Rule Category

FILE-OFFICE -- Snort detected traffic targeting vulnerabilities in files belonging to the Microsoft Office suite of software (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Visio, Access, Outlook, etc.).

Alert Message

FILE-OFFICE Microsoft Outlook remote code execution attempt

Rule Explanation

This rule looks for inbound emails that contain 'file://' URIs and that contain a '!', which could indicate a one-click attack attempt against a Microsoft Outlook user.

What To Look For

This rule alerts when an inbound email contains a specially crafted link which Outlook fails to correctly handle.

Known Usage

No public information

False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group

Rule Groups

MITRE::ATT&CK Framework::Enterprise::Execution::User Execution::Malicious File

Rule Categories::File::Office

MITRE::ATT&CK Framework::Enterprise::Lateral Movement::Remote Services::SMB/Windows Admin Shares

MITRE::ATT&CK Framework::Enterprise::Initial Access::Phishing

CVE

Additional Links

Rule Vulnerability

Remote File Inclusion

Remote File Inclusion (RFI) attacks occur when a webserver takes a file crafted by an attacker as input and runs or stores it in an unsafe manner. For instance, the webserver could accept an image file that is actually code, then call it to execute after uploading. RFI attacks happen on web applications that dynamically include external files or scripts. A successful RFI can lead to data leaks, remote code execution, or cross site scripting. Avoid dynamic inclusion of user input files, or whitelist files that may be included. Keep the PHP allow_url_include option set to off; this will not protect against Local File Inclusion attacks.

CVE Additional Information

This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
CVE-2024-21413
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