Courses of Action - Execution
This Playbook is part of the MITRE ATT&CK - Courses of Action Pack.#
Supported versions
Supported Cortex XSOAR versions: 6.5.0 and later.
This playbook handles MITRE ATT&CK Techniques using intelligence-driven Courses of Action (COA) defined by Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 team. It utilizes each of the sub-playbooks for specific techniques that belong to this phase (tactic) according to the MITRE ATT&CK kill chain. The sub-playbook called depends on the technique input.
***Disclaimer: This playbook does not simulate an attack using the specified techniques, but follows the steps to remediation as defined by Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 team’s Actionable Threat Objects and Mitigations (ATOMs).
Tactic:
- TA0002: Execution
MITRE ATT&CK Description: The adversary is trying to run malicious code.
Execution consists of techniques that result in adversary-controlled code running on a local or remote system. Techniques that run malicious code are often paired with techniques from all other tactics to achieve broader goals, like exploring a network or stealing data. For example, an adversary might use a remote access tool to run a PowerShell script that does Remote System Discovery.
Possible playbook triggers:
- The playbook can be used as a part of the “Courses of Action - Collection” playbook to remediate techniques based on kill chain phase.
- The playbook can be used as a part of the “MITRE ATT&CK - Courses of Action” playbook, that can be triggered by different sources and accepts the technique MITRE ATT&CK ID as an input.
Dependencies#
This playbook uses the following sub-playbooks, integrations, and scripts.
Sub-playbooks#
- MITRE ATT&CK CoA - T1569.002 - Service Execution
- MITRE ATT&CK CoA - T1059 - Command and Scripting Interpreter
- MITRE ATT&CK CoA - T1204 - User Execution
- MITRE ATT&CK CoA - T1059.001 - PowerShell
Integrations#
This playbook does not use any integrations.
Scripts#
- SetAndHandleEmpty
- Set
Commands#
- setIncident
Playbook Inputs#
| Name | Description | Default Value | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| technique | Mitre ATT&CK ID of a technique. | Optional | |
| template | Template name to enforce WildFire best practices profile. | Optional | |
| pre_post | Rules location. Can be 'pre-rulebase' or 'post-rulebase'. Mandatory for Panorama instances. | Optional | |
| device-group | The device group for which to return addresses (Panorama instances). | Optional | |
| tag | Tag for which to filter the rules. | Optional |
Playbook Outputs#
| Path | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Handled.Techniques | The technique handled in this playbook | unknown |
| Execution.ProductList | Products used for remediation. | unknown |
Playbook Image#
