Detection rules › Sublime MQL

Open redirect: U.S. Antarctic Program Data Center (USAP-DC)

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

Message contains use of the U.S. Antarctic Program Data Center (USAP-DC) open redirect.

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 == "usap-dc.org"
        and .href_url.path =~ "/tracker"
        and strings.starts_with(.href_url.query_params, "type=dataset&url=http")
)

Detection logic

Scope: inbound message.

Message contains use of the U.S. Antarctic Program Data Center (USAP-DC) open redirect.

  1. inbound message
  2. any of body.links where all hold:
    • .href_url.domain.root_domain is 'usap-dc.org'
    • .href_url.path is '/tracker'
    • .href_url.query_params starts with 'type=dataset&url=http'

Inspects: body.links, body.links[].href_url.domain.root_domain, body.links[].href_url.path, body.links[].href_url.query_params, type.inbound. Sensors: strings.starts_with.

Indicators matched (3)

FieldMatchValue
body.links[].href_url.domain.root_domainequalsusap-dc.org
body.links[].href_url.pathequals/tracker
strings.starts_withprefixtype=dataset&url=http