EXPL_SUSP_Outlook_CVE_2023_23397_Exfil_IP_Mar23


Description

Detects suspicious .msg file with a PidLidReminderFileParameter property exploiting CVE-2023-23397 (modified delivr.to rule - more specific = less FPs but limited to exfil using IP addresses, not FQDNs)

Query · yara

strings:
      /* https://interoperability.blob.core.windows.net/files/MS-OXPROPS/%5bMS-OXPROPS%5d.pdf */
      /* PSETID_Appointment */
      $psetid_app = { 02 20 06 00 00 00 00 00 C0 00 00 00 00 00 00 46 }
      /* PSETID_Meeting */
      $psetid_meeting = { 90 DA D8 6E 0B 45 1B 10 98 DA 00 AA 00 3F 13 05 }
      /* PSETID Task */
      $psetid_task = { 03 20 06 00 00 00 00 00 c0 00 00 00 00 00 00 46 }
      /* PidLidReminderFileParameter */
      $rfp = { 1F 85 00 00 }
      /* \\ + IP UNC path prefix - wide formatted */
      $u1 = { 5C 00 5C 00 (3? 00 2E|3? 00 3? 00 2E|3? 00 3? 00 3? 00 2E) 00 (3? 00 2E|3? 00 3? 00 2E|3? 00 3? 00 3? 00 2E) 00 (3? 00 2E|3? 00 3? 00 2E|3? 00 3? 00 3? 00 2E) 00 (3? 00 3? 00 3? 00|3? 00 3? 00|3? 00) }
      /* \\ + IP UNC path prefix - regular/ascii formatted for Transport Neutral Encapsulation Format */
      $u2 = { 00 5C 5C (3? 2E|3? 3? 2E|3? 3? 3? 2E) (3? 2E|3? 3? 2E|3? 3? 3? 2E) (3? 2E|3? 3? 2E|3? 3? 3? 2E) (3? 3? 3?|3? 3?|3?) }
      /* not MSI */
      $fp_msi1 = {84 10 0C 00 00 00 00 00 C0 00 00 00 00 00 00 46}
   condition:
      (
         uint16(0) == 0xCFD0 and 1 of ($psetid*)
         or
         uint32be(0) == 0x789F3E22
      )
      and any of ( $u* )
      and $rfp
      and not 1 of ($fp*)
Raw source EXPL_SUSP_Outlook_CVE_2023_23397_Exfil_IP_Mar23 · YARA
Esc
Published by Neo23x0/signature-base ↗, licensed under Detection Rule License 1.1 ↗. Reproduced here unmodified.
rule EXPL_SUSP_Outlook_CVE_2023_23397_Exfil_IP_Mar23 {
   meta:
      description = "Detects suspicious .msg file with a PidLidReminderFileParameter property exploiting CVE-2023-23397 (modified delivr.to rule - more specific = less FPs but limited to exfil using IP addresses, not FQDNs)"
      author = "delivr.to, Florian Roth, Nils Kuhnert, Arnim Rupp, marcin@ulikowski.pl"
      date = "2023-03-15"
      modified = "2023-03-18"
      score = 75
      reference = "https://www.mdsec.co.uk/2023/03/exploiting-cve-2023-23397-microsoft-outlook-elevation-of-privilege-vulnerability/"
      hash = "47fee24586cd2858cfff2dd7a4e76dc95eb44c8506791ccc2d59c837786eafe3"
      hash = "582442ee950d546744f2fa078adb005853a453e9c7f48c6c770e6322a888c2cf"
      hash = "6c0087a5cbccb3c776a471774d1df10fe46b0f0eb11db6a32774eb716e1b7909"
      hash = "7fb7a2394e03cc4a9186237428a87b16f6bf1b66f2724aea1ec6a56904e5bfad"
      hash = "eedae202980c05697a21a5c995d43e1905c4b25f8ca2fff0c34036bc4fd321fa"
      hash = "e7a1391dd53f349094c1235760ed0642519fd87baf740839817d47488b9aef02"
      id = "d85bf1d9-aebe-5f8c-9dd4-c509f64e221a"
   strings:
      /* https://interoperability.blob.core.windows.net/files/MS-OXPROPS/%5bMS-OXPROPS%5d.pdf */
      /* PSETID_Appointment */
      $psetid_app = { 02 20 06 00 00 00 00 00 C0 00 00 00 00 00 00 46 }
      /* PSETID_Meeting */
      $psetid_meeting = { 90 DA D8 6E 0B 45 1B 10 98 DA 00 AA 00 3F 13 05 }
      /* PSETID Task */
      $psetid_task = { 03 20 06 00 00 00 00 00 c0 00 00 00 00 00 00 46 }
      /* PidLidReminderFileParameter */
      $rfp = { 1F 85 00 00 }
      /* \\ + IP UNC path prefix - wide formatted */
      $u1 = { 5C 00 5C 00 (3? 00 2E|3? 00 3? 00 2E|3? 00 3? 00 3? 00 2E) 00 (3? 00 2E|3? 00 3? 00 2E|3? 00 3? 00 3? 00 2E) 00 (3? 00 2E|3? 00 3? 00 2E|3? 00 3? 00 3? 00 2E) 00 (3? 00 3? 00 3? 00|3? 00 3? 00|3? 00) }
      /* \\ + IP UNC path prefix - regular/ascii formatted for Transport Neutral Encapsulation Format */
      $u2 = { 00 5C 5C (3? 2E|3? 3? 2E|3? 3? 3? 2E) (3? 2E|3? 3? 2E|3? 3? 3? 2E) (3? 2E|3? 3? 2E|3? 3? 3? 2E) (3? 3? 3?|3? 3?|3?) }
      /* not MSI */
      $fp_msi1 = {84 10 0C 00 00 00 00 00 C0 00 00 00 00 00 00 46}
   condition:
      (
         uint16(0) == 0xCFD0 and 1 of ($psetid*)
         or
         uint32be(0) == 0x789F3E22
      )
      and any of ( $u* )
      and $rfp
      and not 1 of ($fp*)
}

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