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AWS API Gateway Keys Accessed

Severity
low
Type
Alert
Time window
1h
Match by
ip
Author
Google Cloud Security
Source
github.com/chronicle/detection-rules

Detects when AWS API Gateway keys are accessed.

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

TacticTechniques
Credential AccessT1555 Credentials from Password Stores

Event coverage

Rule body yaral

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rule aws_api_gateway_get_keys {

  meta:
    author = "Google Cloud Security"
    description = "Detects when AWS API Gateway keys are accessed."
    rule_id = "mr_1d8ffb2e-ca26-4f8f-8ca1-3dd4694776f5"
    rule_name = "AWS API Gateway Keys Accessed"
    mitre_attack_tactic = "Credential Access"
    mitre_attack_technique = "Credentials from Password Stores"
    mitre_attack_url = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1555/"
    mitre_attack_version = "v15.1"
    type = "Alert"
    data_source = "AWS CloudTrail"
    platform = "AWS"
    severity = "Low"
    priority = "Low"

  events:
    $cloudtrail.metadata.vendor_name = "AMAZON"
    $cloudtrail.metadata.product_name = "AWS CloudTrail"
    (
        ($cloudtrail.metadata.product_event_type = "GetApiKey" and $cloudtrail.target.resource.attribute.labels["requestParameters.includeValue"] = "true") or
        ($cloudtrail.metadata.product_event_type = "GetApiKeys" and $cloudtrail.target.resource.attribute.labels["requestParameters.includeValues"] = "true")
    )
    $cloudtrail.security_result.action = "ALLOW"
    $cloudtrail.principal.ip = $ip

  match:
    $ip over 1h

  outcome:
    $risk_score = max(35)
    $mitre_attack_tactic = "Credential Access"
    $mitre_attack_technique = "Credentials from Password Stores"
    $mitre_attack_technique_id = "T1555"
    $event_count = count_distinct($cloudtrail.metadata.id)
    $network_http_user_agent = array_distinct($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)
    $principal_user_display_name = array_distinct($cloudtrail.principal.user.user_display_name)
    $recipient_aws_account_id = array_distinct($cloudtrail.additional.fields["recipientAccountId"])
    $aws_region = array_distinct($cloudtrail.principal.location.name)
    $target_api_key = array_distinct($cloudtrail.target.resource.attribute.labels["requestParameters.apiKey"])
    $accessed_via_console = array_distinct($cloudtrail.target.resource.attribute.labels["sessionCredentialFromConsole"])

  condition:
    $cloudtrail
}

Detection logic

Fires when at least one $cloudtrail event in the 1h window.

Events

$cloudtrail

  • metadata.product_event_type = "GetApiKey"
  • target.resource.attribute.labels["requestParameters.includeValue"] = "true"
  • metadata.product_event_type = "GetApiKeys"
  • target.resource.attribute.labels["requestParameters.includeValues"] = "true"
  • security_result.action = "ALLOW"

Correlation

Match key
$ip (principal.ip)
Within
1h

Outcome

Fields the detection emits on a match. $risk_score drives alerting; Chronicle surfaces the rest on the detection.

FieldExpression
risk_scoremax(35)
event_countcount_distinct($cloudtrail.metadata.id)
network_http_user_agentarray_distinct($cloudtrail.network.http.user_agent)
principal_iparray_distinct($cloudtrail.principal.ip)
principal_ip_countryarray_distinct($cloudtrail.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region)
principal_ip_statearray_distinct($cloudtrail.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.state)
principal_user_display_namearray_distinct($cloudtrail.principal.user.user_display_name)
recipient_aws_account_idarray_distinct($cloudtrail.additional.fields["recipientAccountId"])
aws_regionarray_distinct($cloudtrail.principal.location.name)
target_api_keyarray_distinct($cloudtrail.target.resource.attribute.labels["requestParameters.apiKey"])
accessed_via_consolearray_distinct($cloudtrail.target.resource.attribute.labels["sessionCredentialFromConsole"])