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Remote XSL Execution Via Msxsl.EXE
Target Profile
Splunk
Splunk SPL & tstats data model queries
Format Mode
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Plain SPL queries
Conversion Output
Remote XSL Execution Via Msxsl.EXE
Using Splunk · Default · sigma-cli 2.0.2
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BackendSplunkFormatDefaultVersion2.0.2
title: Remote XSL Execution Via Msxsl.EXE
id: 75d0a94e-6252-448d-a7be-d953dff527bb
status: test
description: Detects the execution of the "msxsl" binary with an "http" keyword in the command line. This might indicate a potential remote execution of XSL files.
references:
- https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1220/T1220.md
- https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/OtherMSBinaries/Msxsl/
author: Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel
date: 2023-11-09
tags:
- attack.defense-evasion
- attack.t1220
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
Image|endswith: '\msxsl.exe'
CommandLine|contains: 'http'
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Msxsl is not installed by default and is deprecated, so unlikely on most systems.
level: high
CLI command
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sigma convert --without-pipeline -t splunk -f default rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_msxsl_remote_execution.yml