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CVE-2024-1708 - ScreenConnect Path Traversal Exploitation

This detects file modifications to ASPX and ASHX files within the root of the App_Extensions directory, which is allowed by a ZipSlip vulnerability in versions prior to 23.9.8. This occurs during exploitation of CVE-2024-1708.

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Launch
Matt Anderson, Andrew Schwartz, Caleb Stewart, HuntressCreated Wed Feb 2144d7af7e-88e6-4490-be11-55f7ff4d9fc12024
Emerging Threat
Active Threat

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Log Source
WindowsFile Event
ProductWindows← raw: windows
CategoryFile Event← raw: file_event

Events for file system activity including creation, modification, and deletion.

Detection Logic
Detection Logic2 selectors
detection:
    selection:
        Image|endswith: '\ScreenConnect.Service.exe'
        TargetFilename|endswith:
            - 'ScreenConnect\\App_Extensions\\*.ashx'
            - 'ScreenConnect\\App_Extensions\\*.aspx'
    filter_main_legit_extension:
        TargetFilename|contains: 'ScreenConnect\App_Extensions\\*\\'
    condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_*
False Positives

This will occur legitimately as well and will result in some benign activity.