[metadata] creation_date = "2022/06/20" integration = ["endpoint"] maturity = "production" min_stack_comments = "New fields added: required_fields, related_integrations, setup" min_stack_version = "8.3.0" updated_date = "2023/07/31" [rule] author = ["Elastic"] description = """ This rule monitors for suspicious activities that may indicate an attacker attempting to execute arbitrary code within a PostgreSQL environment. Attackers can execute code via PostgreSQL as a result of gaining unauthorized access to a public facing PostgreSQL database or exploiting vulnerabilities, such as remote command execution and SQL injection attacks, which can result in unauthorized access and malicious actions, and facilitate post-exploitation activities for unauthorized access and malicious actions. """ from = "now-9m" index = ["logs-endpoint.events.*", "endgame-*"] language = "eql" license = "Elastic License v2" name = "Potential Code Execution via Postgresql" risk_score = 47 rule_id = "2a692072-d78d-42f3-a48a-775677d79c4e" severity = "medium" tags = ["Domain: Endpoint", "OS: Linux", "Use Case: Threat Detection", "Tactic: Execution", "Data Source: Elastic Endgame", "Data Source: Elastic Defend"] type = "eql" query = ''' process where host.os.type == "linux" and event.action in ("exec", "exec_event", "fork", "fork_event") and event.type == "start" and user.name == "postgres" and ( (process.parent.args : "*sh" and process.parent.args : "echo*") or (process.args : "*sh" and process.args : "echo*") ) and not process.parent.name : "puppet" ''' [[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 = "T1059.004" name = "Unix Shell" reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/004/" [rule.threat.tactic] id = "TA0002" name = "Execution" reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0002/"