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[metadata]
creation_date = "2020/04/21"
integration = ["endpoint"]
maturity = "production"
min_stack_comments = "New fields added: required_fields, related_integrations, setup"
min_stack_version = "8.3.0"
updated_date = "2023/07/25"
[rule]
author = ["Elastic"]
description = """
Identifies file permission modifications in common writable directories by a non-root user. Adversaries often drop files
or payloads into a writable directory and change permissions prior to execution.
"""
false_positives = [
"""
Certain programs or applications may modify files or change ownership in writable directories. These can be exempted
by username.
""",
]
from = "now-9m"
index = ["auditbeat-*", "logs-endpoint.events.*"]
language = "eql"
license = "Elastic License v2"
name = "File Permission Modification in Writable Directory"
risk_score = 21
rule_id = "9f9a2a82-93a8-4b1a-8778-1780895626d4"
severity = "low"
tags = ["Domain: Endpoint", "OS: Linux", "Use Case: Threat Detection", "Tactic: Defense Evasion"]
timestamp_override = "event.ingested"
type = "eql"
query = '''
process where host.os.type == "linux" and event.type == "start"and
process.name in ("chmod", "chown", "chattr", "chgrp") and
process.working_directory in ("/tmp", "/var/tmp", "/dev/shm") and
not process.parent.name in ("update-motd-updates-available") and
not user.name == "root"
'''
[[rule.threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[rule.threat.technique]]
id = "T1222"
name = "File and Directory Permissions Modification"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1222/"
[rule.threat.tactic]
id = "TA0005"
name = "Defense Evasion"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0005/"