[metadata] creation_date = "2023/07/04" integration = ["endpoint"] maturity = "production" min_stack_comments = "New fields added: required_fields, related_integrations, setup" min_stack_version = "8.3.0" updated_date = "2023/08/10" [rule] author = ["Elastic"] description = """ This detection rule identifies suspicious network traffic patterns associated with TCP reverse shell activity. This activity consists of a parent-child relationship where a network event is followed by the creation of a shell process. An attacker may establish a Linux TCP reverse shell to gain remote access to a target system. """ from = "now-9m" index = ["logs-endpoint.events.*"] language = "eql" license = "Elastic License v2" name = "Potential Reverse Shell" references = [ "https://github.com/swisskyrepo/PayloadsAllTheThings/blob/master/Methodology%20and%20Resources/Reverse%20Shell%20Cheatsheet.md" ] risk_score = 47 rule_id = "48b3d2e3-f4e8-41e6-95e6-9b2091228db3" severity = "medium" tags = ["Domain: Endpoint", "OS: Linux", "Use Case: Threat Detection", "Tactic: Execution", "Data Source: Elastic Defend"] type = "eql" query = ''' sequence by host.id with maxspan=1s [ network where host.os.type == "linux" and event.type == "start" and event.action in ("connection_attempted", "connection_accepted") and process.name : ("bash", "dash", "sh", "tcsh", "csh", "zsh", "ksh", "fish", "socat") and destination.ip != null and destination.ip != "127.0.0.1" and destination.ip != "::1" ] by process.entity_id [ process where host.os.type == "linux" and event.type == "start" and event.action : ("exec", "fork") and process.name : ("bash", "dash", "sh", "tcsh", "csh", "zsh", "ksh", "fish") and process.parent.name : ("bash", "dash", "sh", "tcsh", "csh", "zsh", "ksh", "fish", "socat") ] by process.parent.entity_id ''' [[rule.threat]] framework = "MITRE ATT&CK" [rule.threat.tactic] name = "Execution" id = "TA0002" reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0002/" [[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]] framework = "MITRE ATT&CK" [rule.threat.tactic] name = "Command and Control" id = "TA0011" reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0011/" [[rule.threat.technique]] name = "Application Layer Protocol" id = "T1071" reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1071/"