Detection rules › YARA-L
Okta Multiple Failed Requests To Access Applications
Detects multiple failed requests to access applications
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Lateral Movement | T1550.004 Use Alternate Authentication Material: Web Session Cookie |
References
Event coverage
| Provider | Event | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Security-Auditing | Event ID 4624 | An account was successfully logged on. |
| Security-Auditing | Event ID 4625 | An account failed to log on. |
| Security-Auditing | Event ID 4648 | A logon was attempted using explicit credentials. |
| Okta-policy | policy.evaluate_sign_on | policy.evaluate_sign_on |
| Okta-user | user.authentication.sso | user.authentication.sso |
Rules detecting the same action
Other rules on this platform that filter on the same API call or operation.
- First Occurrence of Okta User Session Started via Proxy (Elastic)
- High-Risk Admin Activity (Kusto)
- Okta AiTM Session Cookie Replay (Elastic)
- Okta New Admin Console Behaviours (Sigma)
- Okta Suspicious Use Of A Session Cookie (YARA-L)
- Potentially Successful Okta MFA Bombing via Push Notifications (Elastic)
- Successful Application SSO from Rare Unknown Client Device (Elastic)
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
metadata.product_event_type = "policy.evaluate_sign_on"target.resource.resource_subtype = "AppInstance"security_result.action = "CHALLENGE"
$sso
metadata.product_event_type = "user.authentication.sso"security_result.action = "ALLOW"target.resource.resource_subtype = "AppInstance"
Correlation
Outcome
Fields the detection emits on a match. $risk_score drives alerting; Chronicle surfaces the rest on the detection.
| Field | Expression |
|---|---|
risk_score | max( 35 + if($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($login.target.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region = "Syria", 20) ) |
principal_user_agent | array_distinct($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) |