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sap change documents sensitive role assignment

Severity
critical
Time window
30m
Match by
principal_user
Author
Google Cloud Security
Source
github.com/chronicle/detection-rules

Detects the assignment of highly privileged SAP roles via Change Documents.

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

TacticTechniques
Privilege EscalationT1098 Account Manipulation

Rule body yaral

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rule sap_change_documents_sensitive_role_assignment {

    meta:
        author = "Google Cloud Security"
        description = "Detects the assignment of highly privileged SAP roles via Change Documents."
        severity = "Critical"
        tactic = "TA0004"
        technique = "T1098"

    events:
        $e.metadata.log_type = "SAP_CHANGE_DOCUMENT"
        $e.target.resource.product_object_id in %sap_sensitive_roles.role

        $principal_user = $e.principal.user.userid


    match:
        $principal_user over 30m

    outcome:
        $target_user = array_distinct($e.target.resource.product_object_id)
        $tcode = array_distinct($e.target.application)
        $tabname = array_distinct($e.target.resource.attribute.labels["TABNAME"])
        $sensitive_role_assigned = array_distinct($e.target.resource.attribute.labels["TABKEY"])

    condition:
        $e

}

Detection logic

Fires when at least one $e event in the 30m window.

Events

$e

  • metadata.log_type = "SAP_CHANGE_DOCUMENT"
  • target.resource.product_object_id in "%sap_sensitive_roles.role"

Correlation

Match key
$principal_user
Within
30m

Outcome

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

FieldExpression
target_userarray_distinct($e.target.resource.product_object_id)
tcodearray_distinct($e.target.application)
tabnamearray_distinct($e.target.resource.attribute.labels["TABNAME"])
sensitive_role_assignedarray_distinct($e.target.resource.attribute.labels["TABKEY"])