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Microsoft IIS Connection Strings Decryption
editMicrosoft IIS Connection Strings Decryption
editIdentifies use of aspnet_regiis to decrypt Microsoft IIS connection strings. An attacker with Microsoft IIS web server access via a webshell or alike can decrypt and dump any hardcoded connection strings, such as the MSSQL service account password using aspnet_regiis command.
Rule type: eql
Rule indices:
- winlogbeat-*
- logs-endpoint.events.*
Severity: high
Risk score: 73
Runs every: 5 minutes
Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time
)
Maximum alerts per execution: 33
References:
Tags:
- Elastic
- Host
- Windows
- Threat Detection
- Credential Access
Version: 3 (version history)
Added (Elastic Stack release): 7.10.0
Last modified (Elastic Stack release): 7.11.2
Rule authors: Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License
Rule query
editprocess where event.type in ("start", "process_started") and (process.name : "aspnet_regiis.exe" or process.pe.original_file_name == "aspnet_regiis.exe") and process.args : "connectionStrings" and process.args : "-pdf"
Threat mapping
editFramework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
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Tactic:
- Name: Credential Access
- ID: TA0006
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0006/
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Technique:
- Name: OS Credential Dumping
- ID: T1003
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1003/
Rule version history
edit- Version 3 (7.11.2 release)
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- Formatting only
- Version 2 (7.11.0 release)
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Updated query, changed from:
event.category:process and event.type:(start or process_started) and (process.name:aspnet_regiis.exe or process.pe.original_file_name:aspnet_regiis.exe or winlog.event_data.OriginalFileName:aspnet_regiis.exe) and process.args:(connectionStrings and "-pdf")
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