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splunk-security_content/detections/endpoint/powershell_invoke_cimmethod_cimsession.yml

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name: PowerShell Invoke CIMMethod CIMSession
id: 651ee958-a433-471c-b264-39725b788b83
version: 1
date: '2023-03-22'
author: Michael Haag, Splunk
status: production
type: Anomaly
status: production
data_source:
- Powershell 4104
description: This analytic identifies the use of the New-CIMSession cmdlet being created along with the Invoke-CIMMethod cmdlet being used within PowerShell. This particular behavior is similar to the usage of the Invoke-WMIMethod cmdlet, which is known for executing WMI commands on targets using NTLMv2 pass-the-hash authentication. The New-CIMSession cmdlet allows users to create a new CIM session object for a specified computer system, which can then be used to execute CIM operations remotely. Similarly, the Invoke-CIMMethod cmdlet is used to invoke a specified method on one or more CIM objects. Therefore, the combination of New-CIMSession and Invoke-CIMMethod cmdlets in PowerShell can potentially indicate malicious behavior, and this analytic can help detect such activity.
data_source:
- Powershell 4104
search: '`powershell` EventCode=4104 ScriptBlockText IN ("*invoke-CIMMethod*", "*New-CimSession*")
| stats count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime by Computer EventCode ScriptBlockText
| `security_content_ctime(firstTime)`
| `security_content_ctime(lastTime)` | `powershell_invoke_cimmethod_cimsession_filter`'
how_to_implement: To successfully implement this analytic, you will need to enable
PowerShell Script Block Logging on some or all endpoints. Additional setup here
https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/UBA/5.0.4.1/GetDataIn/AddPowerShell#Configure_module_logging_for_PowerShell.
known_false_positives: False positives may be present based on third-party applications or administrators using CIM. It is recommended to apply appropriate filters as needed to minimize the number of false positives.
references:
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/cimcmdlets/invoke-cimmethod?view=powershell-7.3
tags:
analytic_story:
- Malicious PowerShell
- Active Directory Lateral Movement
asset_type: Endpoint
confidence: 50
impact: 50
message: PowerShell was identified running a Invoke-CIMMethod Invoke-CIMSession on $Computer$.
mitre_attack_id:
- T1047
observable:
- name: Computer
type: Hostname
role:
- Victim
product:
- Splunk Enterprise
- Splunk Enterprise Security
- Splunk Cloud
required_fields:
- _time
- EventCode
- ScriptBlockText
- Computer
risk_score: 25
security_domain: endpoint
tests:
- name: True Positive Test
attack_data:
- data: https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/splunk/attack_data/master/datasets/attack_techniques/T1047/atomic_red_team/4104-cimmethod-windows-powershell.log
source: XmlWinEventLog:Microsoft-Windows-PowerShell/Operational
sourcetype: xmlwineventlog