Detection rules › Sublime MQL

Open redirect: fenc.com

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

Message contains use of the fenc.com open redirect. 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.root_domain == "fenc.com"
        and .href_url.path =~ "/redirector.aspx"
        and regex.icontains(.href_url.query_params,
                            'y=(?:https?|(?:\/|%2f)(?:\/|%2f))'
        )
        and not regex.icontains(.href_url.query_params, 'y=[^\&]*fenc\.com')
)
and not sender.email.domain.root_domain == "fenc.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 fenc.com open redirect. This has been exploited in the wild.

  1. inbound message
  2. any of body.links where all hold:
    • .href_url.domain.root_domain is 'fenc.com'
    • .href_url.path is '/redirector.aspx'
    • .href_url.query_params matches 'y=(?:https?|(?:\\/|%2f)(?:\\/|%2f))'
    • not:
      • .href_url.query_params matches 'y=[^\\&]*fenc\\.com'
  3. not:
    • sender.email.domain.root_domain is 'fenc.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.root_domain, body.links[].href_url.path, body.links[].href_url.query_params, headers.auth_summary.dmarc.pass, sender.email.domain.root_domain, type.inbound. Sensors: regex.icontains. Reference lists: $high_trust_sender_root_domains.

Indicators matched (5)

FieldMatchValue
body.links[].href_url.domain.root_domainequalsfenc.com
body.links[].href_url.pathequals/redirector.aspx
regex.icontainsregexy=(?:https?|(?:\/|%2f)(?:\/|%2f))
regex.icontainsregexy=[^\&]*fenc\.com
sender.email.domain.root_domainequalsfenc.com