Incoming Execution via PowerShell Remotingedit
Identifies remote execution via Windows PowerShell remoting. Windows PowerShell remoting allows a user to run any Windows PowerShell command on one or more remote computers. This could be an indication of lateral movement.
Rule type: eql
Rule indices:
- winlogbeat-*
- logs-endpoint.events.process-*
- logs-endpoint.events.network-*
- logs-windows.sysmon_operational-*
Severity: medium
Risk score: 47
Runs every: 5m
Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
References:
Tags:
- Domain: Endpoint
- OS: Windows
- Use Case: Threat Detection
- Tactic: Lateral Movement
- Tactic: Execution
- Data Source: Elastic Defend
- Data Source: Sysmon
Version: 109
Rule authors:
- Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Rule queryedit
sequence by host.id with maxspan = 30s
[network where host.os.type == "windows" and network.direction : ("incoming", "ingress") and destination.port in (5985, 5986) and
network.protocol == "http" and source.ip != "127.0.0.1" and source.ip != "::1"]
[process where host.os.type == "windows" and
event.type == "start" and process.parent.name : "wsmprovhost.exe" and not process.executable : "?:\\Windows\\System32\\conhost.exe"]
Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
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Tactic:
- Name: Lateral Movement
- ID: TA0008
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0008/
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Technique:
- Name: Remote Services
- ID: T1021
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1021/
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Sub-technique:
- Name: Windows Remote Management
- ID: T1021.006
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1021/006/
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Tactic:
- Name: Execution
- ID: TA0002
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0002/
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Technique:
- Name: Command and Scripting Interpreter
- ID: T1059
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/
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Sub-technique:
- Name: PowerShell
- ID: T1059.001
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/001/