Name:Windows Unusual File Creation in Confluence Directory id:aa9d80d9-ed47-44da-aceb-2909ca4dc19e version:3 date:None author:Raven Tait, Splunk status:production type:Anomaly Description:The following analytic detects executable file formats being created within the Confluence main directory.
This can be indicative of exploitation of the Confluence web services to stage malware.
This won't catch adversaries who modify the output location outside the Confluence directory when exploiting. Data_source:
-Sysmon EventID 11
search:| tstats `security_content_summariesonly` count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime
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:Some legitimate administrative or development activities may create executable files in the Confluence directory.
Review and filter based on approved maintenance processes. References: -https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa23-289a -https://confluence.atlassian.com/security/cve-2023-22515-broken-access-control-vulnerability-in-confluence-data-center-and-server-1295682276.html -https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2023/10/04/etr-cve-2023-22515-zero-day-privilege-escalation-in-confluence-server-and-data-center/ drilldown_searches: earliest_offset:'$info_min_time$' latest_offset:'$info_max_time$' name:'View the detection results for - "$user$" and "$dest$"' search:'%original_detection_search% | search user = "$user$" dest = "$dest$"' name:'View risk events for the last 7 days for - "$user$" and "$dest$"' search:'| from datamodel Risk.All_Risk | search normalized_risk_object IN ("$user$", "$dest$") | 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:'7d' latest_offset:'0' analytic_story:['Confluence Data Center and Confluence Server Vulnerabilities', 'CVE-2023-22515 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Confluence Data Center and Server']
