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Comprehensive analysis of initial attack samples exploiting CVE-2023

Kaspersky Securelistby @Securelist ()11 min read1 · 1 read
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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2023-23397
Zero-Click Elevation of Privilege in Microsoft Outlook (Forced NTLM Credential Leak)
9.897%KEV
KEV
CVE-2023-29324
Windows MSHTML Platform Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
6.53%

Indicators of compromise

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TypeIndicatorContext
ipv4101.255.119.42detection/verification). URLs (#16) \\5.199.162[.]132\SCW \\101.255.119[.]42\event\2431 \\101.255.119[.]42\mail\a5b3553d \\181.209.99[
ipv4113.160.234.229]21\pets \\185.132.17[.]160\aojv43 \\69.51.2[].106\report \\113.160.234[.]229\istanbul \\85.195.206[.]7\lrmng \\24.142.165[.]2\req \\85
ipv4168.205.200.55\\181.209.99[.]204\information \\213.32.252[.]221\silence \\168.205.200[.]55\test \\213.32.252[.]221\fwd \\69.162.253[.]21\pets \\185.
ipv4181.209.99.204.255.119[.]42\event\2431 \\101.255.119[.]42\mail\a5b3553d \\181.209.99[.]204\information \\213.32.252[.]221\silence \\168.205.200[.]55
ipv4185.132.17.1600[.]55\test \\213.32.252[.]221\fwd \\69.162.253[.]21\pets \\185.132.17[.]160\aojv43 \\69.51.2[].106\report \\113.160.234[.]229\istanbu
ipv4213.32.252.221255.119[.]42\mail\a5b3553d \\181.209.99[.]204\information \\213.32.252[.]221\silence \\168.205.200[.]55\test \\213.32.252[.]221\fwd \\
ipv424.142.165.2eport \\113.160.234[.]229\istanbul \\85.195.206[.]7\lrmng \\24.142.165[.]2\req \\85.195.206[.]7\power \\61.14.68[.]33\rem \\42.98.5[
ipv442.98.5.22542.165[.]2\req \\85.195.206[.]7\power \\61.14.68[.]33\rem \\42.98.5[.]225\ping IPs (#14) 5.199.162[.]132 (not in MS Guidance public
ipv45.199.162.132nd useless for threat detection/verification). URLs (#16) \\5.199.162[.]132\SCW \\101.255.119[.]42\event\2431 \\101.255.119[.]42\mail
ipv461.14.68.33206[.]7\lrmng \\24.142.165[.]2\req \\85.195.206[.]7\power \\61.14.68[.]33\rem \\42.98.5[.]225\ping IPs (#14) 5.199.162[.]132 (not i
ipv469.162.253.2121\silence \\168.205.200[.]55\test \\213.32.252[.]221\fwd \\69.162.253[.]21\pets \\185.132.17[.]160\aojv43 \\69.51.2[].106\report \\1
ipv469.51.2.106252[.]221 168.205.200[.]55 69.162.253[.]21 185.132.17[.]160 69.51.2[.]106 (not in MS Guidance publication) 113.160.234[.]229 85.195
ipv477.238.121.14806.7\power (reminder time set to 2022-01-31 23:30) Sent by: 77.238.121.148 on 2023-03-17 14:04:54 UTC Target: IT integrator – UA Remin
ipv482.196.113.1021.14.68[.]33 42.98.5[.]225 (not in MS Guidance publication) 82.196.113[.]102 (only in MS Guidance publication – on VT relating to hash
ipv485.195.206.7ojv43 \\69.51.2[].106\report \\113.160.234[.]229\istanbul \\85.195.206[.]7\lrmng \\24.142.165[.]2\req \\85.195.206[.]7\power \\61.14
sha25692df1d2125f88d0642e0d4919644376c09e1f1e0eaf48c31a6b389265e0d55762 (only in MS Guidance publication – on VT relating to hash 92df1d2125f88d0642e0d4919644376c09e1f1e0eaf48c31a6b389265e0d5576, but missing the sample and any additional information) Thr

From the original article

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On March 14, 2023, Microsoft published a blogpost describing an Outlook Client Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CVSS: 9. 8 CRITICAL). The publication generated a lot of activity among white, grey and black hat researchers, as well as lots of publications and tweets about the vulnerability and its exploitation.

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