Sigma rule: Apache Spark Shell Command Injection - ProcessCreation

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-d3972be63299, updated 2022-07-20T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Apache Spark Shell Command Injection - ProcessCreation
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2022-07-20
File
rules-emerging-threats/2022/Exploits/CVE-2022-33891/proc_creation_lnx_exploit_cve_2022_33891_spark_shell_command_injection.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects attempts to exploit an apache spark server via CVE-2014-6287 from a commandline perspective

Log source

product
linux
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    ParentImage|endswith: '\bash'
    CommandLine|contains:
        - 'id -Gn `'
        - "id -Gn '"
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unlikely

Tags

  • attack.initial-access
  • attack.t1190
  • cve.2022-33891
  • detection.emerging-threats

CVEs this rule names

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

References

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-emerging-threats/2022/Exploits/CVE-2022-33891/proc_creation_lnx_exploit_cve_2022_33891_spark_shell_command_injection.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Apache Spark Shell Command Injection - ProcessCreation" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-emerging-threats/2022/Exploits/CVE-2022-33891/proc_creation_lnx_exploit_cve_2022_33891_spark_shell_command_injection.yml.
    Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License

    Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: Apache Spark Shell Command Injection - ProcessCreation",
entity page, dataset version ref-d3972be63299, updated 2022-07-20T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/c8a5f584-cdc8-42cc-8cce-0398e4265de3 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule c8a5f584-cdc8-42cc-8cce-0398e4265de3, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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