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Okta Multiple Failed Requests To Access Applications

Severity
medium
Type
Hunt
Time window
15m
Match by
parentNetworkSessionId
Author
Google Cloud Security
Source
github.com/chronicle/detection-rules

Detects multiple failed requests to access applications

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References

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Rule body yaral

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rule okta_multiple_failed_requests_to_access_applications {

  meta:
    author = "Google Cloud Security"
    description = "Detects multiple failed requests to access applications"
    rule_id = "mr_171cce33-0367-4c46-918d-c9fe813b4418"
    rule_name = "Okta Multiple Failed Requests To Access Applications"
    reference = "https://sec.okta.com/sessioncookietheft"
    mitre_attack_tactic = "Defense Evasion, Lateral Movement"
    mitre_attack_technique = "Use Alternate Authentication Material: Web Session Cookie"
    mitre_attack_url = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1550/004/"
    mitre_attack_version = "v13.1"
    type = "Hunt"
    data_source = "Okta"
    severity = "Medium"
    priority = "Medium"

  events:
    $login.metadata.product_name = "Okta"
    $login.metadata.vendor_name = "Okta"
    $login.metadata.event_type = "USER_UNCATEGORIZED"
    $login.metadata.product_event_type = "policy.evaluate_sign_on"
    $login.target.resource.resource_subtype = "AppInstance"
    $login.security_result.action = "CHALLENGE"
    $login.network.parent_session_id = $parentNetworkSessionId

    $sso.metadata.event_type = "USER_LOGIN"
    $sso.metadata.product_event_type = "user.authentication.sso"
    $sso.security_result.action = "ALLOW"
    $sso.target.resource.resource_subtype = "AppInstance"
    $sso.network.parent_session_id = $parentNetworkSessionId

  match:
    $parentNetworkSessionId over 15m

  outcome:
    $risk_score = max(
        // Baseline
        35 +
        // Based on Okta Behavior Detection pattern analysis
        if($login.security_result.description = /New Geo-Location=POSITIVE/, 10) +
        if($login.security_result.description = /New Device=POSITIVE/, 20) +
        if($login.security_result.description = /New IP=POSITIVE/, 5) +
        if($login.security_result.description = /New City=POSITIVE/, 5) +
        if($login.security_result.description = /New State=POSITIVE/, 10) +
        if($login.security_result.description = /New Country=POSITIVE/, 10) +
        if($login.security_result.description = /Velocity=POSITIVE/, 10) +
        // Unauthorized target geographies
        if($login.target.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Cuba", 20) +
        if($login.target.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Iran", 20) +
        if($login.target.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "North Korea", 20) +
        if($login.target.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Russia", 20) +
        if($login.target.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Syria", 20)
    )
    $mitre_attack_tactic = "Defense Evasion, Lateral Movement"
    $mitre_attack_technique = "Use Alternate Authentication Material: Web Session Cookie"
    $principal_user_agent = array_distinct($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)
    $principal_ip_city = array_distinct($login.principal.location.city)
    $security_result_summary = array_distinct($login.security_result.summary)
    $principal_user_managers_email_addresses = array_distinct($login.principal.user.managers.email_addresses)
    $principal_user_userid = array_distinct($login.principal.user.userid)
    $app_names = array_distinct($login.target.resource.name)
    $dc_app_name = count_distinct($login.target.resource.name)
    $security_result_description = array_distinct($login.security_result.description)

  condition:
    $login and $sso and $dc_app_name > 5
}

Detection logic

Fires when at least one $login event in the 15m window and at least one $sso event in the 15m window and $dc_app_name > 5.

Events

$login USER_UNCATEGORIZED

  • metadata.product_event_type = "policy.evaluate_sign_on"
  • target.resource.resource_subtype = "AppInstance"
  • security_result.action = "CHALLENGE"

$sso USER_LOGIN (4624, 4625, 4648)

  • metadata.product_event_type = "user.authentication.sso"
  • security_result.action = "ALLOW"
  • target.resource.resource_subtype = "AppInstance"

Correlation

Match key
$parentNetworkSessionId (network.parent_session_id)
Within
15m

Outcome

Fields the detection emits on a match. $risk_score drives alerting; Chronicle surfaces the rest on the detection.

FieldExpression
risk_scoremax( 35 + if($login.security_result.description = /New Geo-Location=POSITIVE/, 10) + if($login.security_result.description = /New Device=POSITIVE/, 20) + if($login.security_result.description = /New IP=POSITIVE/, 5) + if($login.security_result.description = /New City=POSITIVE/, 5) + if($login.security_result.description = /New State=POSITIVE/, 10) + if($login.security_result.description = /New Country=POSITIVE/, 10) + if($login.security_result.description = /Velocity=POSITIVE/, 10) + if($login.target.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Cuba", 20) + if($login.target.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Iran", 20) + if($login.target.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "North Korea", 20) + if($login.target.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Russia", 20) + if($login.target.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Syria", 20) )
principal_user_agentarray_distinct($login.network.http.user_agent)
principal_iparray_distinct($login.principal.ip)
principal_ip_countryarray_distinct($login.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region)
principal_ip_statearray_distinct($login.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.state)
principal_ip_cityarray_distinct($login.principal.location.city)
security_result_summaryarray_distinct($login.security_result.summary)
principal_user_managers_email_addressesarray_distinct($login.principal.user.managers.email_addresses)
principal_user_useridarray_distinct($login.principal.user.userid)
app_namesarray_distinct($login.target.resource.name)
dc_app_namecount_distinct($login.target.resource.name)
security_result_descriptionarray_distinct($login.security_result.description)