Sensitive File Recovery From Backup Via Wbadmin.EXE
testhighLog-Quelle: windows · process_creationAutor Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems), frack113Datum 2024-05-10
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Beschreibung
Was dies ist, in Kürze.
Detects the dump of highly sensitive files such as "NTDS.DIT" and "SECURITY" hive. Attackers can leverage the "wbadmin" utility in order to dump sensitive files that might contain credential or sensitive information.
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Tags
attack.credential-accessattack.t1003.003
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Regelquelle (YAML)
title: Sensitive File Recovery From Backup Via Wbadmin.EXE
id: 84972c80-251c-4c3a-9079-4f00aad93938
related:
- id: 6fe4aa1e-0531-4510-8be2-782154b73b48
type: derived
status: test
description: |
Detects the dump of highly sensitive files such as "NTDS.DIT" and "SECURITY" hive.
Attackers can leverage the "wbadmin" utility in order to dump sensitive files that might contain credential or sensitive information.
references:
- https://github.com/LOLBAS-Project/LOLBAS/blob/2cc01b01132b5c304027a658c698ae09dd6a92bf/yml/OSBinaries/Wbadmin.yml
- https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Wbadmin/
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/wbadmin-start-recovery
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/wbadmin-start-backup
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems), frack113
date: 2024-05-10
tags:
- attack.credential-access
- attack.t1003.003
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection_img:
- Image|endswith: '\wbadmin.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'WBADMIN.EXE'
selection_backup:
CommandLine|contains|all:
- ' recovery'
- 'recoveryTarget'
- 'itemtype:File'
CommandLine|contains:
- '\config\SAM'
- '\config\SECURITY'
- '\config\SYSTEM'
- '\Windows\NTDS\NTDS.dit'
condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: high
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erkennt Techniken (1)
ATT&CK-Techniken, die dies ermöglicht oder abbildet.
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Referenzen
Externe Belege — Patches, Meldungen, Analysen.
- https://github.com/LOLBAS-Project/LOLBAS/blob/2cc01b01132b5c304027a658c698ae09dd6a92bf/yml/OSBinaries/Wbadmin.yml
- https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Wbadmin/
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/wbadmin-start-recovery
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/wbadmin-start-backup