Java Running with Remote Debugging

Detects a JAVA process running with remote debugging allowing more than just localhost to connect

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 1title: Java Running with Remote Debugging
 2id: 8f88e3f6-2a49-48f5-a5c4-2f7eedf78710
 3status: test
 4description: Detects a JAVA process running with remote debugging allowing more than just localhost to connect
 5references:
 6    - https://dzone.com/articles/remote-debugging-java-applications-with-jdwp
 7author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
 8date: 2019-01-16
 9modified: 2023-02-01
10tags:
11    - attack.t1203
12    - attack.execution
13logsource:
14    category: process_creation
15    product: windows
16detection:
17    selection_jdwp_transport:
18        CommandLine|contains: 'transport=dt_socket,address='
19    selection_old_jvm_version:
20        CommandLine|contains:
21            - 'jre1.'
22            - 'jdk1.'
23    exclusion:
24        CommandLine|contains:
25            - 'address=127.0.0.1'
26            - 'address=localhost'
27    condition: all of selection_* and not exclusion
28fields:
29    - CommandLine
30    - ParentCommandLine
31falsepositives:
32    - Unknown
33level: medium

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