Local File Read Using Curl.EXE

calendar Jul 27, 2023 · attack.execution  ·
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Detects execution of "curl.exe" with the "file://" protocol handler in order to read local files.

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 1title: Local File Read Using Curl.EXE
 2id: aa6f6ea6-0676-40dd-b510-6e46f02d8867
 3status: experimental
 4description: Detects execution of "curl.exe" with the "file://" protocol handler in order to read local files.
 5references:
 6    - https://curl.se/docs/manpage.html
 7author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
 8date: 2023/07/27
 9tags:
10    - attack.execution
11logsource:
12    product: windows
13    category: process_creation
14detection:
15    selection_img:
16        - Image|endswith: '\curl.exe'
17        - OriginalFileName: 'curl.exe'
18    selection_cli:
19        CommandLine|contains: 'file:///'
20    condition: all of selection_*
21falsepositives:
22    - Unknown
23level: medium

References

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