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AWS Successful Login After Multiple Failed Attempts
Detects successful login after multiple failed attempts
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Initial Access | T1078 Valid Accounts |
| Persistence | T1078 Valid Accounts |
| Privilege Escalation | T1078 Valid Accounts |
| Stealth | T1078 Valid Accounts |
Event coverage
| Provider | Event |
|---|---|
| AWS-signin | ConsoleLogin |
Rule body yaral
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rule aws_successful_login_after_multiple_failed_attempts {
meta:
author = "Google Cloud Security"
description = "Detects successful login after multiple failed attempts"
rule_id = "mr_8ba028b6-98e3-4983-92e9-c0fe50419a20"
rule_name = "AWS Successful Login After Multiple Failed Attempts"
mitre_attack_tactic = "Defense Evasion, Persistence, Privilege Escalation, Initial Access"
mitre_attack_technique = "Valid Accounts"
mitre_attack_url = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1078/"
mitre_attack_version = "v13.1"
type = "Alert"
data_source = "AWS CloudTrail"
platform = "AWS"
severity = "Medium"
priority = "Medium"
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: Failed authentication"
$fail.target.user.user_display_name = $user
$success.metadata.vendor_name = "AMAZON"
$success.metadata.product_name = "AWS CloudTrail"
$success.metadata.event_type = "USER_LOGIN"
$success.metadata.product_event_type = "ConsoleLogin"
$success.security_result.action = "ALLOW"
$success.security_result.summary = "Login to AWS Console succeeded."
$success.target.user.user_display_name = $user
$success.metadata.event_timestamp.seconds > $fail.metadata.event_timestamp.seconds
match:
$user over 15m
outcome:
$risk_score = max(
// Country mismatch
if($fail.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = $success.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region, 40) +
// Unauthorized geographies
if($success.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Cuba", 10) +
if($success.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Iran", 10) +
if($success.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "North Korea" , 10) +
if($success.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Russia", 10) +
if($success.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Syria", 10)
)
$mitre_attack_tactic = "Defense Evasion, Persistence, Privilege Escalation, Initial Access"
$mitre_attack_technique = "Valid Accounts"
$mitre_attack_technique_id = "T1078"
$event_count = count_distinct($success.metadata.id) + count_distinct($fail.metadata.id)
$principal_ip = array_distinct($success.principal.ip)
$principal_ip_country = array_distinct($success.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region)
$principal_ip_state = array_distinct($success.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.state)
$target_user_userid = array_distinct($success.target.user.userid)
$is_mfa_used = array_distinct($success.extensions.auth.auth_details)
$target_resource_name = array_distinct($success.target.resource.name)
$target_resource_product_object_id = array_distinct($success.target.resource.product_object_id)
condition:
#fail > 3 and $success
}
Detection logic
Fires when $fail occurs more than 3 times in the 15m window and at least one $success event in the 15m window.
Events
$fail
metadata.product_event_type = "ConsoleLogin"security_result.action = "BLOCK"security_result.description = "Reason: Failed authentication"
$success
metadata.product_event_type = "ConsoleLogin"security_result.action = "ALLOW"security_result.summary = "Login to AWS Console succeeded."
Correlation
Outcome
Fields the detection emits on a match. $risk_score drives alerting; Chronicle surfaces the rest on the detection.
| Field | Expression |
|---|---|
risk_score | max( if($fail.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = $success.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region, 40) + if($success.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Cuba", 10) + if($success.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Iran", 10) + if($success.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "North Korea" , 10) + if($success.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Russia", 10) + if($success.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Syria", 10) ) |
event_count | count_distinct($success.metadata.id) + count_distinct($fail.metadata.id) |
principal_ip | array_distinct($success.principal.ip) |
principal_ip_country | array_distinct($success.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region) |
principal_ip_state | array_distinct($success.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.state) |
target_user_userid | array_distinct($success.target.user.userid) |
is_mfa_used | array_distinct($success.extensions.auth.auth_details) |
target_resource_name | array_distinct($success.target.resource.name) |
target_resource_product_object_id | array_distinct($success.target.resource.product_object_id) |