Caterpillar WebShell

MITRE ATT&CK: S0572 View on attack.mitre.org

Aliases: Caterpillar WebShell

First seen
2015-01-01 00:00:00
Malware type
webshell
Family
Malware family
Operating systems
windows
Profile updated
2026-07-07 12:49:16

Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector

Context

Caterpillar WebShell is a self-developed Web Shell tool created by the group Volatile Cedar.

Detection coverage

  • 354 Sigma rules

Malware & tools used

  • Process Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Data from Local System (attack-pattern)
  • System Network Configuration Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • File and Directory Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Brute Force (attack-pattern)
  • Windows Command Shell (attack-pattern)
  • System Service Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Modify Registry (attack-pattern)
  • Local Groups (attack-pattern)
  • Exfiltration Over C2 Channel (attack-pattern)
  • System Information Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • System Owner/User Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Ingress Tool Transfer (attack-pattern)
  • Rootkit (attack-pattern)
  • Network Service Discovery (attack-pattern)

Used by threat actors

Reports & references

  • clearskysec.com — Lebanese Cedar Apt (report)
  • media.kasperskycontenthub.com — Volatile Cedar Technical Report (report)
  • MITRE ATT&CK — S0572 (report)

External references