AWL Bypass with Winrm.vbs and Malicious WsmPty.xsl/WsmTxt.xsl - File

 1title: AWL Bypass with Winrm.vbs and Malicious WsmPty.xsl/WsmTxt.xsl - File
 2id: d353dac0-1b41-46c2-820c-d7d2561fc6ed
 3related:
 4    - id: 074e0ded-6ced-4ebd-8b4d-53f55908119d
 5      type: derived
 6status: test
 7description: Detects execution of attacker-controlled WsmPty.xsl or WsmTxt.xsl via winrm.vbs and copied cscript.exe (can be renamed)
 8references:
 9    - https://posts.specterops.io/application-whitelisting-bypass-and-arbitrary-unsigned-code-execution-technique-in-winrm-vbs-c8c24fb40404
10author: Julia Fomina, oscd.community
11date: 2020-10-06
12modified: 2022-11-28
13tags:
14    - attack.defense-evasion
15    - attack.t1216
16logsource:
17    product: windows
18    category: file_event
19detection:
20    system_files:
21        TargetFilename|endswith:
22            - 'WsmPty.xsl'
23            - 'WsmTxt.xsl'
24    in_system_folder:
25        TargetFilename|startswith:
26            - 'C:\Windows\System32\'
27            - 'C:\Windows\SysWOW64\'
28    condition: system_files and not in_system_folder
29falsepositives:
30    - Unlikely
31level: medium