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sublimemediumRule

Open redirect: emp.eduyield.com

Message contains use of the eduyield redirect which chains google amp. This has been exploited in the wild.

Detection Query

type.inbound
and any(body.links,
        .href_url.domain.domain == "emp.eduyield.com"
        // the redirect field
        and strings.icontains(.href_url.query_params, "&dest=")
        and regex.icontains(.href_url.query_params,
                            '&dest=(?:https?)?(?:(?:%3a|\:)?(?:\/|%2f){2})?google\.com[^\&]*\/+amp\/+(s\/+)?'
        )
)
and (
  not profile.by_sender().solicited
  or (
    profile.by_sender().any_messages_malicious_or_spam
    and not profile.by_sender().any_messages_benign
  )
)

// negate highly trusted sender domains unless they fail DMARC authentication
and (
  (
    sender.email.domain.root_domain in $high_trust_sender_root_domains
    and not headers.auth_summary.dmarc.pass
  )
  or sender.email.domain.root_domain not in $high_trust_sender_root_domains
)

Data Sources

Email MessagesEmail HeadersEmail Attachments

Platforms

email
Raw Content
name: "Open redirect: emp.eduyield.com"
description: |
  Message contains use of the eduyield redirect which chains google amp. This has been exploited in the wild.
type: "rule"
severity: "medium"
source: |
  type.inbound
  and any(body.links,
          .href_url.domain.domain == "emp.eduyield.com"
          // the redirect field
          and strings.icontains(.href_url.query_params, "&dest=")
          and regex.icontains(.href_url.query_params,
                              '&dest=(?:https?)?(?:(?:%3a|\:)?(?:\/|%2f){2})?google\.com[^\&]*\/+amp\/+(s\/+)?'
          )
  )
  and (
    not profile.by_sender().solicited
    or (
      profile.by_sender().any_messages_malicious_or_spam
      and not profile.by_sender().any_messages_benign
    )
  )
  
  // negate highly trusted sender domains unless they fail DMARC authentication
  and (
    (
      sender.email.domain.root_domain in $high_trust_sender_root_domains
      and not headers.auth_summary.dmarc.pass
    )
    or sender.email.domain.root_domain not in $high_trust_sender_root_domains
  )
attack_types:
  - "Credential Phishing"
  - "Malware/Ransomware"
tactics_and_techniques:
  - "Open redirect"
detection_methods:
  - "Sender analysis"
  - "URL analysis"
id: "860e1381-a99a-5b6e-bfed-ef0931e06fc7"