rules/_deprecated/execution_cpulimit_binary.toml

[metadata]
creation_date = "2022/03/17"
deprecation_date = "2022/05/09"
maturity = "deprecated"
updated_date = "2022/05/09"

[rule]
author = ["Elastic"]
description = """
Identifies Linux binary cpulimit abuse to break out from restricted environments by spawning an interactive system
shell. The cpulimit utility is used to restrict the CPU usage of a process in cases of CPU or system load exceeding the
defined threshold and the activity of spawning a shell is not a standard use of this binary by a user or system
administrator. This can potentially indicate a 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 cpulimit Shell Evasion"
references = ["https://gtfobins.github.io/gtfobins/cpulimit/"]
risk_score = 47
rule_id = "0968cfbd-40f0-4b1c-b7b1-a60736c7b241"
severity = "medium"
tags = ["Elastic", "Host", "Linux", "Threat Detection", "Execution", "GTFOBins"]
timestamp_override = "event.ingested"
type = "eql"

query = '''
process where event.type == "start" and process.name in ("bash", "sh", "dash") and
  process.parent.name == "cpulimit" and process.parent.args == "-f" and
  process.parent.args in ("/bin/sh", "/bin/bash", "/bin/dash", "sh", "bash", "dash")
'''


[[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/"