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shashank-elastic 334aa12aaf expect shell evasion threat (#1817)
* expect shell evasion threat

* expect shell evasion threat

* Update rules/linux/defense_evasion_expect_binary.toml

Co-authored-by: Colson Wilhoit <48036388+DefSecSentinel@users.noreply.github.com>
2022-03-07 14:22:56 -06:00

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[metadata]
creation_date = "2022/03/07"
maturity = "development"
updated_date = "2022/03/07"
[rule]
author = ["Elastic"]
description = """
Identifies Linux binary expect abuse to break out from restricted environments by spawning an interactive system shell
This activity is not standard use with this binary for a user or system administrator and could potentially indicate
malicious actor attempting to improve the capabilities or stability of their access.
"""
from = "now-9m"
index = ["logs-endpoint.events.*"]
language = "eql"
license = "Elastic License v2"
name = "Linux Restricted Shell Breakout via the expect command"
references = ["https://gtfobins.github.io/gtfobins/expect/"]
risk_score = 47
rule_id = "fd3fc25e-7c7c-4613-8209-97942ac609f6"
severity = "medium"
tags = ["Elastic", "Host", "Linux", "Threat Detection", "Defense Evasion", "GTFOBins"]
timestamp_override = "event.ingested"
type = "eql"
query = '''
sequence by host.id, process.pid with maxspan=1m
[process where process.name == "expect" and process.args : "-c" and process.args : ("spawn /bin/sh;interact", "spawn /bin/bash;interact", "spawn /bin/dash;interact", "spawn sh;interact","spawn bash;interact", "spawn dash;interact")]
[process where process.parent.name == "expect" and process.name : ("bash", "sh", "dash")]
'''
[[rule.threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[rule.threat.technique]]
id = "T1548"
name = "Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1548/"
[[rule.threat.technique.subtechnique]]
id = "T1548.004"
name = "Elevated Execution with Prompt"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1548/004/"
[rule.threat.tactic]
id = "TA0005"
name = "Defense Evasion"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0005/"
[[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/"