Unusual DB process spawning a shell

Synopsis

Field	Value
Activation Period	14 Days
Training Period	30 Days
Test Period	N/A (single event)
Deduplication Period	1 Day
Required Data	XDR Agent
Detector Tags	Shell Analytics
ATT&CK Tactic	Initial Access (TA0001), Lateral Movement (TA0008)
ATT&CK Technique	Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190), Exploitation of Remote Services (T1210)
Severity	Informational

Description

A DB related process abnormally spawned a shell. This might indicate an exploitation attempt.

Attacker's Goals

Obtain access to either the database or its hosting machine for various purposes like privilege escalation, lateral movement, and data theft.

Investigative actions

• Review the commands/processes executed by the shell for malicious actions.
• Check if and what else the DB process has executed.
• Check for any additional alerts raised in the context of the DB process.
• Audit the query/access logs of the DB for suspicious actions (Such as SQL injection or similar).

Variations

Unusual DB process spawning a shell with a possible reconnaissance command

Synopsis

Field	Value
ATT&CK Tactic	Initial Access (TA0001), Lateral Movement (TA0008)
ATT&CK Technique	Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190), Exploitation of Remote Services (T1210)
Severity	Low

Description

A DB related process abnormally spawned a shell. This might indicate an exploitation attempt.

Attacker's Goals

Obtain access to either the database or its hosting machine for various purposes like privilege escalation, lateral movement, and data theft.

Investigative actions

• Review the commands/processes executed by the shell for malicious actions.
• Check if and what else the DB process has executed.
• Check for any additional alerts raised in the context of the DB process.
• Audit the query/access logs of the DB for suspicious actions (Such as SQL injection or similar).

Unusual DB process spawning a shell with a possible web download/access command

Synopsis

Field	Value
ATT&CK Tactic	Initial Access (TA0001), Lateral Movement (TA0008)
ATT&CK Technique	Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190), Exploitation of Remote Services (T1210)
Severity	Low

Description

A DB related process abnormally spawned a shell. This might indicate an exploitation attempt.

Attacker's Goals

Obtain access to either the database or its hosting machine for various purposes like privilege escalation, lateral movement, and data theft.

Investigative actions

• Review the commands/processes executed by the shell for malicious actions.
• Check if and what else the DB process has executed.
• Check for any additional alerts raised in the context of the DB process.
• Audit the query/access logs of the DB for suspicious actions (Such as SQL injection or similar).

Unusual DB process spawning a shell with an unusual command line

Synopsis

Field	Value
ATT&CK Tactic	Initial Access (TA0001), Lateral Movement (TA0008)
ATT&CK Technique	Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190), Exploitation of Remote Services (T1210)
Severity	Low

Description

A DB related process abnormally spawned a shell. This might indicate an exploitation attempt.

Attacker's Goals

Obtain access to either the database or its hosting machine for various purposes like privilege escalation, lateral movement, and data theft.

Investigative actions

• Review the commands/processes executed by the shell for malicious actions.
• Check if and what else the DB process has executed.
• Check for any additional alerts raised in the context of the DB process.
• Audit the query/access logs of the DB for suspicious actions (Such as SQL injection or similar).