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sap change documents sensitive role assignment
Detects the assignment of highly privileged SAP roles via Change Documents.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Privilege Escalation | T1098 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
Outcome
Fields the detection emits on a match. $risk_score drives alerting; Chronicle surfaces the rest on the detection.
| Field | Expression |
|---|---|
target_user | array_distinct($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"]) |