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[metadata]
creation_date = "2024/04/01"
integration = ["endpoint"]
maturity = "production"
updated_date = "2024/05/21"
[rule]
author = ["Elastic"]
description = """
It identifies potential malicious shell executions through remote SSH and detects cases where the sshd service suddenly
terminates soon after successful execution, suggesting suspicious behavior similar to the XZ backdoor.
"""
from = "now-9m"
index = ["logs-endpoint.events.*"]
language = "eql"
license = "Elastic License v2"
name = "Potential Execution via XZBackdoor"
references = ["https://github.com/amlweems/xzbot", "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-3094"]
risk_score = 73
rule_id = "7afc6cc9-8800-4c7f-be6b-b688d2dea248"
severity = "high"
tags = [
"Domain: Endpoint",
"OS: Linux",
"Use Case: Threat Detection",
"Tactic: Credential Access",
"Tactic: Persistence",
"Tactic: Lateral Movement",
"Data Source: Elastic Defend",
]
timestamp_override = "event.ingested"
type = "eql"
query = '''
sequence by host.id, user.id with maxspan=1s
[process where host.os.type == "linux" and event.type == "start" and event.action == "exec" and process.name == "sshd" and
process.args == "-D" and process.args == "-R"] by process.pid, process.entity_id
[process where host.os.type == "linux" and event.type == "start" and event.action == "exec" and process.parent.name == "sshd" and
process.executable != "/usr/sbin/sshd"] by process.parent.pid, process.parent.entity_id
[process where host.os.type == "linux" and event.action == "end" and process.name == "sshd" and process.exit_code != 0] by process.pid, process.entity_id
[network where host.os.type == "linux" and event.type == "end" and event.action == "disconnect_received" and process.name == "sshd"] by process.pid, process.entity_id
'''
[[rule.threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[rule.threat.technique]]
id = "T1543"
name = "Create or Modify System Process"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1543/"
[rule.threat.tactic]
id = "TA0003"
name = "Persistence"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0003/"
[[rule.threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[rule.threat.technique]]
id = "T1556"
name = "Modify Authentication Process"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1556/"
[rule.threat.tactic]
id = "TA0006"
name = "Credential Access"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0006/"
[[rule.threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[rule.threat.technique]]
id = "T1021"
name = "Remote Services"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1021/"
[[rule.threat.technique.subtechnique]]
id = "T1021.004"
name = "SSH"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1021/004/"
[[rule.threat.technique]]
id = "T1563"
name = "Remote Service Session Hijacking"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1563/"
[[rule.threat.technique.subtechnique]]
id = "T1563.001"
name = "SSH Hijacking"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1563/001/"
[rule.threat.tactic]
id = "TA0008"
name = "Lateral Movement"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0008/"