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splunk-security_content/detections/web/ws_ftp_remote_code_execution.yml

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name: WS FTP Remote Code Execution
id: b84e8f39-4e7b-4d4f-9e7c-fcd29a227845
version: 6
date: '2025-05-02'
author: Michael Haag, Splunk
status: production
type: TTP
data_source:
- Suricata
description: The following analytic detects potential Remote Code Execution (RCE)
attempts exploiting CVE-2023-40044 in WS_FTP software. It identifies HTTP POST requests
to the "/AHT/AhtApiService.asmx/AuthUser" URL with a status code of 200. This detection
leverages the Web datamodel to monitor specific URL patterns and HTTP status codes.
This activity is significant as it may indicate an exploitation attempt, potentially
allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the server. If confirmed malicious,
this could lead to unauthorized access, data exfiltration, or further compromise
of the affected system.
search: '| tstats count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime from datamodel=Web
where Web.url IN ("/AHT/AhtApiService.asmx/AuthUser") Web.status=200 Web.http_method=POST
by Web.http_user_agent, Web.status Web.http_method, Web.url, Web.url_length, Web.src,
Web.dest, sourcetype | `drop_dm_object_name("Web")` | `security_content_ctime(firstTime)`
| `security_content_ctime(lastTime)` | `ws_ftp_remote_code_execution_filter`'
how_to_implement: The following analytic requires the Web datamodel. Ensure data source
is mapped correctly or modify and tune for your data source.
known_false_positives: If WS_FTP Server is not in use, this analytic will not return
results. Monitor and tune for your environment. Note the MetaSploit module is focused
on only hitting /AHT/ and not the full /AHT/AhtApiService.asmx/AuthUser URL.
references:
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/pull/8296/files
- https://www.assetnote.io/resources/research/rce-in-progress-ws-ftp-ad-hoc-via-iis-http-modules-cve-2023-40044
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/18414
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: $info_max_time$
rba:
message: Potential WS FTP Remote Code Execution detected against URL $url$ on $dest$
from $src$
risk_objects:
- field: dest
type: system
score: 72
threat_objects:
- field: src
type: ip_address
tags:
cve:
- CVE-2023-40044
analytic_story:
- WS FTP Server Critical Vulnerabilities
asset_type: Web Server
atomic_guid: []
mitre_attack_id:
- T1190
product:
- Splunk Enterprise
- Splunk Enterprise Security
- Splunk Cloud
security_domain: network
tests:
- name: True Positive Test
attack_data:
- data:
https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/splunk/attack_data/master/datasets/attack_techniques/T1190/ws_ftp/wsftpweb.log
source: suricata
sourcetype: suricata