[metadata] creation_date = "2020/12/07" integration = ["endpoint"] maturity = "production" min_stack_comments = "New fields added: required_fields, related_integrations, setup" min_stack_version = "8.3.0" updated_date = "2023/02/22" [rule] author = ["Elastic"] description = """ Detects execution via the Apple script interpreter (osascript) followed by a network connection from the same process within a short time period. Adversaries may use malicious scripts for execution and command and control. """ from = "now-9m" index = ["auditbeat-*", "logs-endpoint.events.*"] language = "eql" license = "Elastic License v2" name = "Apple Script Execution followed by Network Connection" references = [ "https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/LanguagesUtilities/Conceptual/MacAutomationScriptingGuide/index.html", "https://www.iana.org/assignments/iana-ipv4-special-registry/iana-ipv4-special-registry.xhtml", ] risk_score = 47 rule_id = "47f76567-d58a-4fed-b32b-21f571e28910" severity = "medium" tags = ["Elastic", "Host", "macOS", "Threat Detection", "Command and Control", "Execution"] type = "eql" query = ''' sequence by host.id, process.entity_id with maxspan=30s [process where host.os.type == "macos" and event.type == "start" and process.name == "osascript"] [network where host.os.type == "macos" and event.type != "end" and process.name == "osascript" and destination.ip != "::1" and not cidrmatch(destination.ip, "10.0.0.0/8", "127.0.0.0/8", "169.254.0.0/16", "172.16.0.0/12", "192.0.0.0/24", "192.0.0.0/29", "192.0.0.8/32", "192.0.0.9/32", "192.0.0.10/32", "192.0.0.170/32", "192.0.0.171/32", "192.0.2.0/24", "192.31.196.0/24", "192.52.193.0/24", "192.168.0.0/16", "192.88.99.0/24", "224.0.0.0/4", "100.64.0.0/10", "192.175.48.0/24", "198.18.0.0/15", "198.51.100.0/24", "203.0.113.0/24", "240.0.0.0/4", "::1", "FE80::/10", "FF00::/8")] ''' [[rule.threat]] framework = "MITRE ATT&CK" [[rule.threat.technique]] id = "T1059" name = "Command and Scripting Interpreter" reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/" [[rule.threat.technique.subtechnique]] id = "T1059.002" name = "AppleScript" reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/002/" [rule.threat.tactic] id = "TA0002" name = "Execution" reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0002/" [[rule.threat]] framework = "MITRE ATT&CK" [[rule.threat.technique]] id = "T1105" name = "Ingress Tool Transfer" reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1105/" [rule.threat.tactic] id = "TA0011" name = "Command and Control" reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0011/"