Detection rules › Sublime MQL
Open redirect: TikTok
Message contains use of an open redirect on TikTok. This has been exploited 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 == "tiktok.com"
and strings.icontains(.href_url.query_params, 'target=')
and strings.icontains(.href_url.query_params, 'aid=')
)
// attempt to remove any FPs sent by TikTok actual
and not (
sender.email.domain.root_domain in ("tiktok.com")
and headers.auth_summary.dmarc.pass
)
// 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 an open redirect on TikTok. This has been exploited in the wild.
- inbound message
any of
body.linkswhere all hold:- .href_url.domain.root_domain is 'tiktok.com'
- .href_url.query_params contains 'target='
- .href_url.query_params contains 'aid='
not:
all of:
- sender.email.domain.root_domain in ('tiktok.com')
- headers.auth_summary.dmarc.pass
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.query_params, headers.auth_summary.dmarc.pass, sender.email.domain.root_domain, type.inbound. Sensors: strings.icontains. Reference lists: $high_trust_sender_root_domains.
Indicators matched (4)
| Field | Match | Value |
|---|---|---|
body.links[].href_url.domain.root_domain | equals | tiktok.com |
strings.icontains | substring | target= |
strings.icontains | substring | aid= |
sender.email.domain.root_domain | member | tiktok.com |