Analytics Story: SysAid On-Prem Software CVE-2023-47246 Vulnerability

Description

A zero-day vulnerability was discovered in SysAid's on-premise software, exploited by the group DEV-0950 (Lace Tempest). The attackers uploaded a WebShell and other payloads, gaining unauthorized access and control. SysAid has released a patch (version 23.3.36) to remediate the vulnerability and urges customers to conduct a comprehensive compromise assessment.

Why it matters

The analytics tagged to this analytic story will aid in capturing initial access and some post-exploitation activities. In addition to the application spawning a shell, consider reviewing STRT's Cobalt Strike and PowerShell script block logging analytic stories. On November 2nd, SysAid's security team identified a potential vulnerability in their on-premise software. The investigation revealed a zero-day vulnerability exploited by the group known as DEV-0950 (Lace Tempest). The attackers uploaded a WebShell and other payloads into the webroot of the SysAid Tomcat web service, thereby gaining unauthorized access and control over the affected system. SysAid promptly initiated their incident response protocol and began proactive communication with their on-premise customers to implement a mitigation solution. SysAid has released a patch (version 23.3.36) to remediate the vulnerability and strongly recommends all customers to conduct a comprehensive compromise assessment of their network.

Detections

Name ▲▼ Technique ▲▼ Type ▲▼
Any Powershell DownloadString Command and Scripting Interpreter, PowerShell, Ingress Tool Transfer TTP
Detect Webshell Exploit Behavior Server Software Component, Web Shell TTP
Java Writing JSP File Exploit Public-Facing Application, External Remote Services TTP
Windows Java Spawning Shells Exploit Public-Facing Application, External Remote Services TTP

Data Sources

Name ▲▼ Platform ▲▼ Sourcetype ▲▼ Source ▲▼
CrowdStrike ProcessRollup2 N/A crowdstrike:events:sensor crowdstrike
Sysmon EventID 1 Windows icon Windows xmlwineventlog XmlWinEventLog:Microsoft-Windows-Sysmon/Operational
Sysmon EventID 11 Windows icon Windows xmlwineventlog XmlWinEventLog:Microsoft-Windows-Sysmon/Operational
Windows Event Log Security 4688 Windows icon Windows xmlwineventlog XmlWinEventLog:Security

References


Source: GitHub | Version: 1