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Potential Execution via WinRAR Exploitation
Identifies suspicious child processes of the WinRAR process. This may indicate the successful exploitation of the WinRAR vulnerability CVE-2023-38831.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Initial Access | |
| Execution |
Rule body
[rule]
description = """
Identifies suspicious child processes of the WinRAR process. This may indicate the successful exploitation of the WinRAR
vulnerability CVE-2023-38831.
"""
id = "1eb1c26f-c360-4fd5-a549-6149e16d8e96"
license = "Elastic License v2"
name = "Potential Execution via WinRAR Exploitation"
os_list = ["windows"]
reference = [
"https://www.group-ib.com/blog/cve-2023-38831-winrar-zero-day/",
"https://github.com/b1tg/CVE-2023-38831-winrar-exploit/tree/main",
]
version = "1.0.5"
query = '''
process where event.action == "start" and
(
(process.parent.name : "WinRAR.exe" and
process.args : "?:\\Users\\*\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\Rar$*" and
(process.args : ("* .exe", "* .cmd", "* .bat", "* .vbs", "* .js", "* .scr", "* .com", "* .wsh", "* .hta", "* .pif", "* .cpl") or
process.args : (".exe ", ".cmd ", ".bat ", ".vbs ", ".js ", ".scr ", ".com ", ".wsh ", ".hta ", ".pif ", ".cpl"))) or
descendant of [process where event.action == "start" and process.parent.name : "WinRAR.exe" and
process.args : "?:\\Users\\*\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\Rar$*" and
(process.args : ("* .exe", "* .cmd", "* .bat", "* .vbs", "* .js", "* .scr", "* .com", "* .wsh", "* .hta", "* .pif", "* .cpl") or
process.args : (".exe ", ".cmd ", ".bat ", ".vbs ", ".js ", ".scr ", ".com ", ".wsh ", ".hta ", ".pif ", ".cpl "))]
) and
not (process.executable : "?:\\Program Files*\\Microsoft\\Edge\\Application\\*.exe" and
process.parent.executable : "?:\\Program Files*\\Microsoft\\Edge\\Application\\msedge.exe") and
not (process.executable : "?:\\Windows\\System32\\conhost.exe" and process.args : "0xffffffff")
'''
min_endpoint_version = "7.16.0"
[[actions]]
action = "kill_process"
field = "process.entity_id"
state = 0
[[optional_actions]]
action = "rollback"
field = "process.entity_id"
state = 0
[[threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[threat.technique]]
id = "T1566"
name = "Phishing"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1566/"
[[threat.technique.subtechnique]]
id = "T1566.001"
name = "Spearphishing Attachment"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1566/001/"
[threat.tactic]
id = "TA0001"
name = "Initial Access"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0001/"
[[threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[threat.technique]]
id = "T1203"
name = "Exploitation for Client Execution"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1203/"
[threat.tactic]
id = "TA0002"
name = "Execution"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0002/"
[internal]
min_endpoint_version = "7.16.0"
Stages and Predicates
Stage 1: process
process where event.action == "start" and
(
(process.parent.name : "WinRAR.exe" and
process.args : "?:\\Users\\*\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\Rar$*" and
(process.args : ("* .exe", "* .cmd", "* .bat", "* .vbs", "* .js", "* .scr", "* .com", "* .wsh", "* .hta", "* .pif", "* .cpl") or
process.args : (".exe ", ".cmd ", ".bat ", ".vbs ", ".js ", ".scr ", ".com ", ".wsh ", ".hta ", ".pif ", ".cpl"))) or
descendant of [process where event.action == "start" and process.parent.name : "WinRAR.exe" and
process.args : "?:\\Users\\*\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\Rar$*" and
(process.args : ("* .exe", "* .cmd", "* .bat", "* .vbs", "* .js", "* .scr", "* .com", "* .wsh", "* .hta", "* .pif", "* .cpl") or
process.args : (".exe ", ".cmd ", ".bat ", ".vbs ", ".js ", ".scr ", ".com ", ".wsh ", ".hta ", ".pif ", ".cpl "))]
) and
not (process.executable : "?:\\Program Files*\\Microsoft\\Edge\\Application\\*.exe" and
process.parent.executable : "?:\\Program Files*\\Microsoft\\Edge\\Application\\msedge.exe") and
not (process.executable : "?:\\Windows\\System32\\conhost.exe" and process.args : "0xffffffff")
Exclusions
The rule actively suppresses these predicates.
| Field | Kind | Excluded values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
process.args | eq | 0xffffffff | excludes:process.args field:"process.args" value:"0xffffffff" |
process.executable | eq | ?:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | excludes:process.executable field:"process.executable" value:"?:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe" |
process.executable | wildcard | ?:\Program Files*\Microsoft\Edge\Application\*.exe | excludes:process.executable field:"process.executable" value:"?:\Program Files*\Microsoft\Edge\Application\*.exe" |
process.parent.executable | wildcard | ?:\Program Files*\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | excludes:process.parent.executable field:"process.parent.executable" value:"?:\Program Files*\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" |
Indicators
These rows show field, operator, and value matches.
| Field | Kind | Values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
event.action | eq |
| field:"EventType" kind:eq value:"start" |
process.args | wildcard |
| field:"process.args" kind:wildcard |
process.parent.name | wildcard |
| field:"parent_process_name" kind:wildcard value:"WinRAR.exe" |