Add browser-extension object template for malicious/compromised extensions#524
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New object for browser extension supply chain threat intelligence. Captures compromised or malicious extension release events including permission escalation diffs, C2 infrastructure, and analysis verdicts. Attributes (20): - Identification: id, name, ecosystem, publisher, store-url - Version diff: version-malicious, version-clean - Manifest: manifest-version, permissions-added, host-permissions-added - Payload: malicious-file, crx-sha256 - Infrastructure: c2-url, exfil-url - Analysis: attack-pattern, verdict, confidence, analysis-source, first-seen, description ATT&CK: T1195.002, T1185, T1539, T1567, T1036 Motivated by the 2024-2026 wave of Chrome/Firefox extension supply chain attacks (Cyberhaven, Trust Wallet, RedDirection, Operation Phantom Enigma, Nx Console) affecting millions of users.
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Motivation
url/domain/fileobjects and lose contextual fields that make extension-level reporting actionable.Description
objects/browser-extension/definition.jsoncontaining the new object definition with attributes such asid,name,ecosystem,version-malicious,version-clean,permissions-added,host-permissions-added,malicious-file,c2-url,exfil-url,verdict,confidence,analysis-source,first-seen,crx-sha256and others, and setmeta-categorytomisc.objects/browser-extension/README.mddocumenting motivation, attributes, ATT&CK mapping, example usage and suggested relationships.README.md) so it is discoverable alongside other object templates.jq_all_the_things.sh/validate_all.shworkflow) and ensure the README examplemeta-categorymatches the object definition.Testing
./validate_all.sh, which invokesjq_all_the_things.sh,jsonschemachecks,./tools/validate_opposites.sh, andunique_uuid.py, and the workflow completed successfully (output: "Success: All is fine, please go ahead..").jsonschema(via the same./validate_all.shrun) andpython -m json.toolformatting checks, which succeeded.Codex Task