Lateral Movement
Description
Manually using the command line to start a process on a remote endpoint leveraging the DCOM protocol for lateral movement and remote code execution.
MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
| ID | Technique | Tactic |
|---|---|---|
| T1021.003 | Distributed Component Object Model | Lateral Movement |
Environment Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Environment | attack_range |
| Directory | lateral_movement |
| Test Date | 2021-11-15 |
Datasets
The following datasets were collected during this attack simulation:
Windows-Powershell-Xml
- Path:
/datasets/attack_techniques/T1021.003/lateral_movement/windows-powershell-xml.log - Sourcetype:
XmlWinEventLog - Source:
XmlWinEventLog:Microsoft-Windows-PowerShell/Operational
Windows_security_xml
- Path:
/datasets/attack_techniques/T1021.003/lateral_movement/windows_security_xml.log - Sourcetype:
XmlWinEventLog - Source:
XmlWinEventLog:Security
Windows-Sysmon
- Path:
/datasets/attack_techniques/T1021.003/lateral_movement/windows-sysmon.log - Sourcetype:
XmlWinEventLog - Source:
XmlWinEventLog:Microsoft-Windows-Sysmon/Operational
Related Detections
The following detections in our security content repository use this attack data for testing:
| Detection Name | Type | Source | MITRE ATT&CK | Analytic Story |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remote Process Instantiation via DCOM and PowerShell | TTP |
Endpoint | T1021.003 | Active Directory Lateral Movement, Compromised Windows Host |
Usage Instructions
Replay with Splunk Attack Data
Replay attack data with replay.py from Splunk Attack Data.
1python replay.py --dataset /datasets/attack_techniques/T1021.003/lateral_movement/windows-powershell-xml.log --index attack_data
Manual Import
- Download the dataset files from the paths listed above
- Configure your Splunk instance with the appropriate sourcetypes
- Import the logs using the Splunk Add Data wizard
Related Content
Find more detections and analytics for this attack technique in our security content repository.
Source: GitHub | Version: 1.0