Potential CVE-2023-36874 Exploitation - Uncommon Report.Wer Location
Detects the creation of a "Report.wer" file in an uncommon folder structure. This could be a sign of potential exploitation of CVE-2023-36874.
Detection logic
selection
TargetFilename|contains: :\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\
TargetFilename|endswith: \Report.werfilter_main_locations
TargetFilename|contains:
- \ReportArchive\AppCrash_
- \ReportArchive\AppHang_
- \ReportArchive\Critical_
- \ReportArchive\Kernel_
- \ReportArchive\NonCritical_Condition
selection and not 1 of filter_main_*Raw YAML
title: Potential CVE-2023-36874 Exploitation - Uncommon Report.Wer Location
id: 92389a99-5215-43b0-a09f-e334453b2ed3
status: test
description: Detects the creation of a "Report.wer" file in an uncommon folder structure. This could be a sign of potential exploitation of CVE-2023-36874.
references:
- https://github.com/Wh04m1001/CVE-2023-36874
- https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/falcon-complete-zero-day-exploit-cve-2023-36874/
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2023-08-23
tags:
- attack.execution
- cve.2023-36874
- detection.emerging-threats
logsource:
category: file_event
product: windows
detection:
selection:
TargetFilename|contains: ':\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\'
TargetFilename|endswith: '\Report.wer'
filter_main_locations:
TargetFilename|contains:
# Note: This list is non exhaustive. Use this as a start for hunting for suspicious folder report
- '\ReportArchive\AppCrash_'
- '\ReportArchive\AppHang_'
- '\ReportArchive\Critical_'
- '\ReportArchive\Kernel_'
- '\ReportArchive\NonCritical_'
condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_*
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: mediumFalse positives
- Unknown
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