Wanling Cai

32 papers A* 3A 4B 1Journal 17Unranked 7
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2026 conf
CHI Extended Abstracts
Yinhan Gao, Yalong Luo, Wenwei Jiang, Wanling Cai, Yucheng Jin
2026 J jnl
Comput. Secur.
Wanling Cai, Liliana Pasquale, Kushal Ramkumar, John C. McCarthy, Bashar Nuseibeh, Gavin Doherty
2026 conf
CHI Extended Abstracts
Min Zhang, Arosha K. Bandara, Gordon Rugg, Irum Rauf, Dilrukshi Gamage, Bashar Nuseibeh, Silvia Podestà, Wanling Cai, Sarah Robinson
2025 J jnl
ACM Trans. Comput. Hum. Interact.
Karina Cortiñas-Lorenzo, Wanling Cai, Gavin Doherty
2025 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Software Eng.
Kushal Ramkumar, Wanling Cai, John McCarthy, Gavin Doherty, Bashar Nuseibeh, Liliana Pasquale
2025 conf
CHI Extended Abstracts
Yalong Luo, Leyan Wu, Yirui Huang, Wanling Cai, Yucheng Jin
2025 J jnl
ACM Trans. Comput. Heal.
Seamus Ryan, Wanling Cai, Robert Bowman, Gavin Doherty
2025 A conf
RE
Jacek Dabrowski, Wanling Cai, Amel Bennaceur, Bashar Nuseibeh, Faeq Alrimawi
2025 conf
SEAMS@ICSE
Kushal Ramkumar, Wanling Cai, John C. McCarthy, Gavin Doherty, Bashar Nuseibeh, Liliana Pasquale
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Kushal Ramkumar, Wanling Cai, John C. McCarthy, Gavin Doherty, Bashar Nuseibeh, Liliana Pasquale
2024 A* conf
CHI
Yucheng Jin, Wanling Cai, Li Chen, Yizhe Zhang, Gavin Doherty, Tonglin Jiang
2024 J jnl
CoRR
Yucheng Jin, Wanling Cai, Li Chen, Yizhe Zhang, Gavin Doherty, Tonglin Jiang
2024 J jnl
IEEE Secur. Priv.
Liliana Pasquale, Kushal Ramkumar, Wanling Cai, John McCarthy, Gavin Doherty, Bashar Nuseibeh
2024 J jnl
Int. J. Hum. Comput. Stud.
Yucheng Jin, Li Chen, Xianglin Zhao, Wanling Cai
2023 A* conf
CHI
Wanling Cai, Yucheng Jin, Xianglin Zhao, Li Chen
2023 J jnl
User Model. User Adapt. Interact.
Li Chen, Wanling Cai, Dongning Yan, Shlomo Berkovsky
2023 conf
IntRS@RecSys
Ahtsham Manzoor, Wanling Cai, Dietmar Jannach
2023 J jnl
CoRR
Liliana Pasquale, Kushal Ramkumar, Wanling Cai, John McCarthy, Gavin Doherty, Bashar Nuseibeh
2023 J jnl
Proc. ACM Hum. Comput. Interact.
Yucheng Jin, Wanling Cai, Li Chen, Yuwan Dai, Tonglin Jiang
2022 J jnl
ACM Comput. Surv.
Dietmar Jannach, Ahtsham Manzoor, Wanling Cai, Li Chen
2022 A* conf
CHI
Wanling Cai, Yucheng Jin, Li Chen
2022 J jnl
CoRR
Wanling Cai, Yucheng Jin, Li Chen
2022 J jnl
IEEE Trans. Hum. Mach. Syst.
Wanling Cai, Yucheng Jin, Li Chen
2021 A conf
IUI
Wanling Cai, Yucheng Jin, Li Chen
2021 B conf
HAI
Yucheng Jin, Li Chen, Wanling Cai, Pearl Pu
2020 J jnl
CoRR
Dietmar Jannach, Ahtsham Manzoor, Wanling Cai, Li Chen
2020 A conf
UMAP
Wanling Cai, Li Chen
2019 A conf
CIKM
Yucheng Jin, Wanling Cai, Li Chen, Nyi Nyi Htun, Katrien Verbert
2019 J jnl
Neurocomputing
Wanling Cai, Jiongbin Zheng, Weike Pan, Jing Lin, Lin Li, Li Chen, Xiaogang Peng, Zhong Ming
2019 conf
RecSys (Late-Breaking Results)
Wanling Cai, Li Chen
2019 J jnl
ACM Trans. Inf. Syst.
Weike Pan, Qiang Yang, Wanling Cai, Yaofeng Chen, Qing Zhang, Xiaogang Peng, Zhong Ming
2017 conf
RecSysKTL
Jixiong Liu, Jiakun Shi, Wanling Cai, Bo Liu, Weike Pan, Qiang Yang, Zhong Ming
redb/extractors/pe_extractors/pe_extra_findings.py
← Index redb/extractors/pe_extractors/pe_extra_findings.py python
from hashlib import md5, sha1, sha256
import inspect
import pefile
from magika import Magika
import json
from datetime import datetime, timezone
from typing import List, Optional, Any
from asn1crypto import cms, pem, x509, core
from dataclasses import asdict

from redb.extractors.enum import Tag
from redb.extractors.pe_extractor import PEExtractor
from redb.models.dataclasses import PEExtraFinding, PECertificate


class PEExtraFindings(PEExtractor):

    def __init__(
        self,
        filepath,
        log,
        exporters=None,
        index_prefix=None,
        elastic_index=None,
        known_benign=False,
        known_malicious=False,
        pe=None,
    ):
        super().__init__(
            filepath,
            log,
            exporters,
            index_prefix,
            elastic_index,
            known_benign,
            known_malicious,
            pe,
        )
        self.elastic_index = self.index_prefix + "-pe_extrafindings"
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)
        self.has_binary_overlay = False
        self.has_binary_resource = False
        self.findings = []

    def tag(self):
        return Tag.PE_EMBEDDED_EXTRAS.value

    """
    The section below triggers in case of a binary which is not signed.
    It trigger the scan for Certificates inside the binary, for example
    inside a resource or an overlay.
    """

    def _scan_for_certificates(self):
        """
        Comprehensive scan for certificate data in PE file.
        Returns list of tuples (location_description, certificate_data)
        """
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)

        # 1. Scan resources for embedded PE files
        self._scan_resources_for_certificates()

        # 3. Scan overlay
        overlay_data = self.pe.get_overlay()
        if overlay_data:
            self._scan_overlay_for_certificates(overlay_data)


    def _extract_certificate_info(self, cert_data):
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)

        certificate = x509.Certificate.load(cert_data)
        certificate_serial_number = format(certificate.serial_number, "x").upper()
        grouped_serial_number = ":".join(
            [
                certificate_serial_number[i : i + 2]
                for i in range(0, len(certificate_serial_number), 2)
            ]
        )
        return PECertificate(
            certificate_serial_number=grouped_serial_number,
            certificate_issuer=certificate.issuer.human_friendly,
            certificate_subject=certificate.subject.human_friendly,
            certificate_valid_from=certificate["tbs_certificate"]["validity"][
                "not_before"
            ].native.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"),
            certificate_valid_to=certificate["tbs_certificate"]["validity"][
                "not_after"
            ].native.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"),
            certificate_thumbprint=sha1(cert_data).hexdigest().upper(),
            certificate_algorithm=None,
        )

    def _extract_standard_certificates(self, pe):
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)
        address = pe.OPTIONAL_HEADER.DATA_DIRECTORY[
            pefile.DIRECTORY_ENTRY["IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY_SECURITY"]
        ].VirtualAddress
        size = pe.OPTIONAL_HEADER.DATA_DIRECTORY[
            pefile.DIRECTORY_ENTRY["IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY_SECURITY"]
        ].Size

        addr_8 = address + 8
        signature_data = bytes(
            pe.write()[addr_8 : addr_8 + size]  # noqa E203
        )  # Ensure this is a bytes object
        if pem.detect(signature_data):
            signature_data = pem.unarmor(signature_data)

        content_info = cms.ContentInfo.load(signature_data)
        signed_data = content_info["content"]
        certificates = signed_data["certificates"]

        certificates_list = []
        for cert in certificates:
            cert_info = self._extract_certificate_info(cert.chosen.dump())
            certificates_list.append(cert_info)

        return certificates_list

    def _is_signed(self, pedata):
        address = pedata.OPTIONAL_HEADER.DATA_DIRECTORY[
            pefile.DIRECTORY_ENTRY["IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY_SECURITY"]
        ].VirtualAddress
        if address == 0:
            return False
        return True

    def _scan_resources_for_certificates(self):
        """Scan resources for embedded PE files and their certificates"""
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)

        try:
            if hasattr(self.pe, "DIRECTORY_ENTRY_RESOURCE"):
                for entry in self.pe.DIRECTORY_ENTRY_RESOURCE.entries:
                    for resource in self._get_resource_data(entry):
                        # Check if resource data might be a PE file
                        resource_magika = Magika().identify_bytes(resource).output.label
                        if resource.startswith(b"MZ") or resource_magika == "pebin":
                            try:
                                embedded_pe = pefile.PE(data=resource)
                                if self._is_signed(embedded_pe):
                                    cert_data = self._extract_standard_certificates(
                                        embedded_pe
                                    )
                                    if cert_data:
                                        # certificates.append(
                                        #     (f"Resource_{entry.id}", cert_data)
                                        # )
                                        self.findings.append(
                                            PEExtraFinding(
                                                context=f"Resource ({sha256(resource).hexdigest()}) is a PE file. Found Code Signing Certificates information inside.",
                                                finding=cert_data,
                                            )
                                        )
                            except Exception as e:
                                self.log.warning(
                                    f"Resource {sha256(resource).hexdigest()} is not a valid PE: {e}"
                                )

                        # Direct certificate pattern matching in resource
                        cert_data = self._find_certificate_patterns(resource)
                        if cert_data:
                            # certificates.append((f"Resource_{entry.id}", cert_data))
                            self.findings.append(
                                PEExtraFinding(
                                    context=f"Resource ({sha256(resource).hexdigest()}) is a PE file.\
                                    Found Code Signing Certificates information inside.",
                                    finding=cert_data,
                                )
                            )

        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Failed to scan resources: {e}")


    def _scan_overlay_for_certificates(self, overlay_data) -> List[bytes]:
        """Scan PE overlay for certificate data"""
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)
        try:
            # Check if overlay is a PE file
            overlay_magika = Magika().identify_bytes(overlay_data).output.ct_label
            if overlay_data.startswith(b"MZ") or overlay_magika == "pebin":
                try:
                    overlay_pe = pefile.PE(data=overlay_data)
                    if self._is_signed(overlay_pe):
                        cert_data = self._extract_standard_certificates(overlay_data)
                        if cert_data:
                            self.findings.append(
                                PEExtraFinding(
                                    context=f"Overlay data ({sha256(overlay_data).hexdigest()}) is a PE file.\
                                    Found Code Signing Certificates information inside.",
                                    finding=cert_data,
                                )
                            )
                except Exception as e:
                    self.log.warning(f"Error looking for certificates in Overlay: {e}")
                    pass

            # Direct certificate pattern matching in overlay
            cert_data = self._find_certificate_patterns(overlay_data)
            if cert_data:
                self.findings.append(
                    PEExtraFinding(
                        context=f"Overlay data ({sha256(overlay_data).hexdigest()}) is a PE file.\
                        Found Code Signing Certificates information inside.",
                        finding=cert_data,
                    )
                )
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Failed to scan overlay: {e}")


    def _get_resource_data(self, entry) -> List[bytes]:
        """Recursively get resource data"""
        resources = []
        try:
            if hasattr(entry, "directory"):
                for subentry in entry.directory.entries:
                    resources.extend(self._get_resource_data(subentry))
            else:
                data = self.pe.get_data(
                    entry.data.struct.OffsetToData, entry.data.struct.Size
                )
                resources.append(data)
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Failed to get resource data: {e}")
        return resources

    def _find_certificate_patterns(self, data: bytes) -> Optional[bytes]:
        """Find certificate patterns in binary data"""
        # PKCS#7 SignedData OID pattern
        PKCS7_PATTERN = b"\x06\x09\x2A\x86\x48\x86\xF7\x0D\x01\x07\x02"

        try:
            idx = data.find(PKCS7_PATTERN)
            if idx != -1:
                # Search backwards for ASN.1 sequence marker
                for i in range(idx, max(0, idx - 50), -1):
                    if data[i] == 0x30:  # ASN.1 SEQUENCE
                        try:
                            # Try to parse as X.509 certificate
                            cert = x509.load_der_x509_certificate(
                                data[i:], default_backend()
                            )
                            return data[i:]
                        except Exception:
                            continue
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Failed to find certificate patterns: {e}")
        return None

    def prepare_export_data(self, exporter_type: str) -> Any:
        self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)
        if exporter_type == "ElasticsearchExporter":
            return self.findings
        elif exporter_type == "ClickHouseExporter":
            current_time = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
            
            data = [
                [
                    self.sha256,
                    self.md5,
                    self.sha1,
                    finding.context,
                    [asdict(cert) for cert in finding.finding] if finding.finding else None,
                    current_time
                ]
                for finding in self.findings
            ]
            
            column_names = [
                'sha256', 'md5', 'sha1', 'context', 'finding', 'analysis_date'
            ]
            
            if not data:
                return None

            column_type_names = [
                'FixedString(64)', 'FixedString(32)', 'FixedString(40)',
                'String', 'Array(JSON)', 'DateTime64(3, \'UTC\')'
            ]

            return (data, column_names, column_type_names)

    def get_clickhouse_table(self) -> str:
        return "redb_extra_findings"

    def extract(self):
        try:
            self.log.debug(inspect.currentframe().f_code.co_name)
            self._scan_for_certificates()
            if len(self.findings) > 0:
                return self.findings
            return None
        except Exception as e:
            self.log.error(f"Error extracting PE Extras: {e}")
            return None