SigmaHQ Rules Release Highlights — r2024–02–26

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SigmaHQ Rules Release Highlights — r2024–02–26

https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/releases/tag/r2024-02-26

Sigma Rule Packages for 26–02–2024 are released and available for download. This release saw the addition of 31 new rules, 16 rule updates by 9 contributors.

New Rules

Some highlights for the newer rules include new rules related to the ScreenConnect “Slash and Grab” exploit CVE-2024–1708 and CVE-2024–1709.

title: CVE-2024-1709 - ScreenConnect Authentication Bypass Exploitation
id: d27eabad-9068-401a-b0d6-9eac744d6e67
status: experimental
description: |
    Detects GET requests to '/SetupWizard.aspx/[anythinghere]' that indicate exploitation of the ScreenConnect vulnerability CVE-2024-1709.
references:
    - https://www.connectwise.com/company/trust/security-bulletins/connectwise-screenconnect-23.9.8
    - https://www.huntress.com/blog/a-catastrophe-for-control-understanding-the-screenconnect-authentication-bypass
    - https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-1709
author: Matt Anderson, Huntress
date: 2024/02/20
tags:
    - attack.initial_access
    - attack.persistence
    - cve.2024.1709
logsource:
    category: webserver
detection:
    selection:
        cs-uri-stem|contains: '/SetupWizard.aspx/'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: critical
title: CVE-2024-1708 - ScreenConnect Path Traversal Exploitation
id: 44d7af7e-88e6-4490-be11-55f7ff4d9fc1
related:
    - id: 4c198a60-7d05-4daf-8bf7-4136fb6f5c62
      type: similar
status: experimental
description: |
    This detects file modifications to ASPX and ASHX files within the root of the App_Extensions directory, which is allowed by a ZipSlip vulnerability in versions prior to 23.9.8. This occurs during exploitation of CVE-2024-1708.
references:
    - https://www.connectwise.com/company/trust/security-bulletins/connectwise-screenconnect-23.9.8
    - https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-1709
    - https://www.huntress.com/blog/a-catastrophe-for-control-understanding-the-screenconnect-authentication-bypass
author: Matt Anderson, Andrew Schwartz, Caleb Stewart, Huntress
date: 2024/02/21
tags:
    - attack.persistence
    - cve.2024.1708
logsource:
    product: windows
    category: file_event
detection:
    selection:
        Image|endswith: '\ScreenConnect.Service.exe'
        TargetFilename|endswith:
            - 'ScreenConnect\\App_Extensions\\*.ashx'
            - 'ScreenConnect\\App_Extensions\\*.aspx'
    filter_main_legit_extension:
        TargetFilename|contains: 'ScreenConnect\App_Extensions\\*\\'
    condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_*
falsepositives:
    - This will occur legitimately as well and will result in some benign activity.
level: medium

As well as generic rules for exploitation indicator of the ScreenConnect client and server.

title: Remote Access Tool - ScreenConnect Potential Suspicious Remote Command Execution
id: 7b582f1a-b318-4c6a-bf4e-66fe49bf55a5
related:
    - id: d1a401ab-8c47-4e86-a7d8-2460b6a53e4a
      type: derived
status: test
description: |
    Detects potentially suspicious child processes launched via the ScreenConnect client service.
references:
    - https://www.mandiant.com/resources/telegram-malware-iranian-espionage
    - https://docs.connectwise.com/ConnectWise_Control_Documentation/Get_started/Host_client/View_menu/Backstage_mode
    - https://www.huntress.com/blog/slashandgrab-screen-connect-post-exploitation-in-the-wild-cve-2024-1709-cve-2024-1708
author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems), @Kostastsale
date: 2022/02/25
modified: 2024/02/26
tags:
    - attack.command_and_control
    - attack.t1219
logsource:
    product: windows
    category: process_creation
detection:
    selection:
        ParentCommandLine|contains|all:
            - ':\Windows\TEMP\ScreenConnect\'
            - 'run.cmd'
        Image|endswith:
            - '\cmd.exe'
            - '\curl.exe'
            - '\powershell.exe'
            - '\pwsh.exe'
            - '\wevtutil.exe'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - If the script being executed make use of any of the utilities mentioned in the detection then they should filtered out or allowed.
level: medium
title: Remote Access Tool - ScreenConnect Server Web Shell Execution
id: b19146a3-25d4-41b4-928b-1e2a92641b1b
status: experimental
description: Detects potential web shell execution from the ScreenConnect server process.
references:
    - https://blackpointcyber.com/resources/blog/breaking-through-the-screen/
    - https://www.connectwise.com/company/trust/security-bulletins/connectwise-screenconnect-23.9.8
author: Jason Rathbun (Blackpoint Cyber)
date: 2024/02/26
tags:
    - attack.initial_access
    - attack.t1190
logsource:
    product: windows
    category: process_creation
detection:
    selection:
        ParentImage|endswith: '\ScreenConnect.Service.exe'
        Image|endswith:
            - '\cmd.exe'
            - '\csc.exe'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unlikely
level: high

Another major contribution this release was the addition of the first set of Bitbucket related rules based on Audit logs generated by Bitbucket. These include

  • Full data export
  • Global permission tampering
  • Project scanning rules deletion

and much more

title: Bitbucket Full Data Export Triggered
id: 195e1b9d-bfc2-4ffa-ab4e-35aef69815f8
status: experimental
description: Detects when full data export is attempted.
references:
    - https://confluence.atlassian.com/bitbucketserver/audit-log-events-776640423.html
    - https://confluence.atlassian.com/adminjiraserver0811/importing-and-exporting-data-1019391889.html
author: Muhammad Faisal (@faisalusuf)
date: 2024/02/25
tags:
    - attack.collection
    - attack.t1213.003
logsource:
    product: bitbucket
    service: audit
    definition: 'Requirements: "Advance" log level is required to receive these audit events.'
detection:
    selection:
        auditType.category: 'Data pipeline'
        auditType.action: 'Full data export triggered'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Legitimate user activity.
level: high
title: Bitbucket Global Permission Changed
id: aac6c4f4-87c7-4961-96ac-c3fd3a42c310
status: experimental
description: Detects global permissions change activity.
references:
    - https://confluence.atlassian.com/bitbucketserver/audit-log-events-776640423.html
    - https://confluence.atlassian.com/bitbucketserver/global-permissions-776640369.html
author: Muhammad Faisal (@faisalusuf)
date: 2024/02/25
tags:
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.privilege_escalation
    - attack.t1098
logsource:
    product: bitbucket
    service: audit
    definition: 'Requirements: "Advance" log level is required to receive these audit events.'
detection:
    selection:
        auditType.category: 'Permissions'
        auditType.action:
            - 'Global permission remove request'
            - 'Global permission removed'
            - 'Global permission granted'
            - 'Global permission requested'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Legitimate user activity.
level: medium

New Updates

A couple of the older rules have seen some improvements in coverage and metadata as well. Some examples include

New User-Agent to the APT UA hunting rule related to RedCurl APT

title: APT User Agent
id: 6ec820f2-e963-4801-9127-d8b2dce4d31b
status: test
description: Detects suspicious user agent strings used in APT malware in proxy logs
references:
    - Internal Research
author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Markus Neis
date: 2019/11/12
modified: 2024/02/15
tags:
    - attack.command_and_control
    - attack.t1071.001
logsource:
    category: proxy
detection:
    selection:
        c-useragent:
         # APT Related
            - 'SJZJ (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Win32)' # APT Backspace
            - 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.; WOW64; rv:20.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/20.0' # APT GrizzlySteppe - ChopStick - US CERT https://goo.gl/1DTHwi
            - 'User-Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 6.1; Trident/4.0; SLCC' # Comment Crew Miniasp
            - 'Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.4; Win32;32-bit)' # Comment Crew Miniasp
            - 'webclient' # Naikon APT
            - 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; zh-EN; rv:1.7.12) Gecko/200' # Naikon APT
            - 'Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSI 6.0;' # SnowGlobe Babar - yes, it is cut
            - 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.3; WOW64; rv:28.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/28.0' # Sofacy - Xtunnel
            - 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.2; WOW64; rv:20.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/' # Sofacy - Xtunnel
            - 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.; WOW64; rv:20.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/2' # Sofacy - Xtunnel
            - 'Mozilla/4.0' # Derusbi backdoor ELF https://github.com/fideliscyber/indicators/tree/master/FTA-1021
            - 'Netscape' # Unit78020 Malware
            - 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; zh-EN; rv:1.7.12) Gecko/20100719 Firefox/1.0.7' # Unit78020 Malware
            - 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.2.13) Firefox/3.6.13 GTB7.1' # Winnti related
            - 'Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; MSIE 9.0; Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; Trident/5.0)' # Winnti related
            - 'Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; Trident/4.0; SLCC2; .NETCLR 2.0.50727)' # APT17
            - 'Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 6.0; SV1)' # Bronze Butler - Daserf
            - 'Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 11.0; Windows NT 6.1; SV1)' # Bronze Butler - Daserf
            - 'Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Win32)' # TSCookie https://app.any.run/tasks/0996b314-5133-491b-8d23-d431ffdec597
            - 'Mozilla v5.1 (Windows NT 6.1; rv:6.0.1) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/6.0.1' # Delphi downloader https://www.welivesecurity.com/2018/04/24/sednit-update-analysis-zebrocy/
            - 'Mozilla/6.1 (compatible; MSIE 9.0; Windows NT 5.3; Trident/5.0)' # VPNFilter https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2018/05/VPNFilter.html
            - 'Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.0.04506.30; .NET CLR 3.0.04506.648; InfoPath.1)' # Sofacy User-Agent https://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2018/06/unit42-sofacy-groups-parallel-attacks/
            - 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64) WinHttp/1.6.3.8 (WinHTTP/5.1) like Gecko' # Sofacy User-Agent https://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2018/06/unit42-sofacy-groups-parallel-attacks/
            - 'Mozilla v5.1 *' # Sofacy Zebrocy samples
            - 'MSIE 8.0' # Sofacy Azzy Backdoor  from https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/a80e29c0757bee05338fd5c22a542d852ad86c477068e3eb4aacc1c3e59e2eef?environmentId=100
            - 'Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 6.1; SLCC2; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR 3.0.30729; Media Center PC 6.0; .NET4.0C; .NET4.0E; InfoPath.2)' # https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2018/07/microsoft-office-vulnerabilities-used-to-distribute-felixroot-backdoor.html
            - 'Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; RMS)' # Attacks on industrial enterprises using RMS and TeamViewer https://goo.gl/GthvTw
            - 'Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; DynGate)' # Attacks on industrial enterprises using RMS and TeamViewer https://goo.gl/GthvTw
            - 'O/9.27 (W; U; Z)' # Cmstar https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/e4328011bb2b04abc856ccd04404c9f95d67167f6c291d343e8ffa8aa2aa2099/details
            - 'Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; MSIE 9.0; Windows NT 6.0; Trident/5.0;  Trident/5.0*' # KerrDown UA https://goo.gl/s2WU6o
            - 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 9; *' # Suspicious 'Windows NT 9' user agent - used by APT33 malware in 2018
            - 'hots scot' # Unknown iOS zero-day implant https://twitter.com/craiu/status/1176437994288484352?s=20
            - 'Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; MSIE 10.0; Windows NT)' # https://blog.telsy.com/meeting-powerband-the-apt33-net-powerton-variant/
            - 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64) Chrome/28.0.1500.95 Safari/537.36' # Hidden Cobra malware
            - 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.2; Win32; rv:47.0)' # Strong Pity loader https://twitter.com/VK_Intel/status/1264185981118406657
            - 'Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1;SV1;' # Mustang Panda https://insights.oem.avira.com/new-wave-of-plugx-targets-hong-kong/
            - 'Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux i686; rv:22.0) Firefox/22.0' # BackdoorDiplomacy https://www.welivesecurity.com/2021/06/10/backdoordiplomacy-upgrading-quarian-turian/
            - 'Mozilla/5.0 Chrome/72.0.3626.109 Safari/537.36' # SideWalk malware used by Sparkling Goblin
            - 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:FTS_06) Gecko/22.36.35.06 Firefox/2.0' # LitePower stager used by WRITE https://securelist.com/wirtes-campaign-in-the-middle-east-living-off-the-land-since-at-least-2019/105044/
            - 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/102.0.5005.63 Safari/537.36 Edg/100.0.1185.39' # https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2022/09/29/zinc-weaponizing-open-source-software/
            - 'Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; Trident/4.0; SLCC2; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR 3.0.30729; InfoPath.3; .NET4.0C; .NET4.0E)' # https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2022/09/29/zinc-weaponizing-open-source-software/
            - 'Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 9.0; Windows NT 10.0; .NET4.0C; .NET4.0E; Tablet PC 2.0)' # PlugX backdoor https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/thor-plugx-variant/
            - 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/42.0.2311.135 Safari/537.36 Edge/12.246001'  # RedCurl Downloader APT https://www.facct.ru/blog/redcurl-2024
    condition: selection
fields:
    - ClientIP
    - c-uri
    - c-useragent
falsepositives:
    - Old browsers
level: high

Add commandline flag variation of / and - to Windows based rules such as

  • Curl
  • Chcp
  • Cmdkey

And more.

Update and merging of rules that covered the potential abuse of the “RunHTMLApplication” export, in order to cover the newly reported Windows Defender bypass

title: Mshtml.DLL RunHTMLApplication Suspicious Usage
id: 4782eb5a-a513-4523-a0ac-f3082b26ac5c
related:
    - id: 9f06447a-a33a-4cbe-a94f-a3f43184a7a3
      type: obsoletes
    - id: 73fcad2e-ff14-4c38-b11d-4172c8ac86c7
      type: obsoletes
status: test
description: |
    Detects execution of commands that leverage the "mshtml.dll" RunHTMLApplication export to run arbitrary code via different protocol handlers (vbscript, javascript, file, http...)
references:
    - https://twitter.com/n1nj4sec/status/1421190238081277959
    - https://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/MICROSOFT_WINDOWS_DEFENDER_TROJAN.WIN32.POWESSERE.G_MITIGATION_BYPASS_PART2.txt
    - http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/MICROSOFT_WINDOWS_DEFENDER_DETECTION_BYPASS.txt
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems),  Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Josh Nickels, frack113, Zaw Min Htun (ZETA)
date: 2022/08/14
modified: 2024/02/23
tags:
    - attack.defense_evasion
    - attack.execution
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        CommandLine|contains|all:
            - '\..\'
            - 'mshtml'
        CommandLine|contains:
            - '#135'
            - 'RunHTMLApplication'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unlikely
level: high

Please check the full changelog on the release page below for the complete list of changes and additions.

Release Release r2024-02-26 · SigmaHQ/sigma

Contributors

This release was possible thanks to the many Sigma community contributors. A big thanks goes to following people:

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