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AWS Lateral Movement Using IAM Session Token

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

Detect when an IAM session token is created and used from a different IP.

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

TacticTechniques
Lateral MovementT1550 Use Alternate Authentication Material

Event coverage

Rule body yaral

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rule aws_lateral_movement_using_iam_session_token {

  meta:
    author = "Google Cloud Security"
    description = "Detect when an IAM session token is created and used from a different IP."
    rule_id = "mr_ac0df875-fe5b-49af-bf2a-3da341177754"
    rule_name = "AWS Lateral Movement Using IAM Session Token"
    mitre_attack_tactic = "Lateral Movement"
    mitre_attack_technique = "Use Alternate Authentication Material"
    mitre_attack_url = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1550/"
    mitre_attack_version = "v13.1"
    type = "Alert"
    data_source = "AWS CloudTrail"
    platform = "AWS"
    severity = "Low"
    priority = "Low"

  events:
    $accesskey.metadata.vendor_name = "AMAZON"
    $accesskey.metadata.product_name = "AWS CloudTrail"
    $accesskey.metadata.product_event_type = "GetSessionToken"
    $accesskey.security_result.action= "ALLOW"
    $accesskey.principal.user.userid = $p_userid

    $latmove.metadata.vendor_name = "AMAZON"
    $latmove.metadata.product_name = "AWS CloudTrail"

    //Different IP address and Same Temp Session Token used
    $accesskey.principal.ip != $latmove.principal.ip
    $latmove.additional.fields["accessKeyId"] != ""
    $accesskey.target.resource.product_object_id = $latmove.additional.fields["accessKeyId"]
    $accesskey.metadata.event_timestamp.seconds < $latmove.metadata.event_timestamp.seconds

  match:
    $p_userid over 1h

  outcome:
    $risk_score = max(35)
    $mitre_attack_tactic = "Lateral Movement"
    $mitre_attack_technique = "Use Alternate Authentication Material"
    $mitre_attack_technique_id = "T1550"
    $event_count = count_distinct($latmove.metadata.id)
    $network_http_user_agent = array_distinct($latmove.network.http.user_agent)
    $principal_ip = array_distinct($latmove.principal.ip)
    $principal_ip_country = array_distinct($latmove.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region)
    $principal_ip_state = array_distinct($latmove.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.state)
    $principal_user_display_name = array_distinct($latmove.principal.user.user_display_name)
    $dc_principal_user_display_name = count_distinct($latmove.principal.user.user_display_name)
    $is_mfa_used = array_distinct($latmove.extensions.auth.auth_details)
    $target_resource_name = array_distinct($latmove.target.resource.name)
    $target_resource_product_object_id = array_distinct($latmove.target.resource.product_object_id)
    $product_event_types = array_distinct($latmove.metadata.product_event_type)

  condition:
    $accesskey and $latmove
}

Detection logic

Fires when at least one $accesskey event in the 1h window and at least one $latmove event in the 1h window.

Events

$accesskey

  • metadata.product_event_type = "GetSessionToken"
  • security_result.action = "ALLOW"

$latmove

  • additional.fields["accessKeyId"] is not null

Correlation

Joined on
$accesskey.principal.ip != $latmove.principal.ip
$accesskey.target.resource.product_object_id = $latmove.additional.fields["accessKeyId"]
Order
$accesskey before $latmove
Match key
$p_userid (principal.user.userid)
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($latmove.metadata.id)
network_http_user_agentarray_distinct($latmove.network.http.user_agent)
principal_iparray_distinct($latmove.principal.ip)
principal_ip_countryarray_distinct($latmove.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region)
principal_ip_statearray_distinct($latmove.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.state)
principal_user_display_namearray_distinct($latmove.principal.user.user_display_name)
dc_principal_user_display_namecount_distinct($latmove.principal.user.user_display_name)
is_mfa_usedarray_distinct($latmove.extensions.auth.auth_details)
target_resource_namearray_distinct($latmove.target.resource.name)
target_resource_product_object_idarray_distinct($latmove.target.resource.product_object_id)
product_event_typesarray_distinct($latmove.metadata.product_event_type)