Name:Outbound Network Connection from Java Using Default Ports id:d2c14d28-5c47-11ec-9892-acde48001122 version:4 date:2024-09-30 author:Mauricio Velazco, Lou Stella, Splunk status:production type:TTP Description:The following analytic detects outbound network connections from Java processes to default ports used by LDAP and RMI protocols, which may indicate exploitation of the CVE-2021-44228-Log4j vulnerability. This detection leverages data from Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) agents, focusing on process and network traffic logs. Monitoring this activity is crucial as it can signify an attacker’s attempt to perform JNDI lookups and retrieve malicious payloads. If confirmed malicious, this activity could lead to remote code execution and further compromise of the affected server. Data_source:
-Sysmon EventID 1 AND Sysmon EventID 3
search:| tstats `security_content_summariesonly` count FROM datamodel=Endpoint.Processes where (Processes.process_name="java.exe" OR Processes.process_name=javaw.exe OR Processes.process_name=javaw.exe) by _time Processes.process_id Processes.process_name Processes.dest Processes.process_path Processes.process Processes.parent_process_name | `drop_dm_object_name(Processes)` | `security_content_ctime(firstTime)` | `security_content_ctime(lastTime)` | join process_id [| tstats `security_content_summariesonly` count FROM datamodel=Network_Traffic.All_Traffic where (All_Traffic.dest_port= 389 OR All_Traffic.dest_port= 636 OR All_Traffic.dest_port = 1389 OR All_Traffic.dest_port = 1099 ) by All_Traffic.process_id All_Traffic.dest All_Traffic.dest_port | `drop_dm_object_name(All_Traffic)` | rename dest as connection_to_CNC] | table _time dest parent_process_name process_name process_path process connection_to_CNC dest_port| `outbound_network_connection_from_java_using_default_ports_filter`
how_to_implement: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:Legitimate Java applications may use perform outbound connections to these ports. Filter as needed References: -https://www.lunasec.io/docs/blog/log4j-zero-day/ -https://www.govcert.admin.ch/blog/zero-day-exploit-targeting-popular-java-library-log4j/ drilldown_searches: name:'View the detection results for - "$dest$"' search:'%original_detection_search% | search dest = "$dest$"' earliest_offset:'$info_min_time$' latest_offset:'$info_max_time$' name:'View risk events for the last 7 days for - "$dest$"' search:'| from datamodel Risk.All_Risk | search normalized_risk_object IN ("$dest$") starthoursago=168 | stats count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime values(search_name) as "Search Name" values(risk_message) as "Risk Message" values(analyticstories) as "Analytic Stories" values(annotations._all) as "Annotations" values(annotations.mitre_attack.mitre_tactic) as "ATT&CK Tactics" by normalized_risk_object | `security_content_ctime(firstTime)` | `security_content_ctime(lastTime)`' earliest_offset:'$info_min_time$' latest_offset:'$info_max_time$' tags: analytic_story: - 'Log4Shell CVE-2021-44228' asset_type:Endpoint confidence:60 cve: - 'CVE-2021-44228' impact:90 message:Java performed outbound connections to default ports of LDAP or RMI on $dest$ mitre_attack_id: - 'T1190' - 'T1133' observable: name:'dest' type:'Hostname' - role: - 'Victim' product: - 'Splunk Enterprise' - 'Splunk Enterprise Security' - 'Splunk Cloud' required_fields: - '_time' - 'Processes.process_id' - 'Processes.process_name' - 'Processes.dest' - 'Processes.process_path' - 'Processes.process' - 'Processes.parent_process_name' - 'All_Traffic.process_id' - 'All_Traffic.dest' - 'All_Traffic.dest_port' risk_score:54 security_domain:endpoint
