execution_defense_evasion_electron_app_childproc_node_js.toml

[metadata]
creation_date = "2020/01/07"
integration = ["endpoint"]
maturity = "production"
min_stack_comments = "New fields added: required_fields, related_integrations, setup"
min_stack_version = "8.3.0"
updated_date = "2023/02/22"

[rule]
author = ["Elastic"]
description = """
Identifies attempts to execute a child process from within the context of an Electron application using the
child_process Node.js module. Adversaries may abuse this technique to inherit permissions from parent processes.
"""
from = "now-9m"
index = ["auditbeat-*", "logs-endpoint.events.*"]
language = "kuery"
license = "Elastic License v2"
name = "Execution via Electron Child Process Node.js Module"
references = [
    "https://www.matthewslipper.com/2019/09/22/everything-you-wanted-electron-child-process.html",
    "https://www.trustedsec.com/blog/macos-injection-via-third-party-frameworks/",
    "https://nodejs.org/api/child_process.html",
]
risk_score = 47
rule_id = "35330ba2-c859-4c98-8b7f-c19159ea0e58"
severity = "medium"
tags = ["Elastic", "Host", "macOS", "Threat Detection", "Defense Evasion", "Execution"]
timestamp_override = "event.ingested"
type = "query"

query = '''
event.category:process and host.os.type:macos and event.type:(start or process_started) and process.args:("-e" and const*require*child_process*)
'''


[[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.tactic]
id = "TA0002"
name = "Execution"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0002/"
[[rule.threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[rule.threat.technique]]
id = "T1548"
name = "Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1548/"


[rule.threat.tactic]
id = "TA0005"
name = "Defense Evasion"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0005/"