Lace Tempest PowerShell Evidence Eraser


Description

Detects a PowerShell script used by Lace Tempest APT to erase evidence from victim servers by exploiting CVE-2023-47246 as reported by SysAid Team

Query · sigma

selection:
  ScriptBlockText|contains|all:
  - cleanLL
  - usersfiles.war
  - Remove-Item -Path "$tomcat_dir
  - SysAidServer
  - 'sleep '
  - while(1)
condition: selection

Known false positives

  • Unlikely
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title: Lace Tempest PowerShell Evidence Eraser
id: b377ddab-502d-4519-9e8c-5590033d2d70
status: test
description: |
    Detects a PowerShell script used by Lace Tempest APT to erase evidence from victim servers by exploiting CVE-2023-47246 as reported by SysAid Team
references:
    - https://www.sysaid.com/blog/service-desk/on-premise-software-security-vulnerability-notification
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2023-11-09
tags:
    - attack.execution
    - attack.t1059.001
    - detection.emerging-threats
logsource:
    product: windows
    category: ps_script
    definition: 'Requirements: Script Block Logging must be enabled'
detection:
    selection:
        ScriptBlockText|contains|all:
            - 'cleanLL'
            - 'usersfiles.war'
            - 'Remove-Item -Path "$tomcat_dir'
            - 'SysAidServer'
            - 'sleep '
            - 'while(1)'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unlikely
level: high

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