Emerging Threathightest

Potential CVE-2023-27363 Exploitation - HTA File Creation By FoxitPDFReader

Detects suspicious ".hta" file creation in the startup folder by Foxit Reader. This can be an indication of CVE-2023-27363 exploitation.

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GregoryCreated Wed Oct 119cae055f-e1d2-4f81-b8a5-1986a68cdd842023
Emerging Threat
Active Threat

Developed to detect an active or emerging threat. Prioritize investigation of any alerts and correlate with threat intelligence.

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 Logic1 selector
detection:
    selection:
        Image|endswith: '\FoxitPDFReader.exe'
        TargetFilename|contains: '\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\'
        TargetFilename|endswith: '.hta'
    condition: selection
False Positives
Unknown

False positive likelihood has not been assessed. Additional context may be needed during triage.

MITRE ATT&CK

Other

cve.2023-27363detection.emerging-threats
Rule Metadata
Rule ID
9cae055f-e1d2-4f81-b8a5-1986a68cdd84
Status
test
Level
high
Type
Emerging Threat
Created
Wed Oct 11
Author
Path
rules-emerging-threats/2023/Exploits/CVE-2023-27363/file_event_win_cve_2023_27363_foxit_rce.yml
Raw Tags
attack.persistenceattack.t1505.001cve.2023-27363detection.emerging-threats
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