Detection rules › Elastic
Potential WPAD Spoofing via DNS Record Creation
Identifies the creation of a DNS record that is potentially meant to enable WPAD spoofing. Attackers can disable the Global Query Block List (GQBL) and create a "wpad" record to exploit hosts running WPAD with default settings for privilege escalation and lateral movement.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Credential Access | T1557 Adversary-in-the-Middle |
| Collection | T1557 Adversary-in-the-Middle |
Event coverage
| Provider | Event ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Security-Auditing | 5137 | A directory service object was created. |
Stages and Predicates
Stage 1: eql:any
winlog.event_data.ObjectDN:"DC=wpad,*"Indicators
Each row is a field, operator, and value that the rule matches. The corpus column counts how many other rules in the catalog look for the same combination: high numbers point to widely-used, community-vetted indicators. Blank or 1 shows that the indicator is specific to this rule.
| Field | Kind | Values |
|---|---|---|
winlog.event_data.ObjectDN | wildcard |
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