Persistence (TA0003)(external, opens in a new tab or window)
Execution (TA0002)(external, opens in a new tab or window)
Command and Control (TA0011)(external, opens in a new tab or window)
Reconnaissance (TA0043)(external, opens in a new tab or window)
nginx(external, opens in a new tab or window)
apache(external, opens in a new tab or window)
text code block:from logs-nginx.access-*, logs-apache.access-*, logs-apache_tomcat.access-*, logs-iis.access-* | where // Limit to 200 response code to reduce noise http.response.status_code == 200 | eval Esql.url_original_to_lower = to_lower(url.original) | eval Esql.contains_interpreter = case(Esql.url_original_to_lower like "*python* -c*" or Esql.url_original_to_lower like "*perl* -e*" or Esql.url_original_to_lower like "*ruby* -e*" or Esql.url_original_to_lower like "*ruby* -rsocket*" or Esql.url_original_to_lower like "*lua* -e*" or Esql.url_original_to_lower like "*php* -r*" or Esql.url_original_to_lower like "*node* -e*", 1, 0) | eval Esql.contains_shell = case(Esql.url_original_to_lower like "*/bin/bash*" or Esql.url_original_to_lower like "*bash*-c*" or Esql.url_original_to_lower like "*/bin/sh*" or Esql.url_original_to_lower rlike "*sh.{1,2}-c*", 1, 0) | eval Esql.contains_nc = case(Esql.url_original_to_lower like "*netcat*" or Esql.url_original_to_lower like "*ncat*" or Esql.url_original_to_lower rlike """.*nc.{1,2}[0-9]{1,3}(\.[0-9]{1,3}){3}.{1,2}[0-9]{1,5}.*""" or Esql.url_original_to_lower like "*nc.openbsd*" or Esql.url_original_to_lower like "*nc.traditional*" or Esql.url_original_to_lower like "*socat*", 1, 0) | eval Esql.contains_devtcp = case(Esql.url_original_to_lower like "*/dev/tcp/*" or Esql.url_original_to_lower like "*/dev/udp/*", 1, 0) | eval Esql.contains_helpers = case((Esql.url_original_to_lower like "*/bin/*" or Esql.url_original_to_lower like "*/usr/bin/*") and (Esql.url_original_to_lower like "*mkfifo*" or Esql.url_original_to_lower like "*nohup*" or Esql.url_original_to_lower like "*setsid*" or Esql.url_original_to_lower like "*busybox*"), 1, 0) | eval Esql.contains_sus_cli = case(Esql.url_original_to_lower like "*import*pty*spawn*" or Esql.url_original_to_lower like "*import*subprocess*call*" or Esql.url_original_to_lower like "*tcpsocket.new*" or Esql.url_original_to_lower like "*tcpsocket.open*" or Esql.url_original_to_lower like "*io.popen*" or Esql.url_original_to_lower like "*os.execute*" or Esql.url_original_to_lower like "*fsockopen*", 1, 0) | eval Esql.contains_privileges = case(Esql.url_original_to_lower like "*chmod*+x", 1, 0) | eval Esql.contains_downloader = case(Esql.url_original_to_lower like "*curl *" or Esql.url_original_to_lower like "*wget *" , 1, 0) | eval Esql.contains_file_read_keywords = case(Esql.url_original_to_lower like "*/etc/shadow*" or Esql.url_original_to_lower like "*/etc/passwd*" or Esql.url_original_to_lower like "*/root/.ssh/*" or Esql.url_original_to_lower like "*/home/*/.ssh/*" or Esql.url_original_to_lower like "*~/.ssh/*" or Esql.url_original_to_lower like "*/proc/self/environ*", 1, 0) | eval Esql.contains_base64_cmd = case(Esql.url_original_to_lower like "*base64*-d*" or Esql.url_original_to_lower like "*echo*|*base64*", 1, 0) | eval Esql.contains_suspicious_path = case(Esql.url_original_to_lower like "*/tmp/*" or Esql.url_original_to_lower like "*/var/tmp/*" or Esql.url_original_to_lower like "*/dev/shm/*" or Esql.url_original_to_lower like "*/root/*" or Esql.url_original_to_lower like "*/home/*/*" or Esql.url_original_to_lower like "*/var/www/*" or Esql.url_original_to_lower like "*/etc/cron.*/*", 1, 0) | eval Esql.any_payload_keyword = case( Esql.contains_interpreter == 1 or Esql.contains_shell == 1 or Esql.contains_nc == 1 or Esql.contains_devtcp == 1 or Esql.contains_helpers == 1 or Esql.contains_sus_cli == 1 or Esql.contains_privileges == 1 or Esql.contains_downloader == 1 or Esql.contains_file_read_keywords == 1 or Esql.contains_base64_cmd == 1 or Esql.contains_suspicious_path == 1, 1, 0) | keep @timestamp, Esql.url_original_to_lower, Esql.any_payload_keyword, Esql.contains_interpreter, Esql.contains_shell, Esql.contains_nc, Esql.contains_devtcp, Esql.contains_helpers, Esql.contains_sus_cli, Esql.contains_privileges, Esql.contains_downloader, Esql.contains_file_read_keywords, Esql.contains_base64_cmd, Esql.contains_suspicious_path, source.ip, destination.ip, agent.id, http.request.method, http.response.status_code, user_agent.original, host.name, event.dataset, data_stream.namespace | stats Esql.event_count = count(), Esql.url_path_count_distinct = count_distinct(Esql.url_original_to_lower), // General fields Esql.host_name_values = values(host.name), Esql.agent_id_values = values(agent.id), Esql.url_path_values = values(Esql.url_original_to_lower), Esql.http.response.status_code_values = values(http.response.status_code), Esql.user_agent_original_values = values(user_agent.original), Esql.event_dataset_values = values(event.dataset), Esql.data_stream_namespace_values = values(data_stream.namespace), // Rule Specific fields Esql.any_payload_keyword_max = max(Esql.any_payload_keyword), Esql.contains_interpreter_values = values(Esql.contains_interpreter), Esql.contains_shell_values = values(Esql.contains_shell), Esql.contains_nc_values = values(Esql.contains_nc), Esql.contains_devtcp_values = values(Esql.contains_devtcp), Esql.contains_helpers_values = values(Esql.contains_helpers), Esql.contains_sus_cli_values = values(Esql.contains_sus_cli), Esql.contains_privileges_values = values(Esql.contains_privileges), Esql.contains_downloader_values = values(Esql.contains_downloader), Esql.contains_file_read_keywords_values = values(Esql.contains_file_read_keywords), Esql.contains_base64_cmd_values = values(Esql.contains_base64_cmd), Esql.contains_suspicious_path_values = values(Esql.contains_suspicious_path) by source.ip, agent.id | where // Filter for potential command injection attempts with low event counts to reduce false positives Esql.any_payload_keyword_max == 1 and Esql.event_count < 5
Install detection rules in Elastic Security
Detect Web Server Potential Command Injection Request 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(external, opens in a new tab or window).