sublimemediumRule

Open redirect: Google Web Light

Message contains use of the Google Web Light open redirect. Google Web Light was sunset on December 19 2022.

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 == "googleweblight.com"
        and regex.match(.href_url.query_params, "(lite_url|u)=.*")
)
and (
  not profile.by_sender().solicited
  or profile.by_sender().any_messages_malicious_or_spam
)
and not profile.by_sender().any_messages_benign

Author

ajpc500

Data Sources

Email MessagesEmail HeadersEmail Attachments

Platforms

References

Tags

Attack surface reduction

Raw Content

name: "Open redirect: Google Web Light"
description: "Message contains use of the Google Web Light open redirect. Google Web Light was sunset on December 19 2022."
references:
  - "https://developers.google.com/search/updates#december-2022"
  - "https://untrustednetwork.net/en/2024/02/26/google-open-redirect/"
type: "rule"
severity: "medium"
authors:
  - twitter: "ajpc500"
source: |
  type.inbound
  and any(body.links,
          .href_url.domain.root_domain == "googleweblight.com"
          and regex.match(.href_url.query_params, "(lite_url|u)=.*")
  )
  and (
    not profile.by_sender().solicited
    or profile.by_sender().any_messages_malicious_or_spam
  )
  and not profile.by_sender().any_messages_benign
tags:
 - "Attack surface reduction"
attack_types:
  - "Credential Phishing"
  - "Malware/Ransomware"
tactics_and_techniques:
  - "Open redirect"
detection_methods:
  - "Sender analysis"
  - "URL analysis"

id: "e185b530-5121-55f2-90ee-13e748914756"