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Detection Strategies DET0509 — Detection of Web Session Cookie Theft via File, Memory, and Network Artifacts
DET0509

Detection of Web Session Cookie Theft via File, Memory, and Network Artifacts

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

Analytics

5
AN1402 Analytic 1402
Windows

Detects suspicious access to browser session cookie storage (e.g., Chrome’s `Cookies` SQLite DB) or memory reads of browser processes. Anomalous injection or memory dump utilities targeting browser processes such as `chrome.exe`, `firefox.exe`, or `msedge.exe`.

WinEventLog:Sysmon EventCode=10 WinEventLog:Sysmon EventCode=2 WinEventLog:Security EventCode=4688
[TargetProcessList] Monitored browsers (e.g., chrome.exe, firefox.exe)
[AccessToolList] Suspicious tools used for injection or memory access (e.g., mimikatz, procdump)
[TargetCookiePaths] Locations of cookie stores like `AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Cookies`
AN1403 Analytic 1403
Linux

Detects access to known browser cookie files (e.g., `~/.mozilla/firefox/*.default/cookies.sqlite`, `~/.config/google-chrome/`) and suspicious reads of browser memory via `/proc/[pid]/mem` or ptrace.

auditd:SYSCALL open or read to browser cookie storage auditd:SYSCALL ptrace syscall or access to /proc/*/mem
[CookieFilePatterns] Regex paths to known browser cookie locations
[TimeWindow] Correlated time range between cookie read and web upload or process injection
[BrowserProcPatterns] Expected names for browser processes being accessed
AN1404 Analytic 1404
macOS

Detects unauthorized access to browser cookie paths (e.g., `~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default/Cookies`) or `task_for_pid`/`vm_read` calls to Safari/Chrome memory space.

macos:unifiedlog vm_read, task_for_pid, or file open to cookie databases fs:fsusage file open for known browser cookie paths
[TargetBrowserList] List of processes considered web browsers on macOS
[BrowserCookiePathList] Cookie database paths specific to each browser
AN1405 Analytic 1405
Office Suite

Detects automation macros or VBA scripts in documents that access browser file paths, read cookie data, or attempt to exfiltrate browser session tokens over HTTP.

m365:unified RunMacro WinEventLog:Sysmon EventCode=2
[MacroTargetPath] Files or directories macros are attempting to access
[HTTPDestinationIPList] List of IPs or domains that are uncommon for macro-based HTTP POSTs
AN1406 Analytic 1406
SaaS

Detects use of session cookies or authentication tokens from unusual user agents or locations. Identifies token reuse without reauthentication or attempts to bypass MFA using previously stolen cookies.

saas:googleworkspace login with reused session token and mismatched user agent or IP saas:okta session.token.reuse
[TokenReuseTimeWindow] Max allowed delta between token issuance and second use
[UserAgentAnomalyScore] Deviation score from normal browser/device fingerprint
[GeoLocationAnomalyScore] Deviation in IP region or ASN per user profile

Detected Techniques

1

Credential Access (1)

Details

MITRE ID
DET0509
STIX ID
x-mitre-detection-strategy--26fdbcb2-abc1-4844-8e5d-2c6039336cb7
Analytics
5
Techniques Detected
1
By Tactic
Credential Access
1
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