alirezaaminzadeh/secembed-pairs huggingface dataset:
Query: indicators of Indicator Removal from Tools
Matching passage: T1027.005 Indicator Removal from Tools. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may remove indicators from tools if they believe their malicious tool was detected, quarantined, or otherwise curtailed. They can modify the tool by removing the indicator and using the updated version that is no longer detected by the target's defensive systems or subsequent targets that may use similar systems. A good example of this is when malware is detected with a file signature and quarantined by anti-virus software. An adversary who can determine that the malware was quarantined because of its file signature may modify the file to explicitly avoid that signature, and then re-use the malware.
Near-miss passage: T1027.004 Compile After Delivery. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may attempt to make payloads difficult to discover and analyze by delivering files to victims as uncompiled code. Text-based source code files may subvert analysis and scrutiny from protections targeting executables/binaries. These payloads will need to be compiled before execution; typically via native utilities such as ilasm.exe(Citation: ATTACK IQ), csc.exe, or GCC/MinGW.(Citation: ClearSky MuddyWater Nov 2018) Source code payloads may also be encrypted, encoded, and/or embedded within other files, such as those delivered as a [Phishing](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1566). Payloads may also be delivered in formats unrecognizable and inherently benign to the native OS (ex: EXEs on macOS/Linux) before later being (re)compiled into a proper executable binary with a bundled compiler and execution framework.(Citation: TrendMicro WindowsAppMac)
Query: Encoded PowerShell / command-line abuse matching Fallback Channels
Matching passage: T1008 Fallback Channels. Tactics: command and control. Description: Adversaries may use fallback or alternate communication channels if the primary channel is compromised or inaccessible in order to maintain reliable command and control and to avoid data transfer thresholds.
Near-miss passage: T1071.004 DNS. Tactics: command and control. Description: Adversaries may communicate using the Domain Name System (DNS) application layer protocol to avoid detection/network filtering by blending in with existing traffic. Commands to the remote system, and often the results of those commands, will be embedded within the protocol traffic between the client and server. The DNS protocol serves an administrative function in computer networking and thus may be very common in environments. DNS traffic may also be allowed even before network authentication is completed. DNS packets contain many fields and headers in which data can be concealed. Often known as DNS tunneling, adversaries may abuse DNS to communicate with systems under their control within a victim network while also mimicking normal, expected traffic.(Citation: PAN DNS Tunneling)(Citation: Medium DnsTunneling) DNS beaconing may be used to send commands to remote systems via DNS queries. A DNS beacon is created by tunneling DNS traffic (i.e. [Protocol Tunneling](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1572)). The commands may be embedded into different DNS records, for example, TXT or A records.(Citation: OilRig Uses Updated BONDUPDATER to Target Middle Eastern Government) DNS beacons may be difficult to detect because the beacons infrequently communicate with infected devices.(Citation: DNS Beacons) Infrequent communication conceals the malicious DNS traffic with normal DNS traffic.
Query: vulnerability: The Certify module before 6.x-2.3 for Drupal does not properly perform node access checks, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and obtain
Matching passage: CVE-2015-3404. CWE: CWE-200. CVSS: 4.0. The Certify module before 6.x-2.3 for Drupal does not properly perform node access checks, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and obtain sensitive PDF certificate information via vectors related to "showing (and creating) the PDF certificates."
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-3171. CWE: CWE-200. CVSS: 5.5. sosreport 3.2 uses weak permissions for generated sosreport archives, which allows local users with access to /var/tmp/ to obtain sensitive information by reading the contents of the archive.
Query: common weakness: Use of Platform-Dependent Third Party Components
Matching passage: CWE-1103 Use of Platform-Dependent Third Party Components. The product relies on third-party components that do not provide equivalent functionality across all desirable platforms.
Near-miss passage: CWE-284 Improper Access Control. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
Query: risk of IBM InfoSphere Optim Workload Replay 2.x before 2.1.0.3 relies on client-side code to verify authorization, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by 
Matching passage: CVE-2015-1895. CWE: CWE-264. CVSS: 5.0. IBM InfoSphere Optim Workload Replay 2.x before 2.1.0.3 relies on client-side code to verify authorization, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by modifying the client behavior.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-2756. CWE: CWE-264. CVSS: 4.900000095367432. QEMU, as used in Xen 3.3.x through 4.5.x, does not properly restrict access to PCI command registers, which might allow local HVM guest users to cause a denial of service (non-maskable interrupt and host crash) by disabling the (1) memory or (2) I/O decoding for a PCI Express device and then accessing the device, which triggers an Unsupported Request (UR) response.
Query: mitigate Control Panel
Matching passage: T1218.002 Control Panel. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may abuse control.exe to proxy execution of malicious payloads. The Windows Control Panel process binary (control.exe) handles execution of Control Panel items, which are utilities that allow users to view and adjust computer settings. Control Panel items are registered executable (.exe) or Control Panel (.cpl) files, the latter are actually renamed dynamic-link library (.dll) files that export a <code>CPlApplet</code> function.(Citation: Microsoft Implementing CPL)(Citation: TrendMicro CPL Malware Jan 2014) For ease of use, Control Panel items typically include graphical menus available to users after being registered and loaded into the Control Panel.(Citation: Microsoft Implementing CPL) Control Panel items can be executed directly from the command line, programmatically via an application programming interface (API) call, or by simply double-clicking the file.(Citation: Microsoft Implementing CPL) (Citation: TrendMicro CPL Malware Jan 2014)(Citation: TrendMicro CPL Malware Dec 2013) Malicious Control Panel items can be delivered via [Phishing](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1566) campaigns(Citation: TrendMicro CPL Malware Jan 2014)(Citation: TrendMicro CPL Malware Dec 2013) or executed as part of multi-stage malware.(Citation: Palo Alto Reaver Nov 2017) Control Panel items, specifically CPL files, may also bypass application and/or file extension allow lists. Adversaries may also rename malicious DLL files (.dll) with Control Panel file extensions (.cpl) and register them to <code>HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Cpls</code>. Even when these registered DLLs do not comply with the CPL file specification and do not export <code>CPlApplet</code> functions, they are loaded and executed through its <code>DllEntryPoint</code> when Control Panel is executed. CPL files not exporting <code>CPlApplet</code> are not directly executable.(Citation: ESET InvisiMole June 2020)
Near-miss passage: T1218.009 Regsvcs/Regasm. Tactics: stealth. Description: Adversaries may abuse Regsvcs and Regasm to proxy execution of code through a trusted Windows utility. Regsvcs and Regasm are Windows command-line utilities that are used to register .NET [Component Object Model](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1559/001) (COM) assemblies. Both are binaries that may be digitally signed by Microsoft. (Citation: MSDN Regsvcs) (Citation: MSDN Regasm) Both utilities may be used to bypass application control through use of attributes within the binary to specify code that should be run before registration or unregistration: <code>[ComRegisterFunction]</code> or <code>[ComUnregisterFunction]</code> respectively. The code with the registration and unregistration attributes will be executed even if the process is run under insufficient privileges and fails to execute. (Citation: LOLBAS Regsvcs)(Citation: LOLBAS Regasm)
Query: describe CVE-2015-8396
Matching passage: CVE-2015-8396. CWE: CWE-189. CVSS: 10.0. Integer overflow in the ImageRegionReader::ReadIntoBuffer function in MediaStorageAndFileFormat/gdcmImageRegionReader.cxx in Grassroots DICOM (aka GDCM) before 2.6.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted header dimensions in a DICOM image file, which triggers a buffer overflow.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-4021. CWE: CWE-189. CVSS: 5.0. The phar_parse_tarfile function in ext/phar/tar.c in PHP before 5.4.41, 5.5.x before 5.5.25, and 5.6.x before 5.6.9 does not verify that the first character of a filename is different from the \0 character, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer underflow and memory corruption) via a crafted entry in a tar archive.
Query: SOC alert related to Authentication Package
Matching passage: T1547.002 Authentication Package. Tactics: persistence, privilege escalation. Description: Adversaries may abuse authentication packages to execute DLLs when the system boots. Windows authentication package DLLs are loaded by the Local Security Authority (LSA) process at system start. They provide support for multiple logon processes and multiple security protocols to the operating system.(Citation: MSDN Authentication Packages) Adversaries can use the autostart mechanism provided by LSA authentication packages for persistence by placing a reference to a binary in the Windows Registry location <code>HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\</code> with the key value of <code>"Authentication Packages"=&lt;target binary&gt;</code>. The binary will then be executed by the system when the authentication packages are loaded.
Near-miss passage: T1547.015 Login Items. Tactics: persistence, privilege escalation. Description: Adversaries may add login items to execute upon user login to gain persistence or escalate privileges. Login items are applications, documents, folders, or server connections that are automatically launched when a user logs in.(Citation: Open Login Items Apple) Login items can be added via a shared file list or Service Management Framework.(Citation: Adding Login Items) Shared file list login items can be set using scripting languages such as [AppleScript](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/002), whereas the Service Management Framework uses the API call <code>SMLoginItemSetEnabled</code>. Login items installed using the Service Management Framework leverage <code>launchd</code>, are not visible in the System Preferences, and can only be removed by the application that created them.(Citation: Adding Login Items)(Citation: SMLoginItemSetEnabled Schroeder 2013) Login items created using a shared file list are visible in System Preferences, can hide the application when it launches, and are executed through LaunchServices, not launchd, to open applications, documents, or URLs without using Finder.(Citation: Launch Services Apple Developer) Users and applications use login items to configure their user environment to launch commonly used services or applications, such as email, chat, and music applications. Adversaries can utilize [AppleScript](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/002) and [Native API](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1106) calls to create a login item to spawn malicious executables.(Citation: ELC Running at startup) Prior to version 10.5 on macOS, adversaries can add login items by using [AppleScript](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/002) to send an Apple events to the “System Events” process, which has an AppleScript dictionary for manipulating login items.(Citation: Login Items AE) Adversaries can use a command such as <code>tell application “System Events” to make login item at end with properties /path/to/executable</code>.
Query: describe CVE-2015-8977
Matching passage: CVE-2015-8977. CWE: CWE-532. CVSS: 7.5. MyBB (aka MyBulletinBoard) before 1.6.18 and 1.8.x before 1.8.6 and MyBB Merge System before 1.8.6 allow remote attackers to obtain the installation path via vectors involving error log files.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-3243. CWE: CWE-532. CVSS: 5.5. rsyslog uses weak permissions for generating log files, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading files in /var/log/cron.
Query: risk of Cisco IOS XE 16.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a packet with the 00-00-00-00-00-00 source MAC address, aka Bug ID CSCux48405.
Matching passage: CVE-2015-6431. CWE: CWE-399. CVSS: 6.5. Cisco IOS XE 16.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a packet with the 00-00-00-00-00-00 source MAC address, aka Bug ID CSCux48405.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-1634. CWE: CWE-399. CVSS: 9.300000190734863. Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-1625.
Query: CVE similar to CVE-2015-6837
Matching passage: CVE-2015-6837. CWE: UNKNOWN. CVSS: 7.5. The xsl_ext_function_php function in ext/xsl/xsltprocessor.c in PHP before 5.4.45, 5.5.x before 5.5.29, and 5.6.x before 5.6.13, when libxml2 before 2.9.2 is used, does not consider the possibility of a NULL valuePop return value before proceeding with a free operation during initial error checking, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted XML document, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-6838.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-0418. CWE: UNKNOWN. CVSS: 2.0999999046325684. Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component in Oracle Virtualization VirtualBox prior to 3.2.26, 4.0.28, 4.1.36, and 4.2.28 allows local users to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Core, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-0377.
Query: alert when Detects the installation of RTCore service. Which could be an indication of Micro-Star MSI Afterburner vulnerable driver
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects the installation of RTCore service. Which could be an indication of Micro-Star MSI Afterburner vulnerable driver. Logsource: windows / system. Rule: title: RTCore Suspicious Service Installation id: 91c49341-e2ef-40c0-ac45-49ec5c3fe26c status: test description: Detects the installation of RTCore service. Which could be an indication of Micro-Star MSI Afterburner vulnerable driver abuse references: - https://github.com/br-sn/CheekyBlinder/blob/e1764a8a0e7cda8a3716aefa35799f560686e01c/CheekyBlinder/CheekyBlinder.cpp author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) date: 2022-08-30 tags: - attack.persistence logsource: product: windows service: system detection: selection: Provider_Name: Service Control Manager EventID: 7045 ServiceName: RTCore64 condition: selection falsepositives: - Unknown level: high
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detect indirect command execution via Program Compatibility Assistant pcwrun.exe. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Indirect Command Execution By Program Compatibility Wizard id: b97cd4b1-30b8-4a9d-bd72-6293928d52bc status: test description: Detect indirect command execution via Program Compatibility Assistant pcwrun.exe references: - https://twitter.com/pabraeken/status/991335019833708544 - https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Pcwrun/ author: A. Sungurov , oscd.community date: 2020-10-12 modified: 2021-11-27 tags: - attack.stealth - attack.t1218 - attack.execution logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection: ParentImage|endswith: \pcwrun.exe condition: selection falsepositives: - Need to use extra processing with 'unique_count' / 'filter' to focus on outliers as opposed to commonly seen artifacts - Legit usage of scripts level: low
Query: Outbound C2 pattern associated with Malicious Image
Matching passage: T1204.003 Malicious Image. Tactics: execution. Description: Adversaries may rely on a user running a malicious image to facilitate execution. Amazon Web Services (AWS) Amazon Machine Images (AMIs), Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Images, and Azure Images as well as popular container runtimes such as Docker can be backdoored. Backdoored images may be uploaded to a public repository via [Upload Malware](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1608/001), and users may then download and deploy an instance or container from the image without realizing the image is malicious, thus bypassing techniques that specifically achieve Initial Access. This can lead to the execution of malicious code, such as code that executes cryptocurrency mining, in the instance or container.(Citation: Summit Route Malicious AMIs) Adversaries may also name images a certain way to increase the chance of users mistakenly deploying an instance or container from the image (ex: [Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1036/005)).(Citation: Aqua Security Cloud Native Threat Report June 2021)
Near-miss passage: T1204 User Execution. Tactics: execution. Description: An adversary may rely upon specific actions by a user in order to gain execution. Users may be subjected to social engineering to get them to execute malicious code by, for example, opening a malicious document file or link. These user actions will typically be observed as follow-on behavior from forms of [Phishing](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1566). While [User Execution](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1204) frequently occurs shortly after Initial Access it may occur at other phases of an intrusion, such as when an adversary places a file in a shared directory or on a user's desktop hoping that a user will click on it. This activity may also be seen shortly after [Internal Spearphishing](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1534). Adversaries may also deceive users into performing actions such as: * Enabling [Remote Access Tools](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1219), allowing direct control of the system to the adversary * Running malicious JavaScript in their browser, allowing adversaries to [Steal Web Session Cookie](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1539)s(Citation: Talos Roblox Scam 2023)(Citation: Krebs Discord Bookmarks 2023) * Downloading and executing malware for [User Execution](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1204) * Coerceing users to copy, paste, and execute malicious code manually(Citation: Reliaquest-execution)(Citation: proofpoint-selfpwn) For example, tech support scams can be facilitated through [Phishing](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1566), vishing, or various forms of user interaction. Adversaries can use a combination of these methods, such as spoofing and promoting toll-free numbers or call centers that are used to direct victims to malicious websites, to deliver and execute payloads containing malware or [Remote Access Tools](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1219).(Citation: Telephone Attack Delivery)
Query: detect Detects the use of DISM to enable the PowerShell Web Access feature, which could be used for remote access and potential in logs
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects the use of DISM to enable the PowerShell Web Access feature, which could be used for remote access and potential. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: PowerShell Web Access Feature Enabled Via DISM id: 7e8f2d3b-9c1a-4f67-b9e8-8d9006e0e51f status: test description: Detects the use of DISM to enable the PowerShell Web Access feature, which could be used for remote access and potential abuse references: - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/dism/enable-windowsoptionalfeature - https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa24-241a - https://gist.github.com/MHaggis/7e67b659af9148fa593cf2402edebb41 author: Michael Haag date: 2024-09-03 tags: - attack.privilege-escalation - attack.persistence - attack.t1548.002 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection_img: - Image|endswith: \dism.exe - OriginalFileName: DISM.EXE selection_cli: CommandLine|contains|all: - WindowsPowerShellWebAccess - /online - /enable-feature condition: all of selection_* falsepositives: - Legitimate PowerShell Web Access installations by administrators level: high
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects access to Okta admin functions through proxy.. Logsource: okta / okta. Rule: title: Okta Admin Functions Access Through Proxy id: 9058ca8b-f397-4fd1-a9fa-2b7aad4d6309 status: test description: Detects access to Okta admin functions through proxy. references: - https://www.beyondtrust.com/blog/entry/okta-support-unit-breach - https://dataconomy.com/2023/10/23/okta-data-breach/ - https://blog.cloudflare.com/how-cloudflare-mitigated-yet-another-okta-compromise/ author: Muhammad Faisal @faisalusuf date: 2023-10-25 tags: - attack.credential-access logsource: service: okta product: okta detection: selection: debugContext.debugData.requestUri|contains: admin securityContext.isProxy: 'true' condition: selection falsepositives: - False positives are expected if administrators access these function through proxy legitimatly. Apply additional filters if necessary level: medium
Query: exploit Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Wind Farm Portal application in Nordex Control 2 (NC2) SCADA 16 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary we
Matching passage: CVE-2015-6477. CWE: CWE-79. CVSS: 6.099999904632568. Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Wind Farm Portal application in Nordex Control 2 (NC2) SCADA 16 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-9436. CWE: CWE-79. CVSS: 5.400000095367432. The dynamic-widgets plugin before 1.5.11 for WordPress has XSS via the wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=term_tree prefix or widget_id parameter.