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Web Browsers Password Access via Command Line

Source
github.com/elastic/protections-artifacts

Adversaries may collect keychain storage data from a system to in order to acquire credentials. Keychains are the built-in way for macOS to keep track of users' passwords and credentials for many services and features, including Wi-Fi and website passwords, secure notes, certificates, and Kerberos.

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Rule body

[rule]
description = """
Adversaries may collect keychain storage data from a system to in order to acquire credentials. Keychains are the
built-in way for macOS to keep track of users' passwords and credentials for many services and features, including Wi-Fi
and website passwords, secure notes, certificates, and Kerberos.
"""
id = "77d71ede-3025-4c71-bb99-ada7c344bf89"
license = "Elastic License v2"
name = "Web Browsers Password Access via Command Line"
os_list = ["macos"]
reference = [
    "https://www.netmeister.org/blog/keychain-passwords.html",
    "https://github.com/priyankchheda/chrome_password_grabber/blob/master/chrome.py",
    "https://ss64.com/osx/security.html",
    "https://www.intezer.com/blog/research/operation-electrorat-attacker-creates-fake-companies-to-drain-your-crypto-wallets/",
]
version = "1.0.29"

query = '''
process where event.action == "exec" and
 process.name == "security" and
 process.args like ("-wa", "-ga") and process.args like~ ("find-generic-password", "find-internet-password") and
 process.command_line like~ ("*Chrome*", "*Chromium*", "*Opera*", "*Safari*", "*Brave*", "*Microsoft Edge*", "*Firefox*") and
 not process.parent.executable like~ "/Applications/Keeper Password Manager.app/Contents/Frameworks/Keeper Password Manager Helper*/Contents/MacOS/Keeper Password Manager Helper*"
'''

min_endpoint_version = "8.10.2"
optional_actions = []
[[actions]]
action = "kill_process"
field = "process.entity_id"
state = 0

[[threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[threat.technique]]
id = "T1555"
name = "Credentials from Password Stores"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1555/"
[[threat.technique.subtechnique]]
id = "T1555.003"
name = "Credentials from Web Browsers"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1555/003/"



[threat.tactic]
id = "TA0006"
name = "Credential Access"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0006/"

[internal]
min_endpoint_version = "8.10.2"

Stages and Predicates

Stage 1: process

process where event.action == "exec" and
 process.name == "security" and
 process.args like ("-wa", "-ga") and process.args like~ ("find-generic-password", "find-internet-password") and
 process.command_line like~ ("*Chrome*", "*Chromium*", "*Opera*", "*Safari*", "*Brave*", "*Microsoft Edge*", "*Firefox*") and
 not process.parent.executable like~ "/Applications/Keeper Password Manager.app/Contents/Frameworks/Keeper Password Manager Helper*/Contents/MacOS/Keeper Password Manager Helper*"

Exclusions

The rule actively suppresses these predicates.

FieldKindExcluded valuesSearch
process.parent.executablewildcard/Applications/Keeper Password Manager.app/Contents/Frameworks/Keeper Password Manager Helper*/Contents/MacOS/Keeper Password Manager Helper*excludes:process.parent.executable field:"process.parent.executable" value:"/Applications/Keeper Password Manager.app/Contents/Frameworks/Keeper Password Manager Helper*/Contents/MacOS/Keeper Password Manager Helper*"

Indicators

These rows show field, operator, and value matches.

FieldKindValuesSearch
event.actioneq
  • exec
field:"EventType" kind:eq value:"exec"
process.argswildcard
  • -ga
  • -wa
  • find-generic-password
  • find-internet-password
field:"process.args" kind:wildcard
process.command_linewildcard
  • *Brave*
  • *Chrome*
  • *Chromium*
  • *Firefox*
  • *Microsoft Edge*
  • *Opera*
  • *Safari*
field:"CommandLine" kind:wildcard
process.nameeq
  • security
field:"process_name" kind:eq value:"security"