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RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) from the Internet
editRDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) from the Internet
editThis rule detects network events that may indicate the use of RDP traffic from the Internet. RDP is commonly used by system administrators to remotely control a system for maintenance or to use shared resources. It should almost never be directly exposed to the Internet, as it is frequently targeted and exploited by threat actors as an initial access or back-door vector.
Rule type: query
Rule indices:
- filebeat-*
- packetbeat-*
- logs-endpoint.events.*
Severity: medium
Risk score: 47
Runs every: None
Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
References:
Tags:
- Elastic
- Host
- Network
- Threat Detection
- Command and Control
version: 9
Rule authors:
- Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Rule query
editevent.category:(network or network_traffic) and network.transport:tcp and (destination.port:3389 or event.dataset:zeek.rdp) and
not source.ip:(
10.0.0.0/8 or
127.0.0.0/8 or
169.254.0.0/16 or
172.16.0.0/12 or
192.0.0.0/24 or
192.0.0.0/29 or
192.0.0.8/32 or
192.0.0.9/32 or
192.0.0.10/32 or
192.0.0.170/32 or
192.0.0.171/32 or
192.0.2.0/24 or
192.31.196.0/24 or
192.52.193.0/24 or
192.168.0.0/16 or
192.88.99.0/24 or
224.0.0.0/4 or
100.64.0.0/10 or
192.175.48.0/24 or
198.18.0.0/15 or
198.51.100.0/24 or
203.0.113.0/24 or
240.0.0.0/4 or
"::1" or
"FE80::/10" or
"FF00::/8"
) and
destination.ip:(
10.0.0.0/8 or
172.16.0.0/12 or
192.168.0.0/16
)
Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
-
Tactic:
- Name: Command and Control
- ID: TA0011
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0011/
-
Tactic:
- Name: Lateral Movement
- ID: TA0008
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0008/
-
Technique:
- Name: Remote Services
- ID: T1021
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1021/
-
Tactic:
- Name: Initial Access
- ID: TA0001
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0001/
-
Technique:
- Name: Exploit Public-Facing Application
- ID: T1190
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1190/