:warning: THIS IS A EXPERIMENTAL DETECTION

This detection has been marked experimental by the Splunk Threat Research team. This means we have not been able to test, simulate, or build datasets for this detection. Use at your own risk. This analytic is NOT supported.

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Description

The following analytic identifies potential exploitation attempts on a PaperCut NG server by analyzing its debug log data. It detects unauthorized or suspicious access attempts from public IP addresses and searches for specific URIs associated with known exploits. The detection leverages regex to parse unstructured log data, focusing on admin login activities. This activity is significant as it can indicate an active exploitation attempt on the server. If confirmed malicious, attackers could gain unauthorized access, potentially leading to data breaches or further compromise of the server.

  • Type: Hunting

  • Product: Splunk Enterprise, Splunk Enterprise Security, Splunk Cloud

  • Last Updated: 2024-05-30
  • Author: Michael Haag, Splunk
  • ID: 395163b8-689b-444b-86c7-9fe9ad624734

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ATT&CK

ATT&CK

ID Technique Tactic
T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
T1133 External Remote Services Persistence, Initial Access
Kill Chain Phase
  • Delivery
  • Installation
NIST
  • DE.AE
CIS20
  • CIS 10
CVE 


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`papercutng` (loginType=Admin OR userName=admin) 
| eval uri_match=if(match(_raw, "(?i)(\/app\?service=page\/SetupCompleted
|\/app
|\/app\?service=page\/PrinterList
|\/app\?service=direct\/1\/PrinterList\/selectPrinter&sp=l1001
|\/app\?service=direct\/1\/PrinterDetails\/printerOptionsTab\.tab)"), "URI matches", null()) 
| eval ip_match=if(match(_raw, "(?i)((25[0-5]
|2[0-4][0-9]
|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)\.(25[0-5]
|2[0-4][0-9]
|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)\.(25[0-5]
|2[0-4][0-9]
|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)\.(25[0-5]
|2[0-4][0-9]
|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?))") AND NOT match(_raw, "(?i)(10\.(25[0-5]
|2[0-4][0-9]
|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)\.(25[0-5]
|2[0-4][0-9]
|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)\.(25[0-5]
|2[0-4][0-9]
|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?))
|(172\.(1[6-9]
|2[0-9]
|3[0-1])\.(25[0-5]
|2[0-4][0-9]
|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)\.(25[0-5]
|2[0-4][0-9]
|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?))
|(192\.168\.(25[0-5]
|2[0-4][0-9]
|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)\.(25[0-5]
|2[0-4][0-9]
|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?))"), "IP matches", null()) 
| where  (isnotnull(uri_match) OR isnotnull(ip_match)) 
| stats sparkline, count, values(uri_match) AS uri_match, values(ip_match) AS ip_match latest(_raw) BY host, index, sourcetype 
| `papercut_ng_suspicious_behavior_debug_log_filter`

Macros

The SPL above uses the following Macros:

:information_source: papercut_ng_suspicious_behavior_debug_log_filter is a empty macro by default. It allows the user to filter out any results (false positives) without editing the SPL.

Required fields

List of fields required to use this analytic.

  • uri_match
  • ip_match
  • index
  • sourcetype
  • host

How To Implement

Debug logs must be enabled and shipped to Splunk in order to properly identify behavior with this analytic.

Known False Positives

False positives may be present, as this is based on the admin user accessing the Papercut NG instance from a public IP address. Filter as needed.

Associated Analytic Story

RBA

Risk Score Impact Confidence Message
64.0 80 80 Behavior related to exploitation of PaperCut NG has been identified on $host$.

:information_source: The Risk Score is calculated by the following formula: Risk Score = (Impact * Confidence/100). Initial Confidence and Impact is set by the analytic author.

Reference

Test Dataset

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