Picus

Run commands on Picus and automate security validation with playbooks.
This integration was integrated and tested with version 3976 of Picus

Configure Picus in Cortex

Parameter	Description	Required
Picus Manager URL		True
Picus Refresh Token	The refresh token will be used to generate access token.	True
Trust any certificate (not secure)		False
Use system proxy settings		False

Commands

You can execute these commands from the CLI, as part of an automation, or in a playbook.
After you successfully execute a command, a DBot message appears in the War Room with the command details.

picus-get-access-token

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Generates an access token for API usage. This function used for other functions inner authentication mechanism. Looks for X-Refresh-Token on the header or refresh-token cookie.

Base Command

picus-get-access-token

Input

There are no input arguments for this command.

Context Output

There is no context output for this command.

picus-get-vector-list

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Returns the vector list from PICUS. These vectors can be used for automation processes.

Base Command

picus-get-vector-list

Input

Argument Name	Description	Required
add_user_details	Add vectors’ assigned user details to the response.	Optional
page	Requested page number.	Optional
size	Requested data size.	Optional

Context Output

Path	Type	Description
Picus.vectorlist.description	String	Description info of the vector
Picus.vectorlist.heartbeat_results.is_successful	Boolean	Was the heartbeat end successfully?
Picus.vectorlist.heartbeat_results.module	String	On which module did the heartbeat executed?
Picus.vectorlist.heartbeat_results.result_time	Date	When the heartbeat is executed? (End time)
Picus.vectorlist.heartbeat_results.variant	String	On which variant did the heartbeat executed?
Picus.vectorlist.is_disabled	Boolean	Is the vector status disabled?
Picus.vectorlist.name	String	Name of the vector
Picus.vectorlist.trusted	String	Trusted peer name
Picus.vectorlist.type	String	Type of the vector, if error is encountered, “Unknown” is returned. Other valid values are: “Network”, “Email, “Endpoint”
Picus.vectorlist.untrusted	String	Untrusted peer name
Picus.vectorlist.users	Unknown	Users assigned to this vector

Command Example

!picus-get-vector-list

Human Readable Output

Name	Trusted	Untrusted	Is Disabled	Type
Picus_Attacker_1 - Win10-Det1	Win10-Det1	Picus_Attacker_1	true	Endpoint
Picus_Attacker_2 - Win10-Det2	Win10-Det2	Picus_Attacker_2	true	Endpoint

picus-get-peer-list

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Returns the peer list with current statuses. These peers also can be seen on the PICUS Panel ->Settings-> Peers.

Base Command

picus-get-peer-list

Input

There are no input arguments for this command.

Context Output

Path	Type	Description
Picus.peerlist.is_alive	Boolean	Is Peer Alive?
Picus.peerlist.latest_attack	Date	Latest Attack Time of the Peer
Picus.peerlist.name	String	Peer Name
Picus.peerlist.registered_ip	String	IP of the peer
Picus.peerlist.type	String	Peer’s Type

Command Example

!picus-get-peer-list

Human Readable Output

Name	Registered Ip	Type	Is Alive
Picus_Attacker_1	x.x.x.x	Network	true
Picus_Attacker_2	x.x.x.x	Network	true
Win10-Det2	x.x.x.x	Endpoint	true

picus-get-attack-results

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In the Picus, all attacks are carried out with the logic of the attacker and the victim. This command returns the list of the attack results on specified peers. Time range and result status can be given.

Base Command

picus-get-attack-results

Input

Argument Name	Description	Required
attacker_peer	Untrusted peer name.	Required
victim_peer	Trusted peer name.	Required
days	Set days parameter. Default is 3.	Optional
result	This setting can only be insecure,secure and all. Default is all.	Optional

Context Output

Path	Type	Description
Picus.attackresults.results.threat_ids	String	Threat ID List
Picus.attackresults.results.begin_time	Date	begin time of the attack
Picus.attackresults.results.destination_port	Number	Value “0” indicates it is not applicable such as all vector types except network
Picus.attackresults.results.end_time	Date	end time of the attack
Picus.attackresults.results.id	Number	id
Picus.attackresults.results.l1_category_name	String	Level 1 Category Name of the attack
Picus.attackresults.results.scenario_details.action_id	Number	Action ID of the threat scenario action
Picus.attackresults.results.scenario_details.action_name	String	Action Name of the threat scenario action
Picus.attackresults.results.scenario_details.end	Date	The time attack ended
Picus.attackresults.results.scenario_details.id	Number	Primary key
Picus.attackresults.results.scenario_details.process_results	Unknown	Process Results(play and rewind)
Picus.attackresults.results.scenario_details.result	String	Final result of the scenario action
Picus.attackresults.results.scenario_details.technique_id	String	Technique ID of the threat scenario action
Picus.attackresults.results.source_port	Number	Value “0” indicates it is not applicable such as all vector types except network and wats attacks
Picus.attackresults.results.string	String	Attack Result
Picus.attackresults.results.threat_id	Number	Threat ID of the attack
Picus.attackresults.results.threat_name	String	Threat Name of the attack
Picus.attackresults.results.trusted	String	Trusted peer name
Picus.attackresults.results.untrusted	String	Untrusted peer name
Picus.attackresults.results.variant	String	Variant info

Command Example

!picus-get-attack-results attacker_peer="Picus_Attacker_1" victim_peer="net1-det1" days=1 result="insecure"

Human Readable Output

Begin Time	End Time	String	Threat Id	Threat Name
2021-09-16T23:59:54.738644627Z	2021-09-16T23:59:54.753408649Z	Insecure	206450	HTML5 Web Storage Sensitive Data Exposure
2021-09-16T23:52:52.022470123Z	2021-09-16T23:52:52.077736344Z	Insecure	206111	Zeus PandaBanker Trojan .EXE File Download Variant-11

picus-run-attacks

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In the Picus, all attacks are carried out with the logic of the attacker and the victim. This command schedules a single attack on the requested vector.

Base Command

picus-run-attacks

Input

Argument Name	Description	Required
threat_ids	Threat ID list (“111,222,333,…”) or single threat ID can be given.	Required
attacker_peer	Untrusted peer name.	Required
victim_peer	Trusted peer name.	Required
variant	This parameter can be HTTP or HTTPS. Example variant=HTTP	Required

Context Output

Path	Type	Description
Picus.runattacks	String	IDs of the assessed attacks

Command Example

!picus-run-attacks attacker_peer="Picus_Attacker_1" victim_peer="net1-det1" threat_ids="881728,879812,798283" variant="HTTP"

Human Readable Output

Threat Id	Result
881728	success
879812	success
798283	success

picus-get-threat-results

---

Returns the list of the attack results of a single threat have optional parameters for filtration.

Base Command

picus-get-threat-results

Input

Argument Name	Description	Required
threat_ids	Threat ID list (“111,222,333,…”) or single threat ID can be given.	Required
attacker_peer	Untrusted peer name.	Required
victim_peer	Trusted peer name.	Required
variant	This parameter can be HTTP or HTTPS. Example variant=HTTP	Required

Context Output

Path	Type	Description
Picus.threatresults.results.threat_results	String	Threat Results(ID and result combination)
Picus.threatresults.results.l1_category	String	Level 1 Category Name of the attack
Picus.threatresults.results.last_time	Date	Last Threat Result Time
Picus.threatresults.results.result	String	Threat Result
Picus.threatresults.results.status	String	Status
Picus.threatresults.results.threat_id	Number	Threat ID of the attack

Command Example

!picus-get-threat-results attacker_peer="Picus_Attacker_1" victim_peer="net1-det1" variant="HTTP" threat_ids="562172"

Human Readable Output

Threat Id	Result	L1 Category	Last Time	Status
562172	Secure	Vulnerability Exploitation	2021-09-16T13:26:00.932298Z	success

picus-set-paramPB

---

Set parameter on the playbook. (This command is only used on playbook)

Base Command

picus-set-paramPB

Input

Argument Name	Description	Required
attacker_peer	Untrusted peer name.	Required
victim_peer	Trusted peer name.	Required
variant	This parameter can be HTTP or HTTPS. Example variant=HTTP	Required
mitigation_product	Products info of the mitigation. This parameter can be Check Point NGFW, ForcepointNGFW, McAfee IPS, PaloAlto IPS, SourceFire IPS, TippingPoint, F5 BIG-IP, Fortigate WAF, FortiWeb, Fortigate IPS, Snort, CitrixWAF, and ModSecurity.	Required
days	Set days parameter. Default is 3.	Optional

Context Output

Path	Type	Description
Picus.param.attacker_peer	String	Untrusted peer name
Picus.param.days	Number	days
Picus.param.mitigation_product	String	Products info of the mitigation
Picus.param.variant	String	This parameter can be HTTP or HTTPS. Example variant=HTTP
Picus.param.victim_peer	String	Trusted peer name

filter-insecure-attacks

---

Filter insecure attacks on the playbook. (This command is only used on playbook)

Base Command

picus-filter-insecure-attacks

Input

Argument Name	Description	Required
threatinfo	Threat id and result combine. Used for playbook.	Required

Context Output

Path	Type	Description
Picus.filterinsecure	String	Insecure Attack List

picus-get-mitigation-list

---

Returns the list of the mitigations of threats have optional parameters for filtration, this route may not be used associated with your license.

Base Command

picus-get-mitigation-list

Input

Argument Name	Description	Required
threat_ids	Threat ID list (“111,222,333,…”) or single threat ID can be given.	Required
product	Products info of the mitigation. This parameter can be Check Point NGFW, ForcepointNGFW, McAfee IPS, PaloAlto IPS, SourceFire IPS, TippingPoint, F5 BIG-IP, Fortigate WAF, FortiWeb, Fortigate IPS, Snort, CitrixWAF, and ModSecurity.	Required

Context Output

Path	Type	Description
Picus.mitigationresults.signature_id	String	ID of the signature
Picus.mitigationresults.signature_name	String	Name of the signature
Picus.mitigationresults.threat_id	Number	Threat ID of Picus Attack
Picus.mitigationresults.vendor	String	Product name of the mitigation

Command Example

!picus-get-mitigation-list threat_ids="103847" product="Snort"

Human Readable Output

Threat Dd	Signature Id	Signature Name
103847	1.2025644.1	ET TROJAN Possible Metasploit Payload Common Construct Bind_API (from server)
103847	1.44728.3	INDICATOR-COMPROMISE Meterpreter payload download attempt

picus-get-vector-compare

---

Makes a comparison of the given vector’s results.

Base Command

picus-get-vector-compare

Input

Argument Name	Description	Required
attacker_peer	Untrusted peer name.	Required
victim_peer	Trusted peer name.	Required
days	Set days parameter. Default is 3.	Optional

Context Output

Path	Type	Description
Picus.vectorresults.name	String	Name of Picus Attack
Picus.vectorresults.status	String	Compare Result
Picus.vectorresults.threat_id	String	Threat ID of Picus Attack

Command Example

!picus-get-vector-compare attacker_peer="Picus_Attacker_1" victim_peer="net1-det1"

Human Readable Output

Status	Threat Id	Name
secure	204923	XSS Evasion via HTML Encoding Variant-4
insecure	null	null
secure_to_insecures	null	null
insecure_to_secures	null	null

picus-version

---

Returns the current Picus version and the update time config.

Base Command

picus-version

Input

There are no input arguments for this command.

Context Output

Path	Type	Description
Picus.versioninfo.last_update_date	Date	When was the last update?
Picus.versioninfo.update_time	Number	When to update?
Picus.versioninfo.version	Number	Current version

Command Example

!picus-version

Human Readable Output

Version	Update Time	Last Update Date
4025	0	20.10.2021

picus-trigger-update

---

Triggers the Picus product update mechanism manually.

Base Command

picus-trigger-update

Input

There are no input arguments for this command.

Context Output

Path	Type	Description
Picus.triggerupdate.data	Boolean	Collected data that will be returned
Picus.triggerupdate.success	Boolean	Is the operation Succeed?

Command Example

!picus-trigger-update

Human Readable Output

Data	Success
true	true