Detection rules › YARA-L
GitHub Repository Visibility Changed To Public
Detects when the visibility for a GitHub repository is changed to public.
References
Telemetry coverage
| Platform | Record / event type |
|---|---|
| GitHub | Audit log action repo.access: Repository visibility changed |
Rules detecting the same action
These rules filter on the same operation.
Rule body
// Copyright 2024 Google LLC. Licensed under Apache-2.0.
rule github_repository_visibility_changed_to_public {
meta:
author = "Google Cloud Security"
description = "Detects when the visibility for a GitHub repository is changed to public."
rule_id = "mr_0f64f779-e61b-4827-9797-9eca5a825780"
rule_name = "GitHub Repository Visibility Changed To Public"
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"
// Customize the severity and priority values depending on how normal this behavior is for your organization
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:
// If internal/private GitHub repositories are often made public by your organization, consider filtering events based on
// what behavior is considered normal, e.g., is a specific GitHub account used to make repos public?
$github.metadata.vendor_name = "GITHUB" nocase
$github.metadata.product_name = "GITHUB"
$github.metadata.product_event_type = "repo.access"
$github.extracted.fields["previous_visibility"] = "internal"
$github.extracted.fields["public_repo"] = "true"
$github.principal.user.userid = $user_id
$github.target.resource.name = $github_repo_name
match:
$user_id, $github_repo_name 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
}
YARA-L rule structure
Condition
Fires when at least one $github event in the 30m window.
Events
$github
metadata.product_event_type = "repo.access"extracted.fields["previous_visibility"] = "internal"extracted.fields["public_repo"] = "true"
Match and correlation
Outcome
Outcome variables add context to a detection. When the rule generates an alert, $risk_score is displayed with it.
| Field | Expression |
|---|---|
risk_score | max(85) |
event_count | count_distinct($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) |