Detection rules › YARA-L
YARA-L rules: 30
| Rule | Severity |
|---|---|
| AWS High Number Of Unknown User Authentication Attempts | low |
| Hunt for search/query endpoint API requests in the Microsoft Graph | low |
AWS High Number Of Unknown User Authentication Attempts
#Detects when a high number of failed authentication attempts happen for unknown users.
MITRE ATT&CK Coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Credential Access |
Telemetry Coverage
Rule Body
// Copyright 2023 Google LLC. Licensed under Apache-2.0.
rule aws_high_number_of_unknown_user_authentication_attempts {
meta:
author = "Google Cloud Security"
description = "Detects when a high number of failed authentication attempts happen for unknown users."
rule_id = "mr_3ddfee11-c959-4283-8fb4-1f57bdaaf2b1"
rule_name = "AWS High Number Of Unknown User Authentication Attempts"
mitre_attack_tactic = "Credential Access"
mitre_attack_technique = "Brute Force: Credential Stuffing"
mitre_attack_url = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1110/004/"
mitre_attack_version = "v13.1"
type = "Alert"
data_source = "AWS CloudTrail"
platform = "AWS"
severity = "Low"
priority = "Low"
events:
$fail.metadata.vendor_name = "AMAZON"
$fail.metadata.product_name = "AWS CloudTrail"
$fail.metadata.event_type = "USER_LOGIN"
$fail.metadata.product_event_type = "ConsoleLogin"
$fail.security_result.action = "BLOCK"
$fail.security_result.description = "Reason: No username found in supplied account"
$fail.principal.ip = $ip
match:
$ip over 10m
outcome:
$risk_score = max(35)
$mitre_attack_tactic = "Credential Access"
$mitre_attack_technique = "Brute Force: Credential Stuffing"
$mitre_attack_technique_id = "T1110.004"
$event_count = count_distinct($fail.metadata.id)
$network_http_user_agent = array_distinct($fail.network.http.user_agent)
$principal_ip = array_distinct($fail.principal.ip)
$principal_ip_country = array_distinct($fail.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region)
$principal_ip_state = array_distinct($fail.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.state)
$target_user_display_name = array_distinct($fail.target.user.user_display_name)
$recipient_aws_account_id = array_distinct($fail.additional.fields["recipientAccountId"])
$target_resource_name = array_distinct($fail.target.resource.name)
$target_resource_product_object_id = array_distinct($fail.target.resource.product_object_id)
$security_result_description = array_distinct($fail.security_result.description)
condition:
#fail >= 10
}
YARA-L Rule Structure
Condition
Fires when $fail occurs at least 10 times in the 10m window.
Events
$fail
metadata.product_event_type = "ConsoleLogin"security_result.action = "BLOCK"security_result.description = "Reason: No username found in supplied account"
Match and Correlation
Outcome
Outcome variables add context to a detection. When the rule generates an alert, $risk_score is displayed with it.
| Field | Expression |
|---|---|
risk_score | max(35) |
event_count | count_distinct($fail.metadata.id) |
network_http_user_agent | array_distinct($fail.network.http.user_agent) |
principal_ip | array_distinct($fail.principal.ip) |
principal_ip_country | array_distinct($fail.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region) |
principal_ip_state | array_distinct($fail.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.state) |
target_user_display_name | array_distinct($fail.target.user.user_display_name) |
recipient_aws_account_id | array_distinct($fail.additional.fields["recipientAccountId"]) |
target_resource_name | array_distinct($fail.target.resource.name) |
target_resource_product_object_id | array_distinct($fail.target.resource.product_object_id) |
security_result_description | array_distinct($fail.security_result.description) |
Hunt for search/query endpoint API requests in the Microsoft Graph
#This detects when the search/query endpoint is called which can be used for enumeration of items like SharePoint site URLs. GraphRunner contains a function called Get-SharePointSiteURLs but other tools may as well.
References
Rule Body
// Copyright 2025 Google LLC. Licensed under Apache-2.0.
rule ms_graph_search_query {
meta:
author = "Google Cloud Security"
description = "This detects when the search/query endpoint is called which can be used for enumeration of items like SharePoint site URLs. GraphRunner contains a function called Get-SharePointSiteURLs but other tools may as well."
rule_id = "mr_19ac0f85-970c-4eca-9832-72aaed1ee311"
rule_name = "Hunt for search/query endpoint API requests in the Microsoft Graph"
reference = "https://github.com/dafthack/GraphRunner/blob/main/GraphRunner.ps1"
assumption = "Applications that perform this action will need to be filtered and thresholding in the condition could be added for additional tuning as needed"
type = "hunt"
data_source = "MS Graph Activity Logs"
platform = "Azure"
severity = "Low"
priority = "Low"
events:
$api.metadata.event_type = "NETWORK_HTTP"
$api.metadata.product_event_type = "Microsoft Graph Activity"
$api.target.url = "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/search/query" nocase
//Can be tuned for specific User Agent strings being used - by default GraphRunner does not forge the UA for this action
//$api.network.http.user_agent = /PowerShell/ nocase
$api.network.http.method = "POST"
$api.network.http.response_code = 200
$api.principal.ip = $ip
$api.network.session_id = $session
match:
$ip, $session over 5m
outcome:
$risk_score = 35
$event_count = count_distinct($api.metadata.id)
$requesting_user_guid = array_distinct($api.principal.user.userid)
$requesting_ip = array_distinct($api.principal.ip)
$user_agent = array_distinct($api.network.http.user_agent)
$location = array_distinct($api.principal.location.name)
$target_application_id_guid = array_distinct($api.target.resource.product_object_id)
$session_id = array_distinct($api.network.session_id)
$target_url = array_distinct($api.target.url)
condition:
$api
}
YARA-L Rule Structure
Condition
Fires when at least one $api event in the 5m window.
Events
$api
metadata.product_event_type = "Microsoft Graph Activity"target.url = "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/search/query"network.http.method = "POST"network.http.response_code = "200"
Match and Correlation
Outcome
Outcome variables add context to a detection. When the rule generates an alert, $risk_score is displayed with it.
| Field | Expression |
|---|---|
risk_score | 35 |
event_count | count_distinct($api.metadata.id) |
requesting_user_guid | array_distinct($api.principal.user.userid) |
requesting_ip | array_distinct($api.principal.ip) |
user_agent | array_distinct($api.network.http.user_agent) |
location | array_distinct($api.principal.location.name) |
target_application_id_guid | array_distinct($api.target.resource.product_object_id) |
session_id | array_distinct($api.network.session_id) |
target_url | array_distinct($api.target.url) |