passage: CVE-2015-5809. CWE: CWE-119. CVSS: 6.800000190734863. WebKit, as used 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-2015-5924. CWE: CWE-119. CVSS: 6.800000190734863. The OpenGL implementation in Apple iOS before 9.1 and OS X before 10.11.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site.
Query: CVE similar to CVE-2015-1431
Matching passage: CVE-2015-1431. CWE: CWE-79. CVSS: 4.300000190734863. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in includes/startup.php in phpBB before 3.0.13 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to "Relative Path Overwrite."
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-0139. CWE: CWE-79. CVSS: 3.5. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Portal 8.0.0 through 8.0.0.1 CF15 and 8.5.0 before CF05 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL.
Query: actor TTPs: Dead Drop Resolver
Matching passage: T1102.001 Dead Drop Resolver. Tactics: command and control. Description: Adversaries may use an existing, legitimate external Web service to host information that points to additional command and control (C2) infrastructure. Adversaries may post content, known as a dead drop resolver, on Web services with embedded (and often obfuscated/encoded) domains or IP addresses. Once infected, victims will reach out to and be redirected by these resolvers. Popular websites and social media acting as a mechanism for C2 may give a significant amount of cover due to the likelihood that hosts within a network are already communicating with them prior to a compromise. Using common services, such as those offered by Google or Twitter, makes it easier for adversaries to hide in expected noise. Web service providers commonly use SSL/TLS encryption, giving adversaries an added level of protection. Use of a dead drop resolver may also protect back-end C2 infrastructure from discovery through malware binary analysis while also enabling operational resiliency (since this infrastructure may be dynamically changed).
Near-miss passage: T1102.003 One-Way Communication. Tactics: command and control. Description: Adversaries may use an existing, legitimate external Web service as a means for sending commands to a compromised system without receiving return output over the Web service channel. Compromised systems may leverage popular websites and social media to host command and control (C2) instructions. Those infected systems may opt to send the output from those commands back over a different C2 channel, including to another distinct Web service. Alternatively, compromised systems may return no output at all in cases where adversaries want to send instructions to systems and do not want a response. Popular websites and social media acting as a mechanism for C2 may give a significant amount of cover due to the likelihood that hosts within a network are already communicating with them prior to a compromise. Using common services, such as those offered by Google or Twitter, makes it easier for adversaries to hide in expected noise. Web service providers commonly use SSL/TLS encryption, giving adversaries an added level of protection.
Query: vulnerability: Double free vulnerability in the SLPDKnownDAAdd function in slpd/slpd_knownda.c in OpenSLP 1.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted package.
Matching passage: CVE-2015-5177. CWE: CWE-415. CVSS: 7.5. Double free vulnerability in the SLPDKnownDAAdd function in slpd/slpd_knownda.c in OpenSLP 1.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted package.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-8962. CWE: CWE-415. CVSS: 7.300000190734863. Double free vulnerability in the sg_common_write function in drivers/scsi/sg.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) by detaching a device during an SG_IO ioctl call.
Query: vulnerability: 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 or caus
Matching passage: CVE-2015-0335. CWE: CWE-399. CVSS: 10.0. 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 or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-0332, CVE-2015-0333, and CVE-2015-0339.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-6391. CWE: CWE-399. CVSS: 7.800000190734863. Cisco Unified SIP 3905 phones allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption and functionality loss) via a large amount of network traffic, aka Bug ID CSCuh51331.
Query: detection rule: Detects abusing Windows 10 Narrator's Feedback-Hub
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects abusing Windows 10 Narrator's Feedback-Hub. Logsource: windows / registry_event. Rule: title: Narrator's Feedback-Hub Persistence id: f663a6d9-9d1b-49b8-b2b1-0637914d199a status: test description: Detects abusing Windows 10 Narrator's Feedback-Hub references: - https://giuliocomi.blogspot.com/2019/10/abusing-windows-10-narrators-feedback.html author: Dmitriy Lifanov, oscd.community date: 2019-10-25 modified: 2022-03-26 tags: - attack.privilege-escalation - attack.persistence - attack.t1547.001 logsource: category: registry_event product: windows detection: selection1: EventType: DeleteValue TargetObject|endswith: \AppXypsaf9f1qserqevf0sws76dx4k9a5206\Shell\open\command\DelegateExecute selection2: TargetObject|endswith: \AppXypsaf9f1qserqevf0sws76dx4k9a5206\Shell\open\command\(Default) condition: 1 of selection* falsepositives: - Unknown level: high
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects execution of client32.exe (NetSupport RAT) from an unusual location (outside of 'C:\Program Files'). Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Remote Access Tool - NetSupport Execution From Unusual Location id: 37e8d358-6408-4853-82f4-98333fca7014 status: test description: Detects execution of client32.exe (NetSupport RAT) from an unusual location (outside of 'C:\Program Files') references: - https://redcanary.com/blog/misbehaving-rats/ author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) date: 2022-09-19 modified: 2024-11-23 tags: - attack.stealth logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection: - Image|endswith: \client32.exe - Product|contains: NetSupport Remote Control - OriginalFileName|contains: client32.exe - Hashes|contains: IMPHASH=a9d50692e95b79723f3e76fcf70d023e filter: Image|startswith: - C:\Program Files\ - C:\Program Files (x86)\ condition: selection and not filter falsepositives: - Unknown level: medium
Query: Outbound C2 pattern associated with Ptrace System Calls
Matching passage: T1055.008 Ptrace System Calls. Tactics: stealth, privilege escalation. Description: Adversaries may inject malicious code into processes via ptrace (process trace) system calls in order to evade process-based defenses as well as possibly elevate privileges. Ptrace system call injection is a method of executing arbitrary code in the address space of a separate live process. Ptrace system call injection involves attaching to and modifying a running process. The ptrace system call enables a debugging process to observe and control another process (and each individual thread), including changing memory and register values.(Citation: PTRACE man) Ptrace system call injection is commonly performed by writing arbitrary code into a running process (ex: <code>malloc</code>) then invoking that memory with <code>PTRACE_SETREGS</code> to set the register containing the next instruction to execute. Ptrace system call injection can also be done with <code>PTRACE_POKETEXT</code>/<code>PTRACE_POKEDATA</code>, which copy data to a specific address in the target processes’ memory (ex: the current address of the next instruction). (Citation: PTRACE man)(Citation: Medium Ptrace JUL 2018) Ptrace system call injection may not be possible targeting processes that are non-child processes and/or have higher-privileges.(Citation: BH Linux Inject) Running code in the context of another process may allow access to the process's memory, system/network resources, and possibly elevated privileges. Execution via ptrace system call injection may also evade detection from security products since the execution is masked under a legitimate process.
Near-miss passage: T1055.002 Portable Executable Injection. Tactics: stealth, privilege escalation. Description: Adversaries may inject portable executables (PE) into processes in order to evade process-based defenses as well as possibly elevate privileges. PE injection is a method of executing arbitrary code in the address space of a separate live process. PE injection is commonly performed by copying code (perhaps without a file on disk) into the virtual address space of the target process before invoking it via a new thread. The write can be performed with native Windows API calls such as <code>VirtualAllocEx</code> and <code>WriteProcessMemory</code>, then invoked with <code>CreateRemoteThread</code> or additional code (ex: shellcode). The displacement of the injected code does introduce the additional requirement for functionality to remap memory references. (Citation: Elastic Process Injection July 2017) Running code in the context of another process may allow access to the process's memory, system/network resources, and possibly elevated privileges. Execution via PE injection may also evade detection from security products since the execution is masked under a legitimate process.
Query: describe CVE-2015-1231
Matching passage: CVE-2015-1231. CWE: UNKNOWN. CVSS: 7.5. Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Google Chrome before 41.0.2272.76 allow attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have other impact via unknown vectors.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-8403. CWE: UNKNOWN. CVSS: 10.0. Use-after-free vulnerability 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 unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8048, CVE-2015-8049, CVE-2015-8050, 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-2015-8404, 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.
Query: exploit Unspecified vulnerability in the NVAPI support layer in the NVIDIA GPU graphics driver R340 before 341.92, R352 before 354.35, and R358 before 358.87 on Windows allows local users 
Matching passage: CVE-2015-8328. CWE: CWE-119. CVSS: 6.599999904632568. Unspecified vulnerability in the NVAPI support layer in the NVIDIA GPU graphics driver R340 before 341.92, R352 before 354.35, and R358 before 358.87 on Windows allows local users to obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of service (crash), or possibly gain privileges via unknown vectors. NOTE: this identifier was SPLIT from CVE-2015-7869 per ADT2 and ADT3 due to different vulnerability types and affected versions.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-7243. CWE: CWE-119. CVSS: 7.5. Buffer overflow in Boxoft WAV to MP3 Converter allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted WAV file.
Query: Persistence mechanism resembling Selective Exclusion
Matching passage: T1679 Selective Exclusion. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may intentionally exclude certain files, folders, directories, file types, or system components from encryption or tampering during a ransomware or malicious payload execution. Some file extensions that adversaries may avoid encrypting include `.dll`, `.exe`, and `.lnk`.(Citation: Palo Alto Unit 42 Medusa Group Medusa Ransomware January 2024) Adversaries may perform this behavior to avoid alerting users, to evade detection by security tools and analysts, or, in the case of ransomware, to ensure that the system remains operational enough to deliver the ransom notice. Exclusions may target files and components whose corruption would cause instability, break core services, or immediately expose the attack. By carefully avoiding these areas, adversaries maintain system responsiveness while minimizing indicators that could trigger alarms or otherwise inhibit achieving their goals.
Near-miss passage: T1574.010 Services File Permissions Weakness. Tactics: stealth, execution. Description: Adversaries may execute their own malicious payloads by hijacking the binaries used by services. Adversaries may use flaws in the permissions of Windows services to replace the binary that is executed upon service start. These service processes may automatically execute specific binaries as part of their functionality or to perform other actions. If the permissions on the file system directory containing a target binary, or permissions on the binary itself are improperly set, then the target binary may be overwritten with another binary using user-level permissions and executed by the original process. If the original process and thread are running under a higher permissions level, then the replaced binary will also execute under higher-level permissions, which could include SYSTEM. Adversaries may use this technique to replace legitimate binaries with malicious ones as a means of executing code at a higher permissions level. If the executing process is set to run at a specific time or during a certain event (e.g., system bootup) then this technique can also be used for persistence.
Query: describe CVE-2015-7899
Matching passage: CVE-2015-7899. CWE: CWE-284. CVSS: 5.0. The com_content component in Joomla! 3.x before 3.4.5 does not properly check ACLs, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-10057. CWE: CWE-284. CVSS: 9.800000190734863. A vulnerability was found in Little Apps Little Software Stats. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file inc/class.securelogin.php of the component Password Reset Handler. The manipulation leads to improper access controls. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Upgrading to version 0.2 is able to address this issue. The identifier of the patch is 07ba8273a9311d1383f3686ac7cb32f20770ab1e. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-218401 was assigned to this vulnerability.
Query: vulnerability: GE Digital Energy MDS PulseNET and MDS PulseNET Enterprise before 3.1.5 have hardcoded credentials for a support account, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative acc
Matching passage: CVE-2015-6456. CWE: UNKNOWN. CVSS: 9.0. GE Digital Energy MDS PulseNET and MDS PulseNET Enterprise before 3.1.5 have hardcoded credentials for a support account, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access, and consequently execute arbitrary code, by leveraging knowledge of the password.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-3047. CWE: UNKNOWN. CVSS: 5.0. 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 cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via unspecified vectors.