PowerShell Web Access Feature Enabled Via DISM

 1title: PowerShell Web Access Feature Enabled Via DISM
 2id: 7e8f2d3b-9c1a-4f67-b9e8-8d9006e0e51f
 3status: test
 4description: Detects the use of DISM to enable the PowerShell Web Access feature, which could be used for remote access and potential abuse
 5references:
 6    - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/dism/enable-windowsoptionalfeature
 7    - https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa24-241a
 8    - https://gist.github.com/MHaggis/7e67b659af9148fa593cf2402edebb41
 9author: Michael Haag
10date: 2024-09-03
11tags:
12    - attack.persistence
13    - attack.t1548.002
14logsource:
15    category: process_creation
16    product: windows
17detection:
18    selection_img:
19        - Image|endswith: '\dism.exe'
20        - OriginalFileName: 'DISM.EXE'
21    selection_cli:
22        CommandLine|contains|all:
23            - 'WindowsPowerShellWebAccess'
24            - '/online'
25            - '/enable-feature'
26    condition: all of selection_*
27falsepositives:
28    - Legitimate PowerShell Web Access installations by administrators
29level: high

References

• Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature (DISM)

  

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• Iran-based Cyber Actors Enabling Ransomware Attacks on US Organizations | CISA

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• PSWA.md

  

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