Detection rules › Sublime MQL
Open redirect: LinkedIn Redirect
Message contains use of a LinkedIn Redirect. The redirect contains a 3 second delay before redirecting the browser. This redirection has been abused by threat actors in the wild.
Threat classification
Sublime's own taxonomy (not MITRE ATT&CK).
| Category | Values |
|---|---|
| Attack types | Credential Phishing, Malware/Ransomware |
| Tactics and techniques | Open redirect |
Event coverage
| Message attribute |
|---|
| body |
| body.links (collection) |
| headers.auth_summary |
| sender.email |
| type |
Rule body MQL
type.inbound
and any(body.links,
.href_url.domain.root_domain == "linkedin.com"
and .href_url.path =~ "/redir/redirect"
and strings.icontains(.href_url.query_params, 'url=')
and not any(.href_url.query_params_decoded["url"],
strings.parse_url(.).domain.root_domain in (
"lnkd.in",
'linkedin.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 a LinkedIn Redirect. The redirect contains a 3 second delay before redirecting the browser. This redirection has been abused by threat actors in the wild.
- inbound message
any of
body.linkswhere all hold:- .href_url.domain.root_domain is 'linkedin.com'
- .href_url.path is '/redir/redirect'
- .href_url.query_params contains 'url='
not:
any of
.href_url.query_params_decoded['url']where:- strings.parse_url(.).domain.root_domain in ('lnkd.in', 'linkedin.com')
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, body.links[].href_url.query_params_decoded['url'], headers.auth_summary.dmarc.pass, sender.email.domain.root_domain, type.inbound. Sensors: strings.icontains, strings.parse_url. Reference lists: $high_trust_sender_root_domains.
Indicators matched (3)
| Field | Match | Value |
|---|---|---|
body.links[].href_url.domain.root_domain | equals | linkedin.com |
body.links[].href_url.path | equals | /redir/redirect |
strings.icontains | substring | url= |