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Detection Strategies DET0480 — Detection of Credential Harvesting via Web Portal Modification
DET0480

Detection of Credential Harvesting via Web Portal Modification

3 analytic(s) · 1 technique(s) detected

Analytics

3
AN1320 Analytic 1320
Linux

Detects unauthorized modifications to login-facing web server files (e.g., index.php, login.js) typically tied to VPN, SSO, or intranet portals. Correlates suspicious file changes with remote access artifacts or web shell behavior.

auditd:SYSCALL write NSM:Flow HTTP Request Logging
[MonitoredFilePaths] Target login-related files (e.g., /var/www/html/login.php) for integrity monitoring
[TimeWindow] Tune detection to correlate file edits and web access within a short duration
AN1321 Analytic 1321
Windows

Detects tampering of IIS-based login pages (e.g., default.aspx, login.aspx) tied to VPN, OWA, or SharePoint via script injection or unexpected editor processes modifying web roots.

WinEventLog:Sysmon EventCode=11 WinEventLog:iis IIS Logs
[FilePath] Define path to monitored IIS web root (e.g., C:\inetpub\wwwroot\login.aspx)
[ProcessName] Exclude legitimate updates (e.g., msdeploy.exe) and alert on suspicious editors (e.g., notepad.exe, certutil.exe)
AN1322 Analytic 1322
macOS

Detects unauthorized changes to locally hosted login pages on macOS (common in developer VPN environments) and links file edits to cron jobs, background scripts, or SUID binaries.

fs:fsusage Filesystem Access Logging macos:unifiedlog subsystem=com.apple.WebKit
[WebRootPath] Specify custom web service directories (e.g., /Library/WebServer/Documents/)
[AnomalousProcess] Alert on web root changes from non-web processes or scripts

Detected Techniques

1

Details

MITRE ID
DET0480
STIX ID
x-mitre-detection-strategy--8b2a91cd-4a15-4b25-9b75-581298f3ef82
Analytics
3
Techniques Detected
1
By Tactic
Collection
1
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