Detection rules › YARA-L
YARA-L rules: 26
| Rule | Severity |
|---|---|
| AWS IAM Compromised Key Quarantine Policy Attached | high |
| Enumeration of users and group membership observed in the Microsoft Graph API | low |
AWS IAM Compromised Key Quarantine Policy Attached
#Detect when the AWS managed policy AWSCompromisedKeyQuarantine has been attached to a user, role, or group. It is applied by the AWS team in the event that the credentials of an IAM user has been compromised or publicly exposed.
MITRE ATT&CK Coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Credential Access |
Telemetry Coverage
Rule Body
// Copyright 2023 Google LLC. Licensed under Apache-2.0.
rule aws_iam_compromised_key_quarantine_policy_attached {
meta:
author = "Google Cloud Security"
description = "Detect when the AWS managed policy AWSCompromisedKeyQuarantine has been attached to a user, role, or group. It is applied by the AWS team in the event that the credentials of an IAM user has been compromised or publicly exposed."
rule_id = "mr_3ac90268-e8bd-41b7-8fc1-e10ee165df8e"
rule_name = "AWS IAM Compromised Key Quarantine Policy Attached"
mitre_attack_tactic = "Credential Access"
mitre_attack_technique = "Unsecured Credentials"
mitre_attack_url = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1552/"
mitre_attack_version = "v13.1"
type = "Alert"
data_source = "AWS CloudTrail"
platform = "AWS"
severity = "High"
priority = "High"
events:
$cloudtrail.metadata.vendor_name = "AMAZON"
$cloudtrail.metadata.product_name = "AWS CloudTrail"
(
$cloudtrail.metadata.product_event_type = "AttachUserPolicy" or
$cloudtrail.metadata.product_event_type = "AttachGroupPolicy" or
$cloudtrail.metadata.product_event_type = "AttachRolePolicy"
)
$cloudtrail.target.resource.name = /AWSCompromisedKeyQuarantine/
$cloudtrail.security_result.action = "ALLOW"
outcome:
$risk_score = max(75)
$mitre_attack_tactic = "Credential Access"
$mitre_attack_technique = "Unsecured Credentials"
$mitre_attack_technique_id = "T1552"
$event_count = count_distinct($cloudtrail.metadata.id)
$network_http_user_agent = $cloudtrail.network.http.user_agent
$principal_ip = array_distinct($cloudtrail.principal.ip)
$principal_ip_country = array_distinct($cloudtrail.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region)
$principal_ip_state = array_distinct($cloudtrail.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.state)
$principal_user_display_name = $cloudtrail.principal.user.user_display_name
$recipient_aws_account_id = $cloudtrail.additional.fields["recipientAccountId"]
$aws_region = $cloudtrail.principal.location.name
$target_resource_name = $cloudtrail.target.resource.name
$target_resource_product_object_id = $cloudtrail.target.resource.product_object_id
condition:
$cloudtrail
}
YARA-L Rule Structure
Condition
Fires when at least one $cloudtrail event.
Events
$cloudtrail
metadata.product_event_typeis one of:AttachUserPolicyAttachGroupPolicyAttachRolePolicy
target.resource.name matches "AWSCompromisedKeyQuarantine"security_result.action = "ALLOW"
Outcome
Outcome variables add context to a detection. When the rule generates an alert, $risk_score is displayed with it.
| Field | Expression |
|---|---|
risk_score | max(75) |
event_count | count_distinct($cloudtrail.metadata.id) |
network_http_user_agent | $cloudtrail.network.http.user_agent |
principal_ip | array_distinct($cloudtrail.principal.ip) |
principal_ip_country | array_distinct($cloudtrail.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region) |
principal_ip_state | array_distinct($cloudtrail.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.state) |
principal_user_display_name | $cloudtrail.principal.user.user_display_name |
recipient_aws_account_id | $cloudtrail.additional.fields["recipientAccountId"] |
aws_region | $cloudtrail.principal.location.name |
target_resource_name | $cloudtrail.target.resource.name |
target_resource_product_object_id | $cloudtrail.target.resource.product_object_id |
Enumeration of users and group membership observed in the Microsoft Graph API
#Identify the enumeration of both the users and members of groups in the Entra ID tenant. While these are two separate functions in GraphRunner, they are often run in support of one another.
References
Rule Body
// Copyright 2025 Google LLC. Licensed under Apache-2.0.
rule ms_graph_user_and_group_enumeration {
meta:
author = "Google Cloud Security"
description = "Identify the enumeration of both the users and members of groups in the Entra ID tenant. While these are two separate functions in GraphRunner, they are often run in support of one another."
rule_id = "mr_1c65d59f-9b9c-4023-b98c-7d6cff503b1b"
rule_name = "Enumeration of users and group membership observed in the Microsoft Graph API"
assumption = "The user endpoint is frequently called and not ideal to be detected on, however enumeration of users within a security group often occurs with the users being enumerated. This can have applicability beyond graphrunner but additonal tuning may be needed."
reference = "https://github.com/dafthack/GraphRunner/blob/main/GraphRunner.ps1"
type = "Alert"
data_source = "MS Graph Activity Logs"
platform = "Azure"
severity = "Low"
priority = "Low"
events:
$group_api.metadata.event_type = "NETWORK_HTTP"
$group_api.metadata.product_event_type = "Microsoft Graph Activity"
re.regex($group_api.target.url, `https://graph\.microsoft\.com/v1\.0/groups/.*/members`) nocase
//Can be tuned for specific User Agent strings being used - by default GraphRunner does not forge the UA for this action
//$group_api.network.http.user_agent = /PowerShell/ nocase
$group_api.network.http.method = "GET"
$group_api.network.http.response_code = 200
$group_api.principal.ip = $ip
$group_api.network.session_id = $session
re.capture($group_api.target.url, `https://graph\.microsoft\.com/v1\.0/groups/(.*)/members`) = $group_guid
//Used to force the users to be requested before the groups which occurs in GraphRunner, but from a recon perspective, this doesn't have to happen in this order
$user_api.metadata.event_timestamp.seconds < $group_api.metadata.event_timestamp.seconds
$user_api.metadata.event_type = "NETWORK_HTTP"
$user_api.metadata.product_event_type = "Microsoft Graph Activity"
$user_api.target.url = "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users" nocase
$user_api.network.http.method = "GET"
$user_api.network.http.response_code = 200
//Can be tuned for specific User Agent strings being used - by default GraphRunner does not forge the UA for this action
//$user_api.network.http.user_agent = /PowerShell/ nocase
$user_api.principal.ip = $ip
$user_api.network.session_id = $session
match:
$ip, $session over 15m
outcome:
$risk_score = 35
$event_count = count_distinct($group_api.metadata.id) + count_distinct($user_api.metadata.id)
$requesting_user_guid = array_distinct($group_api.principal.user.userid)
$requesting_ip = array_distinct($group_api.principal.ip)
$user_agent = array_distinct($group_api.network.http.user_agent)
$location = array_distinct($group_api.principal.location.name)
$target_application_id_guid = array_distinct($group_api.target.resource.product_object_id)
$session_id = array_distinct($group_api.network.session_id)
$group_count = count_distinct($group_guid)
$group_list = array_distinct($group_guid) //limited to 25 groups
condition:
$group_api and $user_api
}
YARA-L Rule Structure
Condition
Fires when at least one $group_api event in the 15m window and at least one $user_api event in the 15m window.
Events
$user_api
metadata.product_event_type = "Microsoft Graph Activity"target.url = "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users"network.http.method = "GET"network.http.response_code = "200"
$group_api
metadata.product_event_type = "Microsoft Graph Activity"target.url matches "https://graph\.microsoft\.com/v1\.0/groups/.*/members"network.http.method = "GET"network.http.response_code = "200"
Match and Correlation
Outcome
Outcome variables add context to a detection. When the rule generates an alert, $risk_score is displayed with it.
| Field | Expression |
|---|---|
risk_score | 35 |
event_count | count_distinct($group_api.metadata.id) + count_distinct($user_api.metadata.id) |
requesting_user_guid | array_distinct($group_api.principal.user.userid) |
requesting_ip | array_distinct($group_api.principal.ip) |
user_agent | array_distinct($group_api.network.http.user_agent) |
location | array_distinct($group_api.principal.location.name) |
target_application_id_guid | array_distinct($group_api.target.resource.product_object_id) |
session_id | array_distinct($group_api.network.session_id) |
group_count | count_distinct($group_guid) |
group_list | array_distinct($group_guid) |