Detection rules › Sublime MQL

Open redirect: bananaguide.com

Severity
medium
Type
rule
Source
github.com/sublime-security/sublime-rules

Message contains use of the bananaguide.com redirect with url parameter. This has been exploited in the wild.

Threat classification

Sublime's own taxonomy (not MITRE ATT&CK).

CategoryValues
Attack typesCredential Phishing, Malware/Ransomware
Tactics and techniquesOpen redirect

Event coverage

Rule body MQL

type.inbound
and any(body.links,
        .href_url.domain.domain == "bananaguide.com"
        and .href_url.path == "/thru.php"
        and length(.href_url.query_params_decoded["url"]) > 0
        // Make sure the redirect is not going back to bananaguide.com
        and not any(.href_url.query_params_decoded["url"],
                    strings.parse_url(.).domain.root_domain == "bananaguide.com"
        )
)
and not sender.email.domain.root_domain == "bananaguide.com"

// negate highly trusted sender domains unless they fail DMARC authentication
and (
  (
    sender.email.domain.root_domain in $high_trust_sender_root_domains
    and not headers.auth_summary.dmarc.pass
  )
  or sender.email.domain.root_domain not in $high_trust_sender_root_domains
)

Detection logic

Scope: inbound message.

Message contains use of the bananaguide.com redirect with url parameter. This has been exploited in the wild.

  1. inbound message
  2. any of body.links where all hold:
    • .href_url.domain.domain is 'bananaguide.com'
    • .href_url.path is '/thru.php'
    • length(.href_url.query_params_decoded['url']) > 0
    • not:
      • any of .href_url.query_params_decoded['url'] where:
        • strings.parse_url(.).domain.root_domain is 'bananaguide.com'
  3. not:
    • sender.email.domain.root_domain is 'bananaguide.com'
  4. any of:
    • all of:
      • sender.email.domain.root_domain in $high_trust_sender_root_domains
      • not:
        • headers.auth_summary.dmarc.pass
    • sender.email.domain.root_domain not in $high_trust_sender_root_domains

Inspects: body.links, body.links[].href_url.domain.domain, body.links[].href_url.path, body.links[].href_url.query_params_decoded['url'], headers.auth_summary.dmarc.pass, sender.email.domain.root_domain, type.inbound. Sensors: strings.parse_url. Reference lists: $high_trust_sender_root_domains.

Indicators matched (3)

FieldMatchValue
body.links[].href_url.domain.domainequalsbananaguide.com
body.links[].href_url.pathequals/thru.php
sender.email.domain.root_domainequalsbananaguide.com