Detection rules › YARA-L
GitHub Invitation Sent To Non Company Email Domain
Detects when an invitation to join a GitHub enterprise or organization is sent to a non-company email address. This rule can be customized to alert you when a GitHub invitation is sent to an unexpected domain i.e. not one of your company's domains used for email.
References
Event coverage
| Provider | Event |
|---|---|
| GitHub-org | org.invite_member |
Rules detecting the same action
Other rules on this platform that filter on the same API call or operation.
Rule body yaral
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rule github_invitation_sent_to_non_company_email_domain {
meta:
author = "Google Cloud Security"
description = "Detects when an invitation to join a GitHub enterprise or organization is sent to a non-company email address. This rule can be customized to alert you when a GitHub invitation is sent to an unexpected domain i.e. not one of your company's domains used for email."
rule_id = "mr_c191df42-006f-485a-b037-f0cbf737bdd4"
rule_name = "GitHub Invitation Sent To Non Company Email Domain"
assumption = "Your GitHub enterprise audit log settings are configured to log the source IP address for events. Reference: https://docs.github.com/en/organizations/keeping-your-organization-secure/managing-security-settings-for-your-organization/displaying-ip-addresses-in-the-audit-log-for-your-organization"
type = "alert"
severity = "High"
priority = "High"
platform = "GitHub"
data_source = "github"
reference = "https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/admin/monitoring-activity-in-your-enterprise/reviewing-audit-logs-for-your-enterprise/audit-log-events-for-your-enterprise"
events:
$github.metadata.vendor_name = "GITHUB" nocase
$github.metadata.product_name = "GITHUB"
(
$github.metadata.product_event_type = "business.invite_admin" or
$github.metadata.product_event_type = "business.invite_billing_manager" or
$github.metadata.product_event_type = "org.invite_member"
)
// Filter events based on the invitee's email address. Customize the regex expression to fit your environment i.e. alert on invites sent to domains that are not managed by your company
$github.extracted.fields["invitee_email"] != /@my-company-domain-name\.com/ nocase
$github.extracted.fields["invitee_email"] = $invitee_email
match:
$invitee_email over 30m
outcome:
$risk_score = max(85)
$event_count = count_distinct($github.metadata.id)
$principal_ip = array_distinct($github.principal.ip)
$principal_user_userid = array_distinct($github.principal.user.userid)
$principal_ip_country = array_distinct($github.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region)
$principal_ip_state = array_distinct($github.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.state)
$principal_ip_city = array_distinct($github.principal.location.city)
$security_result_summary = array_distinct($github.security_result.summary)
condition:
$github
}
Detection logic
Fires when at least one $github event in the 30m window.
Events
$github
metadata.product_event_type = "business.invite_admin" or "business.invite_billing_manager" or "org.invite_member"extracted.fields["invitee_email"] matches "@my-company-domain-name\.com"
Correlation
Outcome
Fields the detection emits on a match. $risk_score drives alerting; Chronicle surfaces the rest on the detection.
| Field | Expression |
|---|---|
risk_score | max(85) |
event_count | count_distinct($github.metadata.id) |
principal_ip | array_distinct($github.principal.ip) |
principal_user_userid | array_distinct($github.principal.user.userid) |
principal_ip_country | array_distinct($github.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region) |
principal_ip_state | array_distinct($github.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.state) |
principal_ip_city | array_distinct($github.principal.location.city) |
security_result_summary | array_distinct($github.security_result.summary) |