sequence by process.entity_id with maxspan=3s
[process where host.os.type == "linux" and event.type == "change" and event.action == "session_id_change" and process.name in ("ssh", "sshd")]
[process where host.os.type == "linux" and event.type == "start" and event.action == "exec" and process.parent.name in ("ssh", "sshd") and
process.args_count == 2 and (
process.name like ("perl*", "python*", "php*", "ruby*", "lua*") or
process.executable like (
"/tmp/*", "/var/tmp/*", "/dev/shm/*", "./*", "/boot/*", "/sys/*", "/lost+found/*", "/media/*", "/proc/*",
"/var/backups/*", "/var/log/*", "/var/mail/*", "/var/spool/*") or
process.name like ".*"
)]
Install detection rules in Elastic Security
Detect Potential Backdoor Execution Through PAM_EXEC in the Elastic Security detection engine by installing this rule into your Elastic Stack.
To setup this rule, check out the installation guide for Prebuilt Security Detection Rules(opens in a new tab or window).