lateral_movement_wmic_remote.toml

[metadata]
creation_date = "2023/08/24"
integration = ["endpoint"]
maturity = "production"
min_stack_comments = "New fields added: required_fields, related_integrations, setup"
min_stack_version = "8.3.0"
updated_date = "2023/10/09"

[rule]
author = ["Elastic"]
description = """
Identifies the use of wmic.exe to run commands on remote hosts. While this can be used by administrators legitimately,
attackers can abuse this built-in utility to achieve lateral movement.
"""
from = "now-119m"
interval = "60m"
index = ["logs-endpoint.events.*"]
language = "eql"
license = "Elastic License v2"
name = "WMIC Remote Command"
risk_score = 21
rule_id = "f59668de-caa0-4b84-94c1-3a1549e1e798"
severity = "low"
tags = ["Domain: Endpoint", "OS: Windows", "Use Case: Threat Detection", "Tactic: Lateral Movement", "Data Source: Elastic Defend", "Rule Type: BBR"]
timestamp_override = "event.ingested"
building_block_type = "default"
type = "eql"

query = '''
process where host.os.type == "windows" and event.type == "start" and
  process.name : "WMIC.exe" and
  process.args : "*node:*" and
  process.args : ("call", "set", "get")
'''


[[rule.threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"

[[rule.threat.technique]]
id = "T1021"
name = "Remote Services"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1021/"

[[rule.threat.technique.subtechnique]]
id = "T1021.006"
name = "Windows Remote Management"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1021/006/"

[rule.threat.tactic]
id = "TA0008"
name = "Lateral Movement"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0008/"

[[rule.threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"

[[rule.threat.technique]]
id = "T1047"
name = "Windows Management Instrumentation"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1047/"

[rule.threat.tactic]
id = "TA0002"
name = "Execution"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0002/"