Detection rules › YARA-L
AWS Privilege Escalation Using IAM Login Profile
Detect when a user creates or updates a login profile for another user and escalates privileges using this new user from the same IP.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Persistence | T1136.003 Create Account: Cloud Account |
Event coverage
Rule body yaral
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rule aws_privilege_escalation_using_iam_login_profile {
meta:
author = "Google Cloud Security"
description = "Detect when a user creates or updates a login profile for another user and escalates privileges using this new user from the same IP."
rule_id = "mr_b0d13079-dbe7-4c19-a8e9-23f98655a29b"
rule_name = "AWS Privilege Escalation Using IAM Login Profile"
mitre_attack_tactic = "Persistence"
mitre_attack_technique = "Cloud Account"
mitre_attack_url = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1136/003/"
mitre_attack_version = "v13.1"
type = "Alert"
data_source = "AWS CloudTrail"
platform = "AWS"
severity = "Low"
priority = "Low"
events:
$profile.metadata.vendor_name = "AMAZON"
$profile.metadata.product_name = "AWS CloudTrail"
$profile.metadata.product_event_type = "CreateLoginProfile" or $profile.metadata.product_event_type = "UpdateLoginProfile"
$profile.security_result.action= "ALLOW"
$profile.principal.user.userid = $p_userid
$profile.target.user.userid = $t_userid
$login.metadata.vendor_name = "AMAZON"
$login.metadata.product_name = "AWS CloudTrail"
$login.metadata.event_type = "USER_LOGIN"
$login.metadata.product_event_type = "ConsoleLogin"
$login.security_result.action= "ALLOW"
//Same IP address
$login.principal.ip = $profile.principal.ip
//User created and logged in
$profile.principal.user.user_display_name != $profile.target.user.userid
$login.target.user.user_display_name = $profile.target.user.userid
$profile.metadata.event_timestamp.seconds < $login.metadata.event_timestamp.seconds
match:
$p_userid over 1h
outcome:
$risk_score = max(35)
$mitre_attack_tactic = "Persistence"
$mitre_attack_technique = "Cloud Account"
$mitre_attack_technique_id = "T1136.003"
$event_count = count_distinct($login.metadata.id)
$network_http_user_agent = array_distinct($login.network.http.user_agent)
$principal_ip = array_distinct($login.principal.ip)
$principal_ip_country = array_distinct($login.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region)
$principal_ip_state = array_distinct($login.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.state)
$principal_user_display_name = array_distinct($login.principal.user.user_display_name)
$dc_principal_user_display_name = count_distinct($login.principal.user.user_display_name)
$is_mfa_used = array_distinct($login.principal.user.attribute.labels["mfaAuthenticated"])
$target_resource_name = array_distinct($login.target.resource.name)
$target_resource_product_object_id = array_distinct($login.target.resource.product_object_id)
condition:
$profile and $login
}
Detection logic
Fires when at least one $profile event in the 1h window and at least one $login event in the 1h window.
Events
$profile
metadata.product_event_type = "CreateLoginProfile" or "UpdateLoginProfile"security_result.action = "ALLOW"
$login
metadata.product_event_type = "ConsoleLogin"security_result.action = "ALLOW"
Correlation
Outcome
Fields the detection emits on a match. $risk_score drives alerting; Chronicle surfaces the rest on the detection.
| Field | Expression |
|---|---|
risk_score | max(35) |
event_count | count_distinct($login.metadata.id) |
network_http_user_agent | array_distinct($login.network.http.user_agent) |
principal_ip | array_distinct($login.principal.ip) |
principal_ip_country | array_distinct($login.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region) |
principal_ip_state | array_distinct($login.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.state) |
principal_user_display_name | array_distinct($login.principal.user.user_display_name) |
dc_principal_user_display_name | count_distinct($login.principal.user.user_display_name) |
is_mfa_used | array_distinct($login.principal.user.attribute.labels["mfaAuthenticated"]) |
target_resource_name | array_distinct($login.target.resource.name) |
target_resource_product_object_id | array_distinct($login.target.resource.product_object_id) |