Detection rules › Elastic
Potential Injection via DotNET Debugging
Identifies creation of a process and from a call stack that refers to dotnet debugging API OpenVirtualProcess. This may be the result of a code injection attempt using .NET debugging capabilities.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Stealth |
Rule body
[rule]
description = """
Identifies creation of a process and from a call stack that refers to dotnet debugging API OpenVirtualProcess. This may
be the result of a code injection attempt using .NET debugging capabilities.
"""
id = "3071b34f-3b34-44b6-ad1a-afc5a5675d8b"
license = "Elastic License v2"
name = "Potential Injection via DotNET Debugging"
os_list = ["windows"]
reference = [
"https://blog.xpnsec.com/debugging-into-net/",
"https://github.com/xpn/DotNetDebug",
"https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/framework/unmanaged-api/debugging/iclrdebugging-openvirtualprocess-method",
"https://www.elastic.co/security-labs/upping-the-ante-detecting-in-memory-threats-with-kernel-call-stacks",
]
version = "1.0.23"
query = '''
process where event.action == "start" and
_arraysearch(process.parent.thread.Ext.call_stack, $entry, $entry.symbol_info : "?:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework*OpenVirtualProcess*") and
not (process.code_signature.subject_name : ("Magic Software Enterprises LTD", "JetBrains s.r.o.") and process.code_signature.trusted == true) and
not process.executable : ("?:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Visual Studio\\*.exe",
"?:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Visual Studio\\*.exe",
"D:\\Visual Studio\\Common?\\IDE\\devenv.exe",
"?:\\Program Files\\IIS Express\\iisexpress.exe",
"?:\\Program Files (x86)\\IIS Express\\iisexpress.exe") and
not process.parent.executable : ("?:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Visual Studio\\*.exe") and
not process.hash.sha256 : ("8c3e594924948cade83b43cee33385cf305b930224fa65daaf622f16be58f3c2",
"b220760020655cc0d7222f2526ff573108e7d9633d9de4a1e51bc5567c61286b",
"311e92f886b53863e43284daf77b5ff8916d7a0ac7585a8f7954218824663661",
"01ce382fce6b135d2c57016c95611bf06b98b2e8d3d7070d2570d60bfa35437c",
"ce676e1bae994c5e0433c5fcca9c85ce031cc0c5f0f6a78fc82e7db81988c5be")
'''
min_endpoint_version = "8.7.0"
[[actions]]
action = "kill_process"
field = "process.entity_id"
state = 0
[[actions]]
action = "kill_process"
field = "process.parent.entity_id"
state = 0
[[optional_actions]]
action = "rollback"
field = "process.entity_id"
state = 0
[[threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[threat.technique]]
id = "T1055"
name = "Process Injection"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1055/"
[threat.tactic]
id = "TA0005"
name = "Defense Evasion"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0005/"
[internal]
min_endpoint_version = "8.7.0"
Stages and Predicates
Stage 1: process
process where event.action == "start" and
_arraysearch(process.parent.thread.Ext.call_stack, $entry, $entry.symbol_info : "?:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework*OpenVirtualProcess*") and
not (process.code_signature.subject_name : ("Magic Software Enterprises LTD", "JetBrains s.r.o.") and process.code_signature.trusted == true) and
not process.executable : ("?:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Visual Studio\\*.exe",
"?:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Visual Studio\\*.exe",
"D:\\Visual Studio\\Common?\\IDE\\devenv.exe",
"?:\\Program Files\\IIS Express\\iisexpress.exe",
"?:\\Program Files (x86)\\IIS Express\\iisexpress.exe") and
not process.parent.executable : ("?:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Visual Studio\\*.exe") and
not process.hash.sha256 : ("8c3e594924948cade83b43cee33385cf305b930224fa65daaf622f16be58f3c2",
"b220760020655cc0d7222f2526ff573108e7d9633d9de4a1e51bc5567c61286b",
"311e92f886b53863e43284daf77b5ff8916d7a0ac7585a8f7954218824663661",
"01ce382fce6b135d2c57016c95611bf06b98b2e8d3d7070d2570d60bfa35437c",
"ce676e1bae994c5e0433c5fcca9c85ce031cc0c5f0f6a78fc82e7db81988c5be")
Exclusions
The rule actively suppresses these predicates.
| Field | Kind | Excluded values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
process.code_signature.subject_name | eq | Magic Software Enterprises LTD, JetBrains s.r.o. | excludes:process.code_signature.subject_name field:"process.code_signature.subject_name" value:"Magic Software Enterprises LTD" field:"process.code_signature.subject_name" value:"JetBrains s.r.o." |
process.code_signature.trusted | eq | true | excludes:process.code_signature.trusted field:"process.code_signature.trusted" value:"true" |
process.executable | wildcard | ?:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\*.exe, ?:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\*.exe, D:\Visual Studio\Common?\IDE\devenv.exe, ?:\Program Files\IIS Express\iisexpress.exe, ?:\Program Files (x86)\IIS Express\iisexpress.exe | excludes:process.executable |
process.hash.sha256 | eq | 8c3e594924948cade83b43cee33385cf305b930224fa65daaf622f16be58f3c2, b220760020655cc0d7222f2526ff573108e7d9633d9de4a1e51bc5567c61286b, 311e92f886b53863e43284daf77b5ff8916d7a0ac7585a8f7954218824663661, 01ce382fce6b135d2c57016c95611bf06b98b2e8d3d7070d2570d60bfa35437c, ce676e1bae994c5e0433c5fcca9c85ce031cc0c5f0f6a78fc82e7db81988c5be | excludes:process.hash.sha256 |
process.parent.executable | wildcard | ?:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\*.exe | excludes:process.parent.executable field:"process.parent.executable" value:"?:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\*.exe" |
Indicators
These rows show field, operator, and value matches.
| Field | Kind | Values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
event.action | eq |
| field:"EventType" kind:eq value:"start" |