T1137.006 Add-ins Mappings

Adversaries may abuse Microsoft Office add-ins to obtain persistence on a compromised system. Office add-ins can be used to add functionality to Office programs. (Citation: Microsoft Office Add-ins) There are different types of add-ins that can be used by the various Office products; including Word/Excel add-in Libraries (WLL/XLL), VBA add-ins, Office Component Object Model (COM) add-ins, automation add-ins, VBA Editor (VBE), Visual Studio Tools for Office (VSTO) add-ins, and Outlook add-ins. (Citation: MRWLabs Office Persistence Add-ins)(Citation: FireEye Mail CDS 2018)

Add-ins can be used to obtain persistence because they can be set to execute code when an Office application starts.

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Mappings

Capability ID Capability Description Mapping Type ATT&CK ID ATT&CK Name
AC-06 Least Privilege Protects T1137.006 Add-ins
CM-02 Baseline Configuration Protects T1137.006 Add-ins
CM-06 Configuration Settings Protects T1137.006 Add-ins
SC-18 Mobile Code Protects T1137.006 Add-ins
SC-44 Detonation Chambers Protects T1137.006 Add-ins
SI-08 Spam Protection Protects T1137.006 Add-ins