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File Download Piped to Script Interpreter
Detects when curl or wget is utilized to download a payload and pipe it to a script interpreter for immediate execution. This activity occurs when a file is downloaded and passed to a interpreter via a shell.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Execution |
Telemetry coverage
Rule body
[rule]
description = """
Detects when curl or wget is utilized to download a payload and pipe it to a script interpreter for immediate execution.
This activity occurs when a file is downloaded and passed to a interpreter via a shell.
"""
id = "2b616880-0a1b-42ef-a916-dea5864cd9b9"
license = "Elastic License v2"
name = "File Download Piped to Script Interpreter"
os_list = ["macos"]
version = "1.0.19"
query = '''
sequence with maxspan=2m
[process where event.type == "start" and event.action == "exec" and
process.name in ("curl", "nscurl") and
process.args in ("-o", "--output", "-O", "-o-", "O", "-dl", "--download", "-ld", "--large-download") and
process.command_line : ("/Users/Shared/*", "/tmp/*", "/private/tmp/*", "/var/tmp/*", "/private/var/tmp/*")] by process.Ext.effective_parent.entity_id
[file where event.action == "modification" and process.name in ("curl", "nscurl") and file.extension in ("sh", "scpt")] by Effective_process.entity_id
[process where event.type == "start" and event.action == "exec" and
process.name like~ ("python*", "perl*", "ruby*", "sh", "bash", "zsh", "osascript") and
process.parent.name in ("sh", "bash", "zsh", "osascript") and
((process.args like~ ("python*", "perl*", "ruby*", "bash", "sh", "zsh", "osascript") and process.args_count == 1) or
(process.args in ("bash", "sh", "zsh") and process.args == "-s" and process.args_count <= 2))] by process.Ext.effective_parent.entity_id
'''
min_endpoint_version = "8.16.0"
optional_actions = []
[[actions]]
action = "kill_process"
field = "process.entity_id"
state = 2
[[actions]]
action = "kill_process"
field = "process.parent.entity_id"
state = 0
[[actions]]
action = "kill_process"
field = "process.parent.entity_id"
state = 2
[[threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[threat.technique]]
id = "T1059"
name = "Command and Scripting Interpreter"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/"
[threat.tactic]
id = "TA0002"
name = "Execution"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0002/"
[[threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[threat.tactic]
id = "TA0011"
name = "Command and Control"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0011/"
[internal]
min_endpoint_version = "8.16.0"
Stages and Predicates
Ordered sequence: each step below must occur in order within 2m, correlated by Effective_process.entity_id, process.Ext.effective_parent.entity_id.
Stage 1: process
[process where event.type == "start" and event.action == "exec" and
process.name in ("curl", "nscurl") and
process.args in ("-o", "--output", "-O", "-o-", "O", "-dl", "--download", "-ld", "--large-download") and
process.command_line : ("/Users/Shared/*", "/tmp/*", "/private/tmp/*", "/var/tmp/*", "/private/var/tmp/*")] by process.Ext.effective_parent.entity_id
Stage 2: file
[file where event.action == "modification" and process.name in ("curl", "nscurl") and file.extension in ("sh", "scpt")] by Effective_process.entity_id
Stage 3: process
[process where event.type == "start" and event.action == "exec" and
process.name like~ ("python*", "perl*", "ruby*", "sh", "bash", "zsh", "osascript") and
process.parent.name in ("sh", "bash", "zsh", "osascript") and
((process.args like~ ("python*", "perl*", "ruby*", "bash", "sh", "zsh", "osascript") and process.args_count == 1) or
(process.args in ("bash", "sh", "zsh") and process.args == "-s" and process.args_count <= 2))] by process.Ext.effective_parent.entity_id
Indicators
These rows show field, operator, and value matches.
| Field | Kind | Values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
event.action | eq |
| field:"EventType" kind:eq |
event.type | eq |
| field:"event.type" kind:eq value:"start" |
file.extension | in |
| field:"file.extension" kind:in |
process.args | eq |
| field:"process.args" kind:eq value:"-s" |
process.args | in |
| field:"process.args" kind:in |
process.args | wildcard |
| field:"process.args" kind:wildcard |
process.args_count | eq |
| field:"process.args_count" kind:eq value:"1" |
process.args_count | le |
| field:"process.args_count" kind:le value:"2" |
process.command_line | wildcard |
| field:"CommandLine" kind:wildcard |
process.name | in |
| field:"process_name" kind:in |
process.name | wildcard |
| field:"process_name" kind:wildcard |
process.parent.name | in |
| field:"parent_process_name" kind:in |