STEADYPULSE

STEADYPULSE is a web shell that infects targeted Pulse Secure VPN servers through modification of a legitimate Perl script that was used as early as 2020 including in activity against US Defense Industrial Base (DIB) entities.[1]

ID: S1112
Type: MALWARE
Platforms: Network
Version: 1.0
Created: 09 February 2024
Last Modified: 09 February 2024

Techniques Used

Domain ID Name Use
Enterprise T1140 反混淆/解码文件或信息

STEADYPULSE can URL decode key/value pairs sent over C2.[1]

Enterprise T1071 .001 应用层协议: Web Protocols

STEADYPULSE can parse web requests made to a targeted server to determine the next stage of execution.[1]

Enterprise T1132 .001 数据编码: Standard Encoding

STEADYPULSE can transmit URL encoded data over C2.[1]

Enterprise T1505 .003 服务器软件组件: Web Shell

STEADYPULSE is a web shell that can enable the execution of arbitrary commands on compromised web servers.[1]

Enterprise T1105 输入工具传输

STEADYPULSE can add lines to a Perl script on a targeted server to import additional Perl modules.[1]

References