Adversaries may leverage the resources of co-opted systems to complete resource-intensive tasks, which may impact system and/or hosted service availability.
One common purpose for Resource Hijacking is to validate transactions of cryptocurrency networks and earn virtual currency. Adversaries may consume enough system resources to negatively impact and/or cause affected machines to become unresponsive.(Citation: Kaspersky Lazarus Under The Hood Blog 2017) Servers and cloud-based systems are common targets because of the high potential for available resources, but user endpoint systems may also be compromised and used for Resource Hijacking and cryptocurrency mining.(Citation: CloudSploit - Unused AWS Regions) Containerized environments may also be targeted due to the ease of deployment via exposed APIs and the potential for scaling mining activities by deploying or compromising multiple containers within an environment or cluster.(Citation: Unit 42 Hildegard Malware)(Citation: Trend Micro Exposed Docker APIs)
Additionally, some cryptocurrency mining malware identify then kill off processes for competing malware to ensure it’s not competing for resources.(Citation: Trend Micro War of Crypto Miners)
Adversaries may also use malware that leverages a system's network bandwidth as part of a botnet in order to facilitate Network Denial of Service campaigns and/or to seed malicious torrents.(Citation: GoBotKR) Alternatively, they may engage in proxyjacking by selling use of the victims' network bandwidth and IP address to proxyware services.(Citation: Sysdig Proxyjacking)
View in MITRE ATT&CK®| Capability ID | Capability Description | Mapping Type | ATT&CK ID | ATT&CK Name | Notes |
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| intel-tdt | Intel Threat Detection Technology | Microsoft Defender | T1496 | Resource Hijacking |
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Intel Threat Detection Technology's (Intel TDT) targeted malware detection solution applies machine learning to hardware telemetry derived from the CPU to detect sustained malicious code execution patterns, like ransomware and cryptomining, at runtime. Operating on CPU level data enables TDT to detect malware execution irrespective of deployment scheme, programming language or obfuscation schemes.
This enables Microsoft Defender Antivirus to use Intel TDT to help rapidly detect and respond to these threats.
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| CVE-2021-44228 | Apache Log4j2 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | secondary_impact | T1496 | Resource Hijacking |
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CVE-2021-44228, known as Log4Shell, affects Apache’s Log4j library, an open-source logging framework. An actor can exploit this vulnerability by submitting a specially crafted request to a vulnerable system that causes that system to execute arbitrary code. The request allows a cyber actor to take full control over the system. The actor can then steal information, launch ransomware, or conduct other malicious activity.
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| CVE-2019-18935 | Progress Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability | primary_impact | T1496 | Resource Hijacking |
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CVE 2019-18935 is a Insecure Deserialization vulnerability with the Telerik UI, which does not properly sanitize serialized data inputs from the user. This vulnerability leads to the application being vulnerable to RCE attacks that may lead to a full system compromise.
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| CVE-2018-11776 | Apache Struts Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | secondary_impact | T1496 | Resource Hijacking |
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CVE-2018-11776 is a remote code execution vulnerability in the Apache Struts web application framework that could allow remote attackers to run malicious code on the affected servers when alwaysSelectFullNamespace is true and then results are used with no namespace. Volexity also reports active scanning and attempts to exploit CVE-2018-11776 in order to deploy cryptocurrency miners.
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| CVE-2021-26084 | Atlassian Confluence Server and Data Center Object-Graph Navigation Language (OGNL) Injection Vulnerability | secondary_impact | T1496 | Resource Hijacking |
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CVE-2021-26084 is a critical vulnerability affecting Atlassian Confluence Server and Data Center that allows unauthenticated remote code execution. This Object-Graph Navigation Language (OGNL) injection vulnerability enables attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable Confluence instances
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| CVE-2021-22205 | GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | secondary_impact | T1496 | Resource Hijacking |
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CVE-2021-22205 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands on affected systems. The vulnerability was reported to be actively exploited for o assemble botnets and launch gigantic distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks.
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| CVE-2018-7600 | Drupal Core Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | secondary_impact | T1496 | Resource Hijacking |
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CVE-2018-7602 is a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability affecting Drupal’s versions 7 and 8. According to reports, successfully exploiting the vulnerability entails elevating the permission to modify or delete the content of a Drupal-run site and crypto-jacking campaigns.
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| CVE-2020-8515 | Multiple DrayTek Vigor Routers Web Management Page Vulnerability | secondary_impact | T1496 | Resource Hijacking |
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CVE-2020-8515 is a command injection vulnerability affecting certain DrayTek devices, This vulnerability allows an attacker to make arbitrary commands on the affected devices without authentication. Successful exploitation has been reported leading to resource hijacking for botnet use.
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| CVE-2017-9822 | DotNetNuke (DNN) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | secondary_impact | T1496 | Resource Hijacking |
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CVE-2017-9822 is a vulnerability allows an attacker to exploit cookie deserialization, leading to remote code execution (RCE). It has been noted for its potential impact on various web applications
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| CVE-2023-22527 | Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server Template Injection Vulnerability | primary_impact | T1496 | Resource Hijacking |
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CVE-2023-22527 is a template injection vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated adversary to achieve remote code execution. Adversaries have been observed exploiting this vulnerability for cryptomining purposes.
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| CVE-2022-29303 | SolarView Compact Command Injection Vulnerability | secondary_impact | T1496 | Resource Hijacking |
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CVE-2022-29303 is a command injection vulnerability within a PHP component in the product's web server.
Reports indicate that the vulnerability have been exploited by operators of Mirai botnet malware.
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| CVE-2023-1389 | TP-Link Archer AX-21 Command Injection Vulnerability | primary_impact | T1496 | Resource Hijacking |
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CVE-2023-1389 is a command injection vulnerability in one of the API components within the TP-Link Archer router’s web management interface. Public reports have reported that multiple botnet malware under the Mirai variants, including Condi, are targeting these vulnerable devices.
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| CVE-2023-32315 | Ignite Realtime Openfire Path Traversal Vulnerability | secondary_impact | T1496 | Resource Hijacking |
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CVE-2023-32315 is a path traversal bug in Openfire's administrative console that could be leveraged for remote code execution. Public reports have indicated that threat actors were exploiting this vulnerability to gain access to the Openfire plugins interface to create new admin console user accounts, install a malicious plugin, and gain access to a webshell.
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| CVE-2024-23692 | Rejetto HTTP File Server Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine Vulnerability | secondary_impact | T1496 | Resource Hijacking |
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CVE-2024-23692 is a OS command injection vulnerability within the HTTP File Server (HFS) process for Rejetto. It has been reported to be exploited by threat actors to deploy cryptomining malware, install backdoors, Remote Access Trojans (RATs), and other malware like “GoThief” to exfiltrate sensitive data.
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| CVE-2023-49897 | FXC AE1021, AE1021PE OS Command Injection Vulnerability | primary_impact | T1496 | Resource Hijacking |
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CVE-2023-49897 is an OS command injection vulnerability affecting AE1021PE firmware. This vulnerability has been publicly reported to be leveraged during the InfectedSlurs campaign to install a Mirai malware variant with the intention of creating a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet with these infected devices.
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| CVE-2023-47565 | QNAP VioStor NVR OS Command Injection Vulnerability | primary_impact | T1496 | Resource Hijacking |
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CVE-2023-47565 is an OS command injection vulnerability in QNAP VioStor network video recorder (NVR) devices. This vulnerability has been publicly reported to be leveraged during the InfectedSlurs campaign to install a Mirai malware variant with the intention of creating a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet with these infected devices.
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| CVE-2021-35394 | Realtek Jungle SDK Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | secondary_impact | T1496 | Resource Hijacking |
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The vulnerability in Realtek Jungle chipsets is exploited by remote, unauthenticated attackers using UDP packets to a server on port 9034, enabling remote execution of arbitrary commands. The attack involves injecting a shell command that downloads and executes a shell script on the compromised device. This script downloads binaries for various CPU architectures, such as ARM, MIPS, and SuperH, primarily from the Mirai malware family, turning the device into a botnet node.
The attack script connects to a malicious IP to download and execute malware, with threats mainly from Mirai, Gafgyt, and Mozi families. It also includes a new DDoS botnet called RedGoBot, developed in Golang. The script uses wget and curl to download botnet clients for different processor architectures. RedGoBot can perform DDoS attacks on various protocols, including HTTP, ICMP, TCP, UDP, VSE, and OpenVPN, upon receiving commands from the threat operator. Additionally, injected commands can write binary payloads to files for execution or reboot the targeted server to cause denial of service.
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| CVE-2023-38035 | Ivanti Sentry Authentication Bypass Vulnerability | secondary_impact | T1496 | Resource Hijacking |
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This vulnerability was exploited by unauthenticated actors who accessed the System Manager Portal of Ivanti MobileIron Sentry via port 8433, leveraging an authentication bypass flaw to achieve remote code execution. This flaw allows attackers to access sensitive APIs, enabling them to change configurations, execute system commands, or write files onto the system.
This vulnerability was part of a campaign involving cryptocurrency mining and internal network reconnaissance. The exploitation allowed attackers to deploy malicious tools and conduct unauthorized activities within the network, ultimately compromising system integrity and security.The exploitation facilitated unauthorized access to the Ivanti Sentry server, allowing the execution of OS commands as a system administrator using "sudo." Observations revealed that suspicious SSL connections over port 8433 led to HTTP GET requests, indicating the abuse of command-line utilities like wget and cURL.
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| CVE-2022-29464 | WSO2 Multiple Products Unrestrictive Upload of File Vulnerability | secondary_impact | T1496 | Resource Hijacking |
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CVE-2022-29464 is an unrestricted file upload vulnerability where an adversary can upload arbitrary files and, due to a directory traversal issue, write files to locations where they can then send commands. Adversaries have been seen to use this to mine cryptocurrency.
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