{ "cells": [ { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "# PowerShell Downgrade Attack\n", "Detects PowerShell downgrade attack by comparing the host versions with the actually used engine version 2.0" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Rule Content\n", "```\n", "- title: PowerShell Downgrade Attack\n", " id: 6331d09b-4785-4c13-980f-f96661356249\n", " status: experimental\n", " description: Detects PowerShell downgrade attack by comparing the host versions\n", " with the actually used engine version 2.0\n", " references:\n", " - http://www.leeholmes.com/blog/2017/03/17/detecting-and-preventing-powershell-downgrade-attacks/\n", " tags:\n", " - attack.defense_evasion\n", " - attack.execution\n", " - attack.t1086\n", " author: Florian Roth (rule), Lee Holmes (idea)\n", " logsource:\n", " product: windows\n", " service: powershell-classic\n", " category: null\n", " detection:\n", " selection:\n", " EventID: 400\n", " EngineVersion: 2.*\n", " filter:\n", " HostVersion: 2.*\n", " condition: selection and not filter\n", " falsepositives:\n", " - Penetration Test\n", " - Unknown\n", " level: medium\n", "\n", "```" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Querying Elasticsearch" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "### Import Libraries" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": null, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [], "source": [ "from elasticsearch import Elasticsearch\n", "from elasticsearch_dsl import Search\n", "import pandas as pd" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "### Initialize Elasticsearch client" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": null, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [], "source": [ "es = Elasticsearch(['http://helk-elasticsearch:9200'])\n", "searchContext = Search(using=es, index='logs-endpoint-winevent-powershell-*', doc_type='doc')" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "### Run Elasticsearch Query" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": null, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [], "source": [ "s = searchContext.query('query_string', query='((event_id:\"400\" AND powershell.engine.version.keyword:2.*) AND (NOT (powershell.host.version.keyword:2.*)))')\n", "response = s.execute()\n", "if response.success():\n", " df = pd.DataFrame((d.to_dict() for d in s.scan()))" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "### Show Results" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": null, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [], "source": [ "df.head()" ] } ], "metadata": {}, "nbformat": 4, "nbformat_minor": 4 }