sublimemediumRule

Open redirect: VK

Message contains use of the VK open redirect, but the sender is not VK. This has been exploited in the wild.

MITRE ATT&CK

T1566 T1566.001 T1566.002 T1598 T1204.002 T1486

Detection Query

type.inbound
and any(body.links,
        .href_url.domain.root_domain == 'vk.com'
        and strings.iends_with(.href_url.path, '/away.php')
)
and sender.email.domain.root_domain != 'vk.com'

Author

vector_sec

Data Sources

Email MessagesEmail HeadersEmail Attachments

Platforms

Tags

Attack surface reduction

Raw Content

name: "Open redirect: VK"
description: |
  Message contains use of the VK open redirect, but the sender is not VK. This has been exploited in the wild.
type: "rule"
authors:
  - twitter: "vector_sec"
severity: "medium"
source: |
  type.inbound
  and any(body.links,
          .href_url.domain.root_domain == 'vk.com'
          and strings.iends_with(.href_url.path, '/away.php')
  )
  and sender.email.domain.root_domain != 'vk.com'
tags:
  - "Attack surface reduction"
attack_types:
  - "Credential Phishing"
  - "Malware/Ransomware"
tactics_and_techniques:
  - "Open redirect"
detection_methods:
  - "Sender analysis"
  - "URL analysis"
id: "6ebd6d42-b0d5-5585-a715-aa939097ed99"