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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) |