Digium

This detection rule identifies suspicious child process executions originating from web server processes on Linux systems, indicating that attackers may have exploited web application vulnerabilities such as command injection or remote file inclusion to establish persistence or execute malicious commands.

This brief details how attackers exploit vulnerable web applications or deploy webshells on Linux systems to achieve persistence by executing unusual shell commands from web server processes, potentially leading to payload downloads, reverse shells, or cron-like task implants.

This brief describes how attackers exploit vulnerabilities in web applications to execute suspicious shell commands via web server processes on Linux, enabling persistence, discovery, credential access, and reverse shell establishment, which can lead to full system compromise and data exfiltration.