Inbound SSH Connection to Vulnerable XZ Machine


Description

This KQL query can be used to detect post exploitation activities related to CVE-2024-3094. This vulnerability is related to reports of malicious code being embedded in XZ Utils versions 5.6.0 and 5.6.1. Multiple sources suggest that the malicious code is ingested in functions that SSHD leverages to bypass authentication features, this is yet to be confirmed.

If you only want to list devices with the vulnerable version use:

DeviceTvmSoftwareInventory
| where SoftwareName has "xz"
| where SoftwareVersion has "5.6"
| distinct DeviceName

Query · kql

DeviceTvmSoftwareInventory
| where SoftwareName has "xz"
| where SoftwareVersion has "5.6"
| distinct DeviceName
Raw source Inbound SSH Connection to Vulnerable XZ Machine · KQL
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# Inbound SSH Connection to Vulnerable XZ Machine

## Query Information

#### Description
This KQL query can be used to detect post exploitation activities related to CVE-2024-3094. This vulnerability is related to reports of malicious code being embedded in XZ Utils versions 5.6.0 and 5.6.1. Multiple sources suggest that the malicious code is ingested in functions that SSHD leverages to bypass authentication features, this is yet to be confirmed. 

If you only want to list devices with the vulnerable version use:
```KQL
DeviceTvmSoftwareInventory
| where SoftwareName has "xz"
| where SoftwareVersion has "5.6"
| distinct DeviceName
```

#### Risk
Exploitation of CVE-2024-3094.

#### References
- https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/urgent-security-alert-fedora-41-and-rawhide-users
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2024-3094
- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/03/29/reported-supply-chain-compromise-affecting-xz-utils-data-compression-library-cve-2024-3094
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/29/4

## Defender XDR
```KQL
let VulnerableXZDevices = DeviceTvmSoftwareInventory
    | where SoftwareName has "xz"
    | where SoftwareVersion has "5.6"
    | distinct DeviceId;
DeviceNetworkEvents
| where DeviceId in (VulnerableXZDevices)
| where ActionType == "InboundConnectionAccepted"
| where InitiatingProcessFileName contains "ssh"
| extend GeoIPInfo = geo_info_from_ip_address(RemoteIP)
| extend country = tostring(parse_json(GeoIPInfo).country), state = tostring(parse_json(GeoIPInfo).state), city = tostring(parse_json(GeoIPInfo).city), latitude = tostring(parse_json(GeoIPInfo).latitude), longitude = tostring(parse_json(GeoIPInfo).longitude)
```
## Sentinel
```KQL
let VulnerableXZDevices = DeviceTvmSoftwareInventory
    | where SoftwareName has "xz"
    | where SoftwareVersion has "5.6"
    | distinct DeviceId;
DeviceNetworkEvents
| where DeviceId in (VulnerableXZDevices)
| where ActionType == "InboundConnectionAccepted"
| where InitiatingProcessFileName contains "ssh"
| extend GeoIPInfo = geo_info_from_ip_address(RemoteIP)
| extend country = tostring(parse_json(GeoIPInfo).country), state = tostring(parse_json(GeoIPInfo).state), city = tostring(parse_json(GeoIPInfo).city), latitude = tostring(parse_json(GeoIPInfo).latitude), longitude = tostring(parse_json(GeoIPInfo).longitude)
```

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