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Import LDAP Data Interchange Format File Via Ldifde.EXE

Detects the execution of "Ldifde.exe" with the import flag "-i". The can be abused to include HTTP-based arguments which will allow the arbitrary download of files from a remote server.

MITRE ATT&CK

T1218 T1105

command-and-controldefense-evasion

Detection Query

selection_img:
  - Image|endswith: \ldifde.exe
  - OriginalFileName: ldifde.exe
selection_cli:
  CommandLine|contains|all:
    - -i
    - -f
condition: all of selection_*

Author

@gott_cyber

Created

2022-09-02

Data Sources

windowsProcess Creation Events

Platforms

windows

References

Tags

attack.command-and-controlattack.defense-evasionattack.t1218attack.t1105

Raw Content

title: Import LDAP Data Interchange Format File Via Ldifde.EXE
id: 6f535e01-ca1f-40be-ab8d-45b19c0c8b7f
status: test
description: |
    Detects the execution of "Ldifde.exe" with the import flag "-i". The can be abused to include HTTP-based arguments which will allow the arbitrary download of files from a remote server.
references:
    - https://twitter.com/0gtweet/status/1564968845726580736
    - https://strontic.github.io/xcyclopedia/library/ldifde.exe-979DE101F5059CEC1D2C56967CA2BAC0.html
    - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2012-r2-and-2012/cc731033(v=ws.11)
author: '@gott_cyber'
date: 2022-09-02
modified: 2023-03-14
tags:
    - attack.command-and-control
    - attack.defense-evasion
    - attack.t1218
    - attack.t1105
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection_img:
        - Image|endswith: '\ldifde.exe'
        - OriginalFileName: 'ldifde.exe'
    selection_cli:
        CommandLine|contains|all:
            - '-i'
            - '-f'
    condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
    - Since the content of the files are unknown, false positives are expected
level: medium