Exploit Public-Facing Application
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network. The weakness in the system can be a software bug, a temporary glitch, or a misconfiguration. Exploited applications are often websites/web servers, but can also include databases (like SQL), standard services (like SMB or SSH), network device administration and management protocols (like SNMP and Smart Install), and any other system with Internet-accessible open sockets.(Citation: NVD CVE-2016-6662)(Citation: CIS Multiple SMB Vulnerabilities)(Citation: US-CERT TA18-106A Network Infrastructure Devices 2018)(Citation: Cisco Blog Legacy Device Attacks)(Citation: NVD CVE-2014-7169) Depending on the flaw being exploited this may also involve Exploitation for Defense Evasion or Exploitation for Client Execution. If an application is hosted on cloud-based infrastructure and/or is containerized, then exploiting it may lead to compromise of the underlying instance or container. This can allow an adversary a path to access the cloud or container APIs (e.g., via the Cloud Instance Metadata API), exploit container host access via Escape to Host, or take advantage of weak identity and access management policies. Adversaries may also exploit edge network infrastructure and related appliances, specifically targeting devices that do not support robust host-based defenses.(Citation: Mandiant Fortinet Zero Day)(Citation: Wired Russia Cyberwar) For websites and databases, the OWASP top 10 and CWE top 25 highlight the most common web-based vulnerabilities.(Citation: OWASP Top 10)(Citation: CWE top 25)
Procedure Examples |
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During C0027, Scattered Spider exploited CVE-2021-35464 in the ForgeRock Open Access Management (OpenAM) application server to gain initial access.(Citation: Crowdstrike TELCO BPO Campaign December 2022) |
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Rocke |
Rocke exploited Apache Struts, Oracle WebLogic (CVE-2017-10271), and Adobe ColdFusion (CVE-2017-3066) vulnerabilities to deliver malware.(Citation: Talos Rocke August 2018)(Citation: Unit 42 Rocke January 2019) |
Versa Director Zero Day Exploitation involved exploitation of a vulnerability in Versa Director servers, since identified as CVE-2024-39717, for initial access and code execution.(Citation: Lumen Versa 2024) |
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Threat Group-3390 |
Threat Group-3390 has exploited the Microsoft SharePoint vulnerability CVE-2019-0604 and CVE-2021-26855, CVE-2021-26857, CVE-2021-26858, and CVE-2021-27065 in Exchange Server.(Citation: Trend Micro Iron Tiger April 2021) |
FIN7 |
FIN7 has compromised targeted organizations through exploitation of CVE-2021-31207 in Exchange.(Citation: Microsoft Ransomware as a Service) |
During C0018, the threat actors exploited VMWare Horizon Unified Access Gateways that were vulnerable to several Log4Shell vulnerabilities, including CVE-2021-44228, CVE-2021-45046, CVE-2021-45105, and CVE-2021-44832.(Citation: Cisco Talos Avos Jun 2022) |
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Siloscape |
Siloscape is executed after the attacker gains initial access to a Windows container using a known vulnerability.(Citation: Unit 42 Siloscape Jun 2021) |
Volt Typhoon |
Volt Typhoon has gained initial access through exploitation of multiple vulnerabilities in internet-facing software and appliances such as Fortinet, Ivanti (formerly Pulse Secure), NETGEAR, Citrix, and Cisco.(Citation: Secureworks BRONZE SILHOUETTE May 2023)(Citation: CISA AA24-038A PRC Critical Infrastructure February 2024) |
Sandworm Team |
Sandworm Team exploits public-facing applications for initial access and to acquire infrastructure, such as exploitation of the EXIM mail transfer agent in Linux systems.(Citation: NSA Sandworm 2020)(Citation: Leonard TAG 2023) |
APT28 |
APT28 has used a variety of public exploits, including CVE 2020-0688 and CVE 2020-17144, to gain execution on vulnerable Microsoft Exchange; they have also conducted SQL injection attacks against external websites.(Citation: US District Court Indictment GRU Oct 2018)(Citation: Cybersecurity Advisory GRU Brute Force Campaign July 2021) |
Kimsuky |
Kimsuky has exploited various vulnerabilities for initial access, including Microsoft Exchange vulnerability CVE-2020-0688.(Citation: KISA Operation Muzabi) |
Ember Bear |
Ember Bear gains initial access to victim environments by exploiting external-facing services. Examples include exploitation of CVE-2021-26084 in Confluence servers; CVE-2022-41040, ProxyShell, and other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange; and multiple vulnerabilities in open-source platforms such as content management systems.(Citation: Cadet Blizzard emerges as novel threat actor)(Citation: CISA GRU29155 2024) |
During Operation Wocao, threat actors gained initial access by exploiting vulnerabilities in JBoss webservers.(Citation: FoxIT Wocao December 2019) |
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During Night Dragon, threat actors used SQL injection exploits against extranet web servers to gain access.(Citation: McAfee Night Dragon) |
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During C0017, APT41 exploited CVE-2021-44207 in the USAHerds application and CVE-2021-44228 in Log4j, as well as other .NET deserialization, SQL injection, and directory traversal vulnerabilities to gain initial access.(Citation: Mandiant APT41) |
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BackdoorDiplomacy |
BackdoorDiplomacy has exploited CVE-2020-5902, an F5 BIP-IP vulnerability, to drop a Linux backdoor. BackdoorDiplomacy has also exploited mis-configured Plesk servers.(Citation: ESET BackdoorDiplomacy Jun 2021) |
GOLD SOUTHFIELD |
GOLD SOUTHFIELD has exploited Oracle WebLogic vulnerabilities for initial compromise.(Citation: Secureworks REvil September 2019) |
FIN13 |
FIN13 has exploited known vulnerabilities such as CVE-2017-1000486 (Primefaces Application Expression Language Injection), CVE-2015-7450 (WebSphere Application Server SOAP Deserialization Exploit), CVE-2010-5326 (SAP NewWeaver Invoker Servlet Exploit), and EDB-ID-24963 (SAP NetWeaver ConfigServlet Remote Code Execution) to gain initial access.(Citation: Mandiant FIN13 Aug 2022)(Citation: Sygnia Elephant Beetle Jan 2022) |
BlackTech |
BlackTech has exploited a buffer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0, CVE-2017-7269, in order to establish a new HTTP or command and control (C2) server.(Citation: TrendMicro BlackTech June 2017) |
sqlmap |
sqlmap can be used to automate exploitation of SQL injection vulnerabilities.(Citation: sqlmap Introduction) |
Magic Hound |
Magic Hound has exploited the Log4j utility (CVE-2021-44228), on-premises MS Exchange servers via "ProxyShell" (CVE-2021-34473, CVE-2021-34523, CVE-2021-31207), and Fortios SSL VPNs (CVE-2018-13379).(Citation: Check Point APT35 CharmPower January 2022)(Citation: DFIR Report APT35 ProxyShell March 2022)(Citation: Cybereason PowerLess February 2022)(Citation: DFIR Phosphorus November 2021)(Citation: Microsoft Iranian Threat Actor Trends November 2021)(Citation: Microsoft Log4j Vulnerability Exploitation December 2021) |
For HomeLand Justice, threat actors exploited CVE-2019-0604 in Microsoft SharePoint for initial access.(Citation: CISA Iran Albanian Attacks September 2022) |
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Operation Wocao |
Operation Wocao has gained initial access via vulnerable webservers.(Citation: FoxIT Wocao December 2019) |
SoreFang |
SoreFang can gain access by exploiting a Sangfor SSL VPN vulnerability that allows for the placement and delivery of malicious update binaries.(Citation: CISA SoreFang July 2016) |
ZxShell |
ZxShell has been dropped through exploitation of CVE-2011-2462, CVE-2013-3163, and CVE-2014-0322.(Citation: Talos ZxShell Oct 2014) |
COATHANGER |
COATHANGER is installed following exploitation of a vulnerable FortiGate device. (Citation: NCSC-NL COATHANGER Feb 2024) |
Fox Kitten |
Fox Kitten has exploited known vulnerabilities in Fortinet, PulseSecure, and Palo Alto VPN appliances.(Citation: ClearkSky Fox Kitten February 2020)(Citation: Dragos PARISITE )(Citation: CrowdStrike PIONEER KITTEN August 2020)(Citation: CISA AA20-259A Iran-Based Actor September 2020)(Citation: ClearSky Pay2Kitten December 2020) |
Cinnamon Tempest |
Cinnamon Tempest has exploited multiple unpatched vulnerabilities for initial access including vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange, Manage Engine AdSelfService Plus, Confluence, and Log4j.(Citation: Microsoft Ransomware as a Service)(Citation: Microsoft Log4j Vulnerability Exploitation December 2021)(Citation: Sygnia Emperor Dragonfly October 2022)(Citation: SecureWorks BRONZE STARLIGHT Ransomware Operations June 2022) |
Ke3chang |
Ke3chang has compromised networks by exploiting Internet-facing applications, including vulnerable Microsoft Exchange and SharePoint servers.(Citation: Microsoft NICKEL December 2021) |
During Operation CuckooBees, the threat actors exploited multiple vulnerabilities in externally facing servers.(Citation: Cybereason OperationCuckooBees May 2022) |
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Agrius |
Agrius exploits public-facing applications for initial access to victim environments. Examples include widespread attempts to exploit CVE-2018-13379 in FortiOS devices and SQL injection activity.(Citation: SentinelOne Agrius 2021) |
During the SolarWinds Compromise, APT29 exploited CVE-2020-0688 against the Microsoft Exchange Control Panel to regain access to a network.(Citation: Volexity SolarWinds)(Citation: Cybersecurity Advisory SVR TTP May 2021) |
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During Cutting Edge, threat actors exploited CVE-2023-46805 and CVE-2024-21887 in Ivanti Connect Secure VPN appliances to enable authentication bypass and command injection. A server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability, CVE-2024-21893, was identified later and used to bypass mitigations for the initial two vulnerabilities by chaining with CVE-2024-21887.(Citation: Mandiant Cutting Edge January 2024)(Citation: Volexity Ivanti Zero-Day Exploitation January 2024)(Citation: Volexity Ivanti Global Exploitation January 2024)(Citation: Mandiant Cutting Edge Part 2 January 2024)(Citation: Mandiant Cutting Edge Part 3 February 2024) |
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menuPass |
menuPass has leveraged vulnerabilities in Pulse Secure VPNs to hijack sessions.(Citation: Securelist APT10 March 2021) |
ToddyCat |
ToddyCat has exploited the ProxyLogon vulnerability (CVE-2021-26855) to compromise Exchange Servers at multiple organizations.(Citation: Kaspersky ToddyCat June 2022) |
Blue Mockingbird |
Blue Mockingbird has gained initial access by exploiting CVE-2019-18935, a vulnerability within Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX.(Citation: RedCanary Mockingbird May 2020) |
GALLIUM |
GALLIUM exploited a publicly-facing servers including Wildfly/JBoss servers to gain access to the network.(Citation: Cybereason Soft Cell June 2019)(Citation: Microsoft GALLIUM December 2019) |
Winter Vivern |
Winter Vivern has exploited known and zero-day vulnerabilities in software usch as Roundcube Webmail servers and the "Follina" vulnerability.(Citation: ESET WinterVivern 2023)(Citation: Proofpoint WinterVivern 2023) |
Earth Lusca |
Earth Lusca has compromised victims by directly exploiting vulnerabilities of public-facing servers, including those associated with Microsoft Exchange and Oracle GlassFish.(Citation: TrendMicro EarthLusca 2022) |
APT29 |
APT29 has exploited CVE-2019-19781 for Citrix, CVE-2019-11510 for Pulse Secure VPNs, CVE-2018-13379 for FortiGate VPNs, and CVE-2019-9670 in Zimbra software to gain access.(Citation: Cybersecurity Advisory SVR TTP May 2021)(Citation: NCSC APT29 July 2020) |
Volatile Cedar |
Volatile Cedar has targeted publicly facing web servers, with both automatic and manual vulnerability discovery.(Citation: CheckPoint Volatile Cedar March 2015) (Citation: ClearSky Lebanese Cedar Jan 2021) |
Night Dragon |
Night Dragon has performed SQL injection attacks of extranet web servers to gain access.(Citation: McAfee Night Dragon) |
INC Ransom |
INC Ransom has exploited known vulnerabilities including CVE-2023-3519 in Citrix NetScaler for initial access.(Citation: SOCRadar INC Ransom January 2024)(Citation: SentinelOne INC Ransomware) |
Havij |
Havij is used to automate SQL injection.(Citation: Check Point Havij Analysis) |
Moses Staff |
Moses Staff has exploited known vulnerabilities in public-facing infrastructure such as Microsoft Exchange Servers.(Citation: Checkpoint MosesStaff Nov 2021) |
Dragonfly |
Dragonfly has conducted SQL injection attacks, exploited vulnerabilities CVE-2019-19781 and CVE-2020-0688 for Citrix and MS Exchange, and CVE-2018-13379 for Fortinet VPNs.(Citation: CISA AA20-296A Berserk Bear December 2020) |
UNC2452 |
UNC2452 exploited CVE-2020-0688 against the Microsoft Exchange Control Panel to regain access to a network.(Citation: Volexity SolarWinds) |
Axiom |
Axiom has been observed using SQL injection to gain access to systems.(Citation: Novetta-Axiom)(Citation: Cisco Group 72) |
APT41 |
APT41 exploited CVE-2020-10189 against Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central through unsafe deserialization, and CVE-2019-19781 to compromise Citrix Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) and gateway devices.(Citation: FireEye APT41 March 2020) APT41 leveraged vulnerabilities such as ProxyLogon exploitation or SQL injection for initial access.(Citation: Rostovcev APT41 2021) APT41 exploited CVE-2021-26855 against a vulnerable Microsoft Exchange Server to gain initial access to the victim network.(Citation: apt41_dcsocytec_dec2022) |
Play |
Play has exploited known vulnerabilities for initial access including CVE-2018-13379 and CVE-2020-12812 in FortiOS and CVE-2022-41082 and CVE-2022-41040 ("ProxyNotShell") in Microsoft Exchange.(Citation: CISA Play Ransomware Advisory December 2023)(Citation: Trend Micro Ransomware Spotlight Play July 2023) |
HAFNIUM |
HAFNIUM has exploited CVE-2021-44228 in Log4j and CVE-2021-26855, CVE-2021-26857, CVE-2021-26858, and CVE-2021-27065 to compromise on-premises versions of Microsoft Exchange Server.(Citation: Microsoft HAFNIUM March 2020)(Citation: Volexity Exchange Marauder March 2021)(Citation: FireEye Exchange Zero Days March 2021)(Citation: Tarrask scheduled task)(Citation: Microsoft Log4j Vulnerability Exploitation December 2021) |
APT5 |
APT5 has exploited vulnerabilities in externally facing software and devices including Pulse Secure VPNs and Citrix Application Delivery Controllers.(Citation: Mandiant Pulse Secure Zero-Day April 2021)(Citation: Mandiant Pulse Secure Update May 2021)(Citation: NSA APT5 Citrix Threat Hunting December 2022) (Citation: Microsoft East Asia Threats September 2023) |
MuddyWater |
MuddyWater has exploited the Microsoft Exchange memory corruption vulnerability (CVE-2020-0688).(Citation: DHS CISA AA22-055A MuddyWater February 2022) |
APT39 |
APT39 has used SQL injection for initial compromise.(Citation: Symantec Chafer February 2018) |
Mitigations |
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Mitigation | Description |
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Application Isolation and Sandboxing |
Restrict execution of code to a virtual environment on or in transit to an endpoint system. |
Network Segmentation |
Architect sections of the network to isolate critical systems, functions, or resources. Use physical and logical segmentation to prevent access to potentially sensitive systems and information. Use a DMZ to contain any internet-facing services that should not be exposed from the internal network. Configure separate virtual private cloud (VPC) instances to isolate critical cloud systems. |
Vulnerability Scanning |
Vulnerability scanning is used to find potentially exploitable software vulnerabilities to remediate them. |
Privileged Account Management |
Manage the creation, modification, use, and permissions associated to privileged accounts, including SYSTEM and root. |
Exploit Protection |
Use capabilities to detect and block conditions that may lead to or be indicative of a software exploit occurring. |
Exploit Public-Facing Application Mitigation |
Application isolation and least privilege help lesson the impact of an exploit. Application isolation will limit what other processes and system features the exploited target can access, and least privilege for service accounts will limit what permissions the exploited process gets on the rest of the system. Web Application Firewalls may be used to limit exposure of applications. Segment externally facing servers and services from the rest of the network with a DMZ or on separate hosting infrastructure. Use secure coding best practices when designing custom software that is meant for deployment to externally facing systems. Avoid issues documented by OWASP, CWE, and other software weakness identification efforts. Regularly scan externally facing systems for vulnerabilities and establish procedures to rapidly patch systems when critical vulnerabilities are discovered through scanning and through public disclosure. |
Update Software |
Perform regular software updates to mitigate exploitation risk. |
Detection
Monitor application logs for abnormal behavior that may indicate attempted or successful exploitation. Use deep packet inspection to look for artifacts of common exploit traffic, such as SQL injection. Web Application Firewalls may detect improper inputs attempting exploitation.
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