AnalysisType: rule
Filename: osquery_ssh_listener.py
RuleID: "Osquery.SSHListener"
DisplayName: "OSQuery Detected SSH Listener"
Enabled: true
LogTypes:
- Osquery.Differential
Tags:
- Osquery
- Lateral Movement:Remote Services
Reports:
MITRE ATT&CK:
- TA0008:T1021
Severity: Medium
Description: >
Check if SSH is listening in a non-production environment. This could be an indicator of persistent access within an environment.
Runbook: >
Terminate the SSH daemon, investigate for signs of compromise.
Reference: https://medium.com/uptycs/osquery-what-it-is-how-it-works-and-how-to-use-it-ce4e81e60dfc
SummaryAttributes:
- action
- hostIdentifier
- name
Tests:
- Name: SSH Listener Detected
ExpectedResult: true
Log:
{
"action": "added",
"calendarTime": "Tue Sep 11 16:14:21 2018 UTC",
"columns":
{
"build_distro": "10.12",
"build_platform": "darwin",
"config_hash": "1111",
"config_valid": "1",
"counter": "14",
"global_state": "0",
"extensions": "active",
"instance_id": "1111",
"pid": "223",
"port": "22",
"resident_size": "54894592",
"start_time": "1536634519",
"system_time": "12472",
"user_time": "31800",
"uuid": "37821E12-CC8A-5AA3-A90C-FAB28A5BF8F9",
"version": "Not Supported",
"watcher": "92",
},
"counter": "255",
"decorations": { "host_uuid": "1111", "environment": "corp" },
"epoch": "0",
"hostIdentifier": "test.lan",
"log_type": "result",
"name": "pack_incident-response_listening_ports",
"unixTime": "1536682461",
}
- Name: SSH Listener Not Detected
ExpectedResult: false
Log:
{
"action": "added",
"calendarTime": "Tue Sep 11 16:14:21 2018 UTC",
"columns":
{
"build_distro": "10.12",
"build_platform": "darwin",
"config_hash": "1111",
"config_valid": "1",
"counter": "14",
"global_state": "2",
"extensions": "active",
"instance_id": "1111",
"pid": "223",
"port": "443",
"resident_size": "54894592",
"start_time": "1536634519",
"system_time": "12472",
"user_time": "31800",
"uuid": "37821E12-CC8A-5AA3-A90C-FAB28A5BF8F9",
"version": "10.14.2",
"watcher": "92",
},
"counter": "255",
"decorations": { "host_uuid": "1111", "environment": "corp" },
"epoch": "0",
"hostIdentifier": "test.lan",
"log_type": "result",
"name": "pack_incident-response_listening_ports",
"unixTime": "1536682461",
}
# ------ paired body: osquery_ssh_listener.py ------
def rule(event):
return (
event.get("name") == "pack_incident-response_listening_ports"
and event.deep_get("columns", "port") == "22"
and event.get("action") == "added"
)