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Php2shell

Date: 2026-10-22 ID: 5e87fcdc-11e9-4a77-ab46-99ab4594482d Author: Nasreddine Bencherchali, Raven Tait, Onur Erdogan, Splunk Environment: NA Directory: php2shell

Description

Generated datasets for PHP inline code execution using php2shell.

MITRE ATT&CK Techniques

ID Technique Tactic
T1059.003 Windows Command Shell Execution
T1059.004 Unix Shell Execution

Environment Details

Field Value
Environment NA
Directory php2shell
Test Date 2026-10-22

Datasets

The following datasets were collected during this attack simulation:

Inline_php_exec_linux

  • Path: /datasets/emerging_threats/php2shell/inline_php_exec_linux.log
  • Sourcetype: sysmon:linux
  • Source: Syslog:Linux-Sysmon/Operational

Inline_php_exec_windows

  • Path: /datasets/emerging_threats/php2shell/inline_php_exec_windows.log
  • Sourcetype: XmlWinEventLog
  • Source: XmlWinEventLog:Microsoft-Windows-Sysmon/Operational

Php_upload_progress

  • Path: /datasets/emerging_threats/php2shell/php_upload_progress.log
  • Sourcetype: zeek:http
  • Source: http.log

Memory_exhaustion_access

  • Path: /datasets/emerging_threats/php2shell/memory_exhaustion_access.log
  • Sourcetype: nginx:plus:kv
  • Source: /var/log/nginx/access.log

Memory_exhaustion_error

  • Path: /datasets/emerging_threats/php2shell/memory_exhaustion_error.log
  • Sourcetype: nginx:plus:error
  • Source: /var/log/nginx/error.log

Php_tag_filename

  • Path: /datasets/emerging_threats/php2shell/php_tag_filename.log
  • Sourcetype: zeek:http
  • Source: http.log

Zeek_large_post_body

  • Path: /datasets/emerging_threats/php2shell/zeek_large_post_body.log
  • Sourcetype: zeek:http
  • Source: http.log

No specific detections currently use this attack data for testing. However, you can find related detections and analytics in our security content repository.

Usage Instructions

Replay with Splunk Attack Data

Replay attack data with replay.py from Splunk Attack Data.

1python replay.py --dataset /datasets/emerging_threats/php2shell/inline_php_exec_linux.log --index attack_data

Manual Import

  1. Download the dataset files from the paths listed above
  2. Configure your Splunk instance with the appropriate sourcetypes
  3. Import the logs using the Splunk Add Data wizard

Related Content

Find more detections and analytics for this attack technique in our security content repository.

Source: GitHub | Version: 1.0