Sensitive File Recovery From Backup Via Wbadmin.EXE

Title: Sensitive File Recovery From Backup Via Wbadmin.EXE
Status: test
Description:Detects the dump of highly sensitive files such as "NTDS.DIT" and "SECURITY" hive. Attackers can leverage the "wbadmin" utility in order to dump sensitive files that might contain credential or sensitive information.
References:
  -https://github.com/LOLBAS-Project/LOLBAS/blob/2cc01b01132b5c304027a658c698ae09dd6a92bf/yml/OSBinaries/Wbadmin.yml
  -https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Wbadmin/
  -https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/wbadmin-start-recovery
  -https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/wbadmin-start-backup
Author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems), frack113
Date: 2024-05-10
modified:None
Tags:

• -'attack.credential-access'
• -'attack.t1003.003'

Logsource:

• category: process_creation
• product: windows

Detection:
  selection_img:
Image|endswith:'\wbadmin.exe' OriginalFileName:'WBADMIN.EXE'   selection_backup:
    CommandLine|contains|all:
      -' recovery'
      -'recoveryTarget'
      -'itemtype:File'

    CommandLine|contains:
      -'\config\SAM'
      -'\config\SECURITY'
      -'\config\SYSTEM'
      -'\Windows\NTDS\NTDS.dit'

  condition:all of selection_*
Falsepositives:
  -Unknown
Level: high