{ "cells": [ { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "# CMSTP Execution\n", "Detects various indicators of Microsoft Connection Manager Profile Installer execution" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Rule Content\n", "```\n", "- action: global\n", " title: CMSTP Execution\n", " id: 9d26fede-b526-4413-b069-6e24b6d07167\n", " status: stable\n", " description: Detects various indicators of Microsoft Connection Manager Profile\n", " Installer execution\n", " tags:\n", " - attack.defense_evasion\n", " - attack.execution\n", " - attack.t1191\n", " - attack.g0069\n", " - car.2019-04-001\n", " author: Nik Seetharaman\n", " references:\n", " - http://www.endurant.io/cmstp/detecting-cmstp-enabled-code-execution-and-uac-bypass-with-sysmon/\n", " detection:\n", " condition: 1 of them\n", " fields:\n", " - CommandLine\n", " - ParentCommandLine\n", " - Details\n", " falsepositives:\n", " - Legitimate CMSTP use (unlikely in modern enterprise environments)\n", " level: high\n", "- logsource:\n", " product: windows\n", " service: sysmon\n", " detection:\n", " selection2:\n", " EventID: 12\n", " TargetObject: '*\\cmmgr32.exe*'\n", " selection3:\n", " EventID: 13\n", " TargetObject: '*\\cmmgr32.exe*'\n", " selection4:\n", " EventID: 10\n", " CallTrace: '*cmlua.dll*'\n", "- logsource:\n", " category: process_creation\n", " product: windows\n", " detection:\n", " selection1:\n", " ParentImage: '*\\cmstp.exe'\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-*', 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:\"12\" AND registry_key_path.keyword:*\\\\cmmgr32.exe*) OR (event_id:\"13\" AND registry_key_path.keyword:*\\\\cmmgr32.exe*) OR (event_id:\"10\" AND process_call_trace.keyword:*cmlua.dll*))')\n", "response = s.execute()\n", "if response.success():\n", " df = pd.DataFrame((d.to_dict() for d in s.scan()))" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": null, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [], "source": [ "s = searchContext.query('query_string', query='process_parent_path.keyword:*\\\\cmstp.exe')\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 }