SID 1:62698

Report a false positive

Rule Category

POLICY-OTHER --

Alert Message

POLICY-OTHER Auerswald COMpact privilege escalation attempt

Rule Explanation

This rule looks for an HTTP request to a certain endpoint with the 'passwd' variable set to 1.

What To Look For

This rule alerts on an attempt to gather plain text credentials of a user on an Auerswald COMpact device.

Known Usage

Public information/Proof of Concept available

False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group

Rule Groups

Rule Categories::Policy::Other

MITRE::ATT&CK Framework::Enterprise::Privilege Escalation::Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Privilege escalation includes techniques that allow an attacker to obtain a higher level of permissions on the mobile device. Attackers may enter the mobile device with very limited privileges and may be required to take advantage of a device weakness to obtain higher privileges necessary to successfully carry out their mission objectives.

CVE

CVE-2021-40857

Additional Links

redteam-pentesting.de/en/advisories/rt-sa-2021-005/-auerswald-compact-privilege-escalation

Rule Vulnerability

Escalation of Privilege

An Escalation of Privilege (EOP) attack is any attack method that results in a user or application gaining permissions to access resources they normally would not have access to.

CVE Additional Information

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CVE-2021-40857

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