AWS User Creates Permanent Access Key

// Copyright 2023 Google LLC. Licensed under Apache-2.0.

rule aws_user_creates_permanent_access_key {

  meta:
    author = "Google Cloud Security"
    description = "Detects when an AWS IAM user creates an AWS Access Key for programmatic calls."
    rule_id = "mr_ebe72ce0-1e54-4251-afca-ed3fc403cd1f"
    rule_name = "AWS User Creates Permanent Access Key"
    mitre_attack_tactic = "Defense Evasion, Persistence, Privilege Escalation, Initial Access"
    mitre_attack_technique = "Valid Accounts: Cloud Accounts"
    mitre_attack_url = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1078/004/"
    mitre_attack_version = "v13.1"
    type = "Alert"
    data_source = "AWS CloudTrail"
    platform = "AWS"
    severity = "Medium"
    priority = "Medium"

  events:
    $cloudtrail.metadata.vendor_name = "AMAZON"
    $cloudtrail.metadata.product_name = "AWS CloudTrail"
    $cloudtrail.metadata.product_event_type = "CreateAccessKey"
    $cloudtrail.security_result.action = "ALLOW"

  outcome:
    $risk_score = max(50)
    $mitre_attack_tactic = "Defense Evasion, Persistence, Privilege Escalation, Initial Access"
    $mitre_attack_technique = "Valid Accounts: Cloud Accounts"
    $mitre_attack_technique_id = "T1078.004"
    $event_count = count_distinct($cloudtrail.metadata.id)
    $network_http_user_agent = $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 = $cloudtrail.principal.user.user_display_name
    $recipient_aws_account_id = $cloudtrail.additional.fields["recipientAccountId"]
    $aws_region = $cloudtrail.principal.location.name
    $target_resource_name = $cloudtrail.target.resource.name
    $target_resource_product_object_id = $cloudtrail.target.resource.product_object_id

  condition:
    $cloudtrail
}