YARA · Signature Base (Florian Roth / Nextron)
SIGNATURE_BASE_EXPL_Citrix_Netscaler_ADC_Forensicartifacts_CVE_2023_3519_Jul23_3
Detects forensic artifacts found after an exploitation of Citrix NetScaler ADC CVE-2023-3519
- Author
- Florian Roth
- Date
- 2023-07-24
- Modified
- 2023-12-05
- Score / Quality
- 70 / 85
What this rule detects
Detects forensic artifacts found after an exploitation of Citrix NetScaler ADC CVE-2023-3519
It defines 7 patterns (7 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
rule SIGNATURE_BASE_EXPL_Citrix_Netscaler_ADC_Forensicartifacts_CVE_2023_3519_Jul23_3 : CVE_2023_3519 FILE
{
meta:
= "Detects forensic artifacts found after an exploitation of Citrix NetScaler ADC CVE-2023-3519"
= "Florian Roth"
= "2f40b423-f1da-5711-ac4f-18de77cd52d0"
= "2023-07-24"
= "2023-12-05"
= "https://www.mandiant.com/resources/blog/citrix-zero-day-espionage"
= "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/yara/expl_citrix_netscaler_adc_exploitation_cve_2023_3519.yar#L43-L61"
= "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/LICENSE"
= "e78e1a788503b841ed0f4e5cd415eb35d8911092778120d7fd061ed20820da37"
= 70
= 85
= "CVE-2023-3519, FILE"
strings:
$x1 = "cat /flash/nsconfig/ns.conf >>" ascii
$x2 = "cat /nsconfig/.F1.key >>" ascii
$x3 = "openssl base64 -d < /tmp/" ascii
$x4 = "cp /usr/bin/bash /var/tmp/bash" ascii
$x5 = "chmod 4775 /var/tmp/bash"
$x6 = "pwd;pwd;pwd;pwd;pwd;"
$x7 = "(&(servicePrincipalName=*)(UserAccountControl:1.2.840.113556.1.4.803:=512)(!(UserAccountControl:1.2.840.113556.1.4.803:=2))(!(objectCategory=computer)))"
condition:
filesize < 10MB and 1 of them
}
Strings (7 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $x1 | text | "cat /flash/nsconfig/ns.conf >>" | ascii |
| $x2 | text | "cat /nsconfig/.F1.key >>" | ascii |
| $x3 | text | "openssl base64 -d < /tmp/" | ascii |
| $x4 | text | "cp /usr/bin/bash /var/tmp/bash" | ascii |
| $x5 | text | "chmod 4775 /var/tmp/bash" | |
| $x6 | text | "pwd;pwd;pwd;pwd;pwd;" | |
| $x7 | text | "(&(servicePrincipalName=*)(UserAccountControl:1.2.840.113556.1.4.803:=512)(!(UserAccountControl:1.2.840.113556.1.4.803:=2))(!(objectCategory=computer)))" |
Condition
filesize < 10MB and 1 of themIn plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must be smaller than 10MB (a cheap guard that skips large files).
- At least 1 patterns in the rule must match.
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Licence & attribution
Author: Florian Roth
Source repository: Signature Base (Florian Roth / Nextron) @ 94a1c48d7a
Licence: Detection Rule License 1.1 (repository licence)
Mirrored via YARA Forge 20260927, which prefixes rule names with the source and adds normalised meta fields.
Rule id: 2f40b423-f1da-5711-ac4f-18de77cd52d0
Tags:CVE_2023_3519FILE
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