ID | Technique | Tactic |
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T1048.003 | Exfiltration Over Unencrypted Non-C2 Protocol | Exfiltration |
Detection: Windows Rundll32 WebDav With Network Connection
EXPERIMENTAL DETECTION
This detection status is set to experimental. The Splunk Threat Research team has not yet fully tested, simulated, or built comprehensive datasets for this detection. As such, this analytic is not officially supported. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to us at research@splunk.com.
Description
The following analytic detects the execution of rundll32.exe with command-line arguments loading davclnt.dll and the davsetcookie function to access a remote WebDav instance. It uses data from Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) agents, correlating process execution and network traffic data. This activity is significant as it may indicate exploitation of CVE-2023-23397, a known vulnerability. If confirmed malicious, this could allow an attacker to establish unauthorized remote connections, potentially leading to data exfiltration or further network compromise.
Search
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2| tstats `security_content_summariesonly` count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime FROM datamodel=Endpoint.Processes where Processes.parent_process_name=svchost.exe `process_rundll32` Processes.process IN ("*\\windows\\system32\\davclnt.dll,*davsetcookie*", "*\\windows\\syswow64\\davclnt.dll,*davsetcookie*") by host _time span=1h Processes.process_id Processes.process_name Processes.dest Processes.process_path Processes.process Processes.parent_process_name Processes.parent_process
3| `drop_dm_object_name(Processes)`
4| `security_content_ctime(firstTime)`
5| `security_content_ctime(lastTime)`
6| rename dest as src
7| join host process_id [
8| tstats `security_content_summariesonly` count latest(All_Traffic.dest) as dest latest(All_Traffic.dest_ip) as dest_ip latest(All_Traffic.dest_port) as dest_port FROM datamodel=Network_Traffic.All_Traffic where All_Traffic.dest_port!=0 NOT (All_Traffic.dest_ip IN (10.0.0.0/8, 172.16.0.0/12, 192.168.0.0/16)) by host All_Traffic.process_id
9| `drop_dm_object_name(All_Traffic)`]
10| `windows_rundll32_webdav_with_network_connection_filter`
Data Source
Name | Platform | Sourcetype | Source | Supported App |
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N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Macros Used
Name | Value |
---|---|
process_rundll32 | (Processes.process_name=rundll32.exe OR Processes.original_file_name=RUNDLL32.EXE) |
windows_rundll32_webdav_with_network_connection_filter | search * |
windows_rundll32_webdav_with_network_connection_filter
is an empty macro by default. It allows the user to filter out any results (false positives) without editing the SPL.
Annotations
Default Configuration
This detection is configured by default in Splunk Enterprise Security to run with the following settings:
Setting | Value |
---|---|
Disabled | true |
Cron Schedule | 0 * * * * |
Earliest Time | -70m@m |
Latest Time | -10m@m |
Schedule Window | auto |
Creates Notable | Yes |
Rule Title | %name% |
Rule Description | %description% |
Notable Event Fields | user, dest |
Creates Risk Event | True |
Implementation
The detection is based on data that originates from Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) agents. These agents are designed to provide security-related telemetry from the endpoints where the agent is installed. To implement this search, you must ingest logs that contain the process GUID, process name, and parent process. Additionally, you must ingest complete command-line executions. These logs must be processed using the appropriate Splunk Technology Add-ons that are specific to the EDR product. The logs must also be mapped to the Processes
node of the Endpoint
data model. Use the Splunk Common Information Model (CIM) to normalize the field names and speed up the data modeling process.
Known False Positives
False positives will be present based on legitimate software, filtering may need to occur.
Associated Analytic Story
Risk Based Analytics (RBA)
Risk Message | Risk Score | Impact | Confidence |
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An instance of $parent_process_name$ spawning $process_name$ was identified on endpoint $dest$ by user $user$ attempting to contact a remote WebDav server. | 48 | 80 | 60 |
References
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https://strontic.github.io/xcyclopedia/library/davclnt.dll-0EA3050E7CC710526E330C413C165DA0.html
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https://twitter.com/ACEResponder/status/1636116096506818562?s=20
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https://twitter.com/domchell/status/1635999068282408962?s=20
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https://www.pwndefend.com/2023/03/15/the-long-game-persistent-hash-theft/
Detection Testing
Test Type | Status | Dataset | Source | Sourcetype |
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Validation | Not Applicable | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Unit | ✅ Passing | Dataset | XmlWinEventLog:Microsoft-Windows-Sysmon/Operational |
xmlwineventlog |
Integration | ✅ Passing | Dataset | XmlWinEventLog:Microsoft-Windows-Sysmon/Operational |
xmlwineventlog |
Replay any dataset to Splunk Enterprise by using our replay.py
tool or the UI.
Alternatively you can replay a dataset into a Splunk Attack Range
Source: GitHub | Version: 3