Potential CVE-2023-27363 Exploitation - HTA File Creation By FoxitPDFReader

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About the rule

Rule Type

Standard

Rule Description

Detects suspicious ".hta" file creation in the startup folder by Foxit Reader. This can be an indication of CVE-2023-27363 exploitation.

Severity

Trouble

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "File Created or Modified" AND PROCESSNAME endswith "\FoxitPDFReader.exe" AND (FILENAME contains "\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup" OR OBJECTNAME contains "\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup") AND (FILENAME endswith ".hta" OR OBJECTNAME endswith ".hta") select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.USERNAME,Action1.DOMAIN,Action1.OBJECTNAME,Action1.FILENAME,Action1.PROCESSNAME

Detection

Execution Mode

realtime

Log Sources

Windows

Author

Gregory