alirezaaminzadeh/secembed-pairs huggingface dataset:
Query: what is T1090.003
Matching passage: T1090.003 Multi-hop Proxy. Tactics: command and control. Description: Adversaries may chain together multiple proxies to disguise the source of malicious traffic. Typically, a defender will be able to identify the last proxy traffic traversed before it enters their network; the defender may or may not be able to identify any previous proxies before the last-hop proxy. This technique makes identifying the original source of the malicious traffic even more difficult by requiring the defender to trace malicious traffic through several proxies to identify its source. For example, adversaries may construct or use onion routing networks – such as the publicly available [Tor](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0183) network – to transport encrypted C2 traffic through a compromised population, allowing communication with any device within the network.(Citation: Onion Routing) Adversaries may also use operational relay box (ORB) networks composed of virtual private servers (VPS), Internet of Things (IoT) devices, smart devices, and end-of-life routers to obfuscate their operations.(Citation: ORB Mandiant) In the case of network infrastructure, it is possible for an adversary to leverage multiple compromised devices to create a multi-hop proxy chain (i.e., [Network Devices](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1584/008)). By leveraging [Patch System Image](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1601/001) on routers, adversaries can add custom code to the affected network devices that will implement onion routing between those nodes. This method is dependent upon the [Network Boundary Bridging](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1599) method allowing the adversaries to cross the protected network boundary of the Internet perimeter and into the organization’s Wide-Area Network (WAN). Protocols such as ICMP may be used as a transport. Similarly, adversaries may abuse peer-to-peer (P2P) and blockchain-oriented infrastructure to implement routing between a decentralized network of peers.(Citation: NGLite Trojan)
Near-miss passage: T1090.001 Internal Proxy. Tactics: command and control. Description: Adversaries may use an internal proxy to direct command and control traffic between two or more systems in a compromised environment. Many tools exist that enable traffic redirection through proxies or port redirection, including [HTRAN](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0040), ZXProxy, and ZXPortMap. (Citation: Trend Micro APT Attack Tools) Adversaries use internal proxies to manage command and control communications inside a compromised environment, to reduce the number of simultaneous outbound network connections, to provide resiliency in the face of connection loss, or to ride over existing trusted communications paths between infected systems to avoid suspicion. Internal proxy connections may use common peer-to-peer (p2p) networking protocols, such as SMB, to better blend in with the environment. By using a compromised internal system as a proxy, adversaries may conceal the true destination of C2 traffic while reducing the need for numerous connections to external systems.
Query: exploit git-fastclone before 1.0.5 passes user modifiable strings directly to a shell command. An attacker can execute malicious commands by modifying the strings that are passed as argume
Matching passage: CVE-2015-8969. CWE: CWE-77. CVSS: 9.800000190734863. git-fastclone before 1.0.5 passes user modifiable strings directly to a shell command. An attacker can execute malicious commands by modifying the strings that are passed as arguments to "cd " and "git clone " commands in the library.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-5274. CWE: CWE-77. CVSS: 6.5. rubygem-openshift-origin-console in Red Hat OpenShift 2.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted request to the Broker.
Query: indicators of Malvertising
Matching passage: T1583.008 Malvertising. Tactics: resource development. Description: Adversaries may purchase online advertisements that can be abused to distribute malware to victims. Ads can be purchased to plant as well as favorably position artifacts in specific locations online, such as prominently placed within search engine results. These ads may make it more difficult for users to distinguish between actual search results and advertisements.(Citation: spamhaus-malvertising) Purchased ads may also target specific audiences using the advertising network’s capabilities, potentially further taking advantage of the trust inherently given to search engines and popular websites. Adversaries may purchase ads and other resources to help distribute artifacts containing malicious code to victims. Purchased ads may attempt to impersonate or spoof well-known brands. For example, these spoofed ads may trick victims into clicking the ad which could then send them to a malicious domain that may be a clone of official websites containing trojanized versions of the advertised software.(Citation: Masquerads-Guardio)(Citation: FBI-search) Adversary’s efforts to create malicious domains and purchase advertisements may also be automated at scale to better resist cleanup efforts.(Citation: sentinelone-malvertising) Malvertising may be used to support [Drive-by Target](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1608/004) and [Drive-by Compromise](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1189), potentially requiring limited interaction from the user if the ad contains code/exploits that infect the target system's web browser.(Citation: BBC-malvertising) Adversaries may also employ several techniques to evade detection by the advertising network. For example, adversaries may dynamically route ad clicks to send automated crawler/policy enforcer traffic to benign sites while validating potential targets then sending victims referred from real ad clicks to malicious pages. This infection vector may therefore remain hidden from the ad network as well as any visitor not reaching th
Near-miss passage: T1583.002 DNS Server. Tactics: resource development. Description: Adversaries may set up their own Domain Name System (DNS) servers that can be used during targeting. During post-compromise activity, adversaries may utilize DNS traffic for various tasks, including for Command and Control (ex: [Application Layer Protocol](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1071)). Instead of hijacking existing DNS servers, adversaries may opt to configure and run their own DNS servers in support of operations. By running their own DNS servers, adversaries can have more control over how they administer server-side DNS C2 traffic ([DNS](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1071/004)). With control over a DNS server, adversaries can configure DNS applications to provide conditional responses to malware and, generally, have more flexibility in the structure of the DNS-based C2 channel.(Citation: Unit42 DNS Mar 2019)
Query: exploit The web interface in McAfee Advanced Threat Defense (MATD) before 3.4.4.63 does not properly restrict access, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive informatio
Matching passage: CVE-2015-3029. CWE: CWE-264. CVSS: 4.0. The web interface in McAfee Advanced Threat Defense (MATD) before 3.4.4.63 does not properly restrict access, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-2364. CWE: CWE-264. CVSS: 7.199999809265137. The graphics component in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 and R2 SP2, 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 local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that leverages an incorrect bitmap conversion, aka "Graphics Component EOP Vulnerability."
Query: describe CVE-2015-6485
Matching passage: CVE-2015-6485. CWE: CWE-200. CVSS: 5.300000190734863. Schneider Electric Telvent Sage 2300 RTUs with firmware before C3413-500-S01, and LANDAC II-2, Sage 1410, Sage 1430, Sage 1450, Sage 2400, and Sage 3030M RTUs with firmware before C3414-500-S02J2, allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from device memory by reading a padding field of an Ethernet packet.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-0999. CWE: CWE-200. CVSS: 2.0999999046325684. Schneider Electric InduSoft Web Studio before 7.1.3.4 SP3 Patch 4 and InTouch Machine Edition 2014 before 7.1.3.4 SP3 Patch 4 store cleartext OPC User credentials in a configuration file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading this file.
Query: actor TTPs: Re-opened Applications
Matching passage: T1547.007 Re-opened Applications. Tactics: persistence, privilege escalation. Description: Adversaries may modify plist files to automatically run an application when a user logs in. When a user logs out or restarts via the macOS Graphical User Interface (GUI), a prompt is provided to the user with a checkbox to "Reopen windows when logging back in".(Citation: Re-Open windows on Mac) When selected, all applications currently open are added to a property list file named <code>com.apple.loginwindow.[UUID].plist</code> within the <code>~/Library/Preferences/ByHost</code> directory.(Citation: Methods of Mac Malware Persistence)(Citation: Wardle Persistence Chapter) Applications listed in this file are automatically reopened upon the user’s next logon. Adversaries can establish [Persistence](https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0003) by adding a malicious application path to the <code>com.apple.loginwindow.[UUID].plist</code> file to execute payloads when a user logs in.
Near-miss 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.
Query: Sigma rule for Detects a suspicious copy operation that tries to copy a known LOLBIN from system (System32, SysWOW64, WinSxS) directori
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects a suspicious copy operation that tries to copy a known LOLBIN from system (System32, SysWOW64, WinSxS) directori. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: LOL-Binary Copied From System Directory id: f5d19838-41b5-476c-98d8-ba8af4929ee2 related: - id: fff9d2b7-e11c-4a69-93d3-40ef66189767 type: derived status: test description: 'Detects a suspicious copy operation that tries to copy a known LOLBIN from system (System32, SysWOW64, WinSxS) directories to another on disk in order to bypass detections based on locations. ' references: - https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/8da5b75b6380a41eee3a399c43dfe0d99eeefaa1fd21027a07b1ecaa4cd96fdd?environmentId=120 - https://web.archive.org/web/20180331144337/https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2018/03/sanny-malware-delivery-method-updated-in-recently-observed-attacks.html - https://thedfirreport.com/2023/08/28/html-smuggling-leads-to-domain-wide-ransomware/ - https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/14e722855605ba78dc1d21153f0e1be90e7528149f2cd2d7d6eba8ef27534bdc/behavior author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) date: 2023-08-29 modified: 2025-11-27 tags: - attack.stealth - attack.t1036.003 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection_tools_cmd: Image|endswith: \cmd.exe CommandLine|contains: 'copy ' selection_tools_pwsh: Image|endswith: - \powershell.exe - \pwsh.exe CommandLine|contains: - copy-item - ' copy ' - 'cpi ' - ' cp ' selection_tools_other: - Image|endswith: - \robocopy.exe - \xcopy.exe - OriginalFileName: - robocopy.exe - XCOPY.EXE selection_target_path: CommandLine|contains: - \System32 - \SysWOW64 - \WinSxS selection_target_lolbin: CommandLine|contains: - \bitsadmin.exe - \calc.exe - \certutil.exe - \cmdl32.exe - \cscript.exe - \mshta.exe - \rundll32.exe - \wscript.exe - \ie4uinit.exe condition: 1 of selection_tools_* and all of selection_target_* falsepositives: - Unknown level: high
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects attempts to create and add an account to the admin group via "dscl". Logsource: macos / process_creation. Rule: title: User Added To Admin Group Via Dscl id: b743623c-2776-40e0-87b1-682b975d0ca5 related: - id: 0c1ffcf9-efa9-436e-ab68-23a9496ebf5b type: obsolete status: test description: Detects attempts to create and add an account to the admin group via "dscl" references: - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/master/atomics/T1078.003/T1078.003.md#atomic-test-2---create-local-account-with-admin-privileges---macos - https://ss64.com/osx/dscl.html author: Sohan G (D4rkCiph3r) date: 2023-03-19 tags: - attack.persistence - attack.initial-access - attack.privilege-escalation - attack.stealth - attack.t1078.003 logsource: category: process_creation product: macos detection: selection: Image|endswith: /dscl CommandLine|contains|all: - ' -append ' - ' /Groups/admin ' - ' GroupMembership ' condition: selection falsepositives: - Legitimate administration activities level: medium
Query: Encoded PowerShell / command-line abuse matching Botnet
Matching passage: T1583.005 Botnet. Tactics: resource development. Description: Adversaries may buy, lease, or rent a network of compromised systems that can be used during targeting. A botnet is a network of compromised systems that can be instructed to perform coordinated tasks.(Citation: Norton Botnet) Adversaries may purchase a subscription to use an existing botnet from a booter/stresser service. Internet-facing edge devices and related network appliances that are end-of-life (EOL) and unsupported by their manufacturers are commonly acquired for botnet activities. Adversaries may lease operational relay box (ORB) networks – consisting of virtual private servers (VPS), small office/home office (SOHO) routers, or Internet of Things (IoT) devices – to serve as a botnet.(Citation: ORB Mandiant) With a botnet at their disposal, adversaries may perform follow-on activity such as large-scale [Phishing](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1566) or Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS).(Citation: Imperva DDoS for Hire)(Citation: Krebs-Anna)(Citation: Krebs-Bazaar)(Citation: Krebs-Booter) Acquired botnets may also be used to support Command and Control activity, such as [Hide Infrastructure](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1665) through an established [Proxy](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1090) network.
Near-miss passage: T1583 Acquire Infrastructure. Tactics: resource development. Description: Adversaries may buy, lease, rent, or obtain infrastructure that can be used during targeting. A wide variety of infrastructure exists for hosting and orchestrating adversary operations. Infrastructure solutions include physical or cloud servers, domains, and third-party web services.(Citation: TrendmicroHideoutsLease) Some infrastructure providers offer free trial periods, enabling infrastructure acquisition at limited to no cost.(Citation: Free Trial PurpleUrchin) Additionally, botnets are available for rent or purchase. Use of these infrastructure solutions allows adversaries to stage, launch, and execute operations. Solutions may help adversary operations blend in with traffic that is seen as normal, such as contacting third-party web services or acquiring infrastructure to support [Proxy](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1090), including from residential proxy services.(Citation: amnesty_nso_pegasus)(Citation: FBI Proxies Credential Stuffing)(Citation: Mandiant APT29 Microsoft 365 2022) Depending on the implementation, adversaries may use infrastructure that makes it difficult to physically tie back to them as well as utilize infrastructure that can be rapidly provisioned, modified, and shut down.
Query: patch priority for CVE-2015-2350
Matching passage: CVE-2015-2350. CWE: CWE-352. CVSS: 6.800000190734863. Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in MikroTik RouterOS 5.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that change the administrator password via a request in the status page to /cfg.
Near-miss 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.
Query: describe CVE-2015-1999
Matching passage: CVE-2015-1999. CWE: CWE-200. CVSS: 5.0. IBM Security QRadar Incident Forensics 7.2.x before 7.2.5 Patch 5 places session IDs in https URLs, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading (1) web-server access logs, (2) web-server Referer logs, or (3) the browser history.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-1719. CWE: CWE-200. CVSS: 2.0999999046325684. The kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 and R2 SP2, 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 allow local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted application, aka "Microsoft Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
Query: CVE similar to CVE-2015-2815
Matching passage: CVE-2015-2815. CWE: CWE-119. CVSS: 6.5. Buffer overflow in the C_SAPGPARAM function in the NetWeaver Dispatcher in SAP KERNEL 7.00 (7000.52.12.34966) and 7.40 (7400.12.21.30308) allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, aka SAP Security Note 2063369.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-2427. CWE: CWE-119. CVSS: 9.300000190734863. Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 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."
Query: vulnerability: Unspecified vulnerability in the Hyperion Enterprise Performance Management Architect component in Oracle Hyperion 11.1.2.2 and 11.1.2.3 allows remote authenticated users to affect
Matching passage: CVE-2015-2592. CWE: UNKNOWN. CVSS: 3.5. Unspecified vulnerability in the Hyperion Enterprise Performance Management Architect component in Oracle Hyperion 11.1.2.2 and 11.1.2.3 allows remote authenticated users to affect integrity via unknown vectors related to Security, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2584.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-0426. CWE: UNKNOWN. CVSS: 5.0. Unspecified vulnerability in the Enterprise Manager Base Platform component in Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control 12.1.0.3 and 12.1.0.4 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality via unknown vectors related to UI Framework.
Query: describe CVE-2015-2575
Matching passage: CVE-2015-2575. CWE: UNKNOWN. CVSS: 4.900000095367432. Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Connectors component in Oracle MySQL 5.1.34 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to affect confidentiality and integrity via unknown vectors related to Connector/J.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-0492. CWE: UNKNOWN. CVSS: 9.300000190734863. Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 7u76 and 8u40, and JavaFX 2.2.76, allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-0484.
Query: describe CVE-2015-8476
Matching passage: CVE-2015-8476. CWE: CWE-20. CVSS: 5.0. Multiple CRLF injection vulnerabilities in PHPMailer before 5.2.14 allow attackers to inject arbitrary SMTP commands via CRLF sequences in an (1) email address to the validateAddress function in class.phpmailer.php or (2) SMTP command to the sendCommand function in class.smtp.php, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-0796.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-2245. CWE: CWE-20. CVSS: 7.5. Huawei Ascend P7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (phone process crash).
Query: CVE similar to CVE-2015-6285
Matching passage: CVE-2015-6285. CWE: CWE-134. CVSS: 6.400000095367432. Format string vulnerability in Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) 7.6.0 and 8.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory overwrite or service outage) via format string specifiers in an HTTP request, aka Bug ID CSCug21497.
Near-miss passage: CVE-2015-8107. CWE: CWE-134. CVSS: 7.800000190734863. Format string vulnerability in GNU a2ps 4.14 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Query: Sigma YAML for linux / process_creation
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects the use of the find command to execute a shell. Such behavior may be associated with privilege escalation, unaut. Logsource: linux / process_creation. Rule: title: Shell Execution via Find - Linux id: 6adfbf8f-52be-4444-9bac-81b539624146 status: test description: 'Detects the use of the find command to execute a shell. Such behavior may be associated with privilege escalation, unauthorized command execution, or exploitation attempt. ' references: - https://gtfobins.github.io/gtfobins/find/#shell - https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/security/current/linux-restricted-shell-breakout-via-linux-binary-s.html author: Li Ling, Andy Parkidomo, Robert Rakowski, Blake Hartstein (Bloomberg L.P.) date: 2024-09-02 tags: - attack.discovery - attack.t1083 logsource: category: process_creation product: linux detection: selection_img: Image|endswith: /find CommandLine|contains|all: - ' . ' - -exec selection_cli: CommandLine|contains: - /bin/bash - /bin/dash - /bin/fish - /bin/sh - /bin/zsh condition: all of selection_* falsepositives: - Unknown level: high
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects an attacker trying to enable the outlook security setting "EnableUnsafeClientMailRules" which allows outlook to. Logsource: windows / registry_set. Rule: title: Outlook EnableUnsafeClientMailRules Setting Enabled - Registry id: 6763c6c8-bd01-4687-bc8d-4fa52cf8ba08 related: - id: c3cefdf4-6703-4e1c-bad8-bf422fc5015a type: similar - id: 55f0a3a1-846e-40eb-8273-677371b8d912 type: similar status: test description: Detects an attacker trying to enable the outlook security setting "EnableUnsafeClientMailRules" which allows outlook to run applications or execute macros references: - https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-control-the-rule-actions-to-start-an-application-or-run-a-macro-in-outlook-2016-and-outlook-2013-e4964b72-173c-959d-5d7b-ead562979048 - https://speakerdeck.com/heirhabarov/hunting-for-persistence-via-microsoft-exchange-server-or-outlook?slide=44 author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) date: 2023-02-08 modified: 2023-08-17 tags: - attack.persistence - attack.defense-impairment - attack.t1112 logsource: category: registry_set product: windows detection: selection: TargetObject|endswith: \Outlook\Security\EnableUnsafeClientMailRules Details: DWORD (0x00000001) condition: selection falsepositives: - Unknown level: high