detect-cve-2019-0863-AngryPolarBearBug2-exploit


Description

This query was originally published in the threat analytics report, May 2019 0-day disclosures. In May and June of 2019, a security researcher with the online alias, SandboxEscaper, discovered and published several elevation-of-privilege vulnerabilities on Github. The researcher included proofs-of-concept demonstrating how to exploit these vulnerabilities. Patches and more information about each vulnerability are available below: 1. CVE-2019-0863 | Windows Error Reporting Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability 2. CVE-2019-1069 | Task Scheduler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability 3. CVE-2019-1053 | Windows Shell Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability 4. CVE-2019-1064 | Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability 5. CVE-2019-0973 | Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability 6. CVE-2019-1129 | Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability This query locates possible activity that exploits CVE-2019-0863 (also known as AngryPolarBearBug2), the first vulnerability listed above. Reference - https://threatpost.com/sandboxescaper-more-exploits-ie-zero-day/145010/

Query · kql

//Find possible CVE-2019-0863 exploitation
DeviceProcessEvents 
| where FileName =~ "schtasks.exe"
| where ProcessCommandLine contains "Windows Error Reporting"
and ProcessCommandLine contains "/run"
Raw source detect-cve-2019-0863-AngryPolarBearBug2-exploit · KQL
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id: 8cc1b312-46c6-4f41-bc66-f8a12fac7e67
name: detect-cve-2019-0863-AngryPolarBearBug2-exploit
description: |
  This query was originally published in the threat analytics report, May 2019 0-day disclosures.
  In May and June of 2019, a security researcher with the online alias, SandboxEscaper, discovered and published several elevation-of-privilege vulnerabilities on Github. The researcher included proofs-of-concept demonstrating how to exploit these vulnerabilities.
  Patches and more information about each vulnerability are available below:
  1. CVE-2019-0863 | Windows Error Reporting Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
  2. CVE-2019-1069 | Task Scheduler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
  3. CVE-2019-1053 | Windows Shell Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
  4. CVE-2019-1064 | Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
  5. CVE-2019-0973 | Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
  6. CVE-2019-1129 | Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
  This query locates possible activity that exploits CVE-2019-0863 (also known as AngryPolarBearBug2), the first vulnerability listed above.
  Reference - https://threatpost.com/sandboxescaper-more-exploits-ie-zero-day/145010/
requiredDataConnectors:
- connectorId: MicrosoftThreatProtection
  dataTypes:
  - DeviceProcessEvents
tactics:
- Privilege escalation
query: |
  //Find possible CVE-2019-0863 exploitation
  DeviceProcessEvents 
  | where FileName =~ "schtasks.exe"
  | where ProcessCommandLine contains "Windows Error Reporting"
  and ProcessCommandLine contains "/run"

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