Detection rules › YARA-L
sap gateway ufo table access
Detects external RFC calls to generic table-read modules via the SAP Gateway.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Discovery |
Rule body
// Copyright 2026 Google LLC. Licensed under Apache-2.0.
rule sap_gateway_ufo_table_access {
meta:
author = "Google Cloud Security"
description = "Detects external RFC calls to generic table-read modules via the SAP Gateway."
severity = "High"
tactic = "TA0007"
technique = "T1082"
events:
$e.metadata.product_name = "SAP_GATEWAY"
(
$e.security_result.summary = /RFC_READ_TABLE|BBP_RFC_READ_TABLE|RFC_GET_TABLE_ENTRIES/ nocase or
$e.metadata.description = /RFC_READ_TABLE/ nocase
)
$user = $e.principal.user.userid
$source_ip = $e.principal.ip
$external_tp = $e.target.process.file.full_path
not $user in %sap_service_accounts.name
match:
$user, $source_ip over 30m
outcome:
$risk_score = 40
$calling_program = array_distinct($external_tp)
$target_function = array_distinct($e.security_result.summary)
$gateway_action = array_distinct($e.security_result.action)
condition:
$e
}
YARA-L rule structure
Condition
Fires when at least one $e event in the 30m window.
Events
$e
security_result.summary matches "RFC_READ_TABLE|BBP_RFC_READ_TABLE|RFC_GET_TABLE_ENTRIES"metadata.description matches "RFC_READ_TABLE"principal.user.userid in "%sap_service_accounts.name"
Match and correlation
Outcome
Outcome variables add context to a detection. When the rule generates an alert, $risk_score is displayed with it.
| Field | Expression |
|---|---|
risk_score | 40 |
calling_program | array_distinct($external_tp) |
target_function | array_distinct($e.security_result.summary) |
gateway_action | array_distinct($e.security_result.action) |