Detection rules › YARA-L
sap security audit log configuration change
Detects changes to the SAP Security Audit Log configuration. Monitoring message codes AUE, AUF, AUI, AUJ, FU0, and E05.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Defense Impairment |
Rule body
// Copyright 2026 Google LLC. Licensed under Apache-2.0.
rule sap_security_audit_log_configuration_change {
meta:
author = "Google Cloud Security"
description = "Detects changes to the SAP Security Audit Log configuration. Monitoring message codes AUE, AUF, AUI, AUJ, FU0, and E05."
severity = "High"
tactic = "TA0005"
technique = "T1562"
events:
$e.metadata.log_type = "SAP_SECURITY_AUDIT"
$e.additional.fields["msg_1"] = /^AUE$|^AUF$|^AUI$|^AUJ$|^FU0$|^E05$/
$user = $e.principal.user.userid
$sid = $e.target.application
not $user in %sap_admin_users.user
match:
$user, $sid over 1h
outcome:
$risk_score = 75
$target_sid = array_distinct($sid)
$description = array_distinct($e.metadata.description)
$terminal = array_distinct($e.principal.hostname)
$message_ids = array_distinct($e.additional.fields["msg_1"])
$t_code = array_distinct($e.security_result.detection_fields["slgtc_1"])
$TXSUBCLSID = array_distinct($e.security_result.summary)
$system = array_distinct($e.target.application)
$instance = array_distinct($e.target.resource.name)
condition:
$e
}
YARA-L rule structure
Condition
Fires when at least one $e event in the 1h window.
Events
$e
metadata.log_type = "SAP_SECURITY_AUDIT"additional.fields["msg_1"] matches "^AUE$|^AUF$|^AUI$|^AUJ$|^FU0$|^E05$"principal.user.userid in "%sap_admin_users.user"
Match and correlation
Outcome
Outcome variables add context to a detection. When the rule generates an alert, $risk_score is displayed with it.
| Field | Expression |
|---|---|
risk_score | 75 |
target_sid | array_distinct($sid) |
description | array_distinct($e.metadata.description) |
terminal | array_distinct($e.principal.hostname) |
message_ids | array_distinct($e.additional.fields["msg_1"]) |
t_code | array_distinct($e.security_result.detection_fields["slgtc_1"]) |
TXSUBCLSID | array_distinct($e.security_result.summary) |
system | array_distinct($e.target.application) |
instance | array_distinct($e.target.resource.name) |