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Domain Trust and Schema Enumeration via LDAP
Identifies a list of LDAP search queries to enumerate domain policies and trusts. Adversaries attempt to enumerate information on the Active Directory structure by using various LDAP-based discovery queries to identify targets for attack.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
Rule body
[rule]
description = """
Identifies a list of LDAP search queries to enumerate domain policies and trusts. Adversaries attempt to enumerate
information on the Active Directory structure by using various LDAP-based discovery queries to identify targets for
attack.
"""
id = "9c928393-2aeb-4143-8ed6-c9704c094f76"
license = "Elastic License v2"
name = "Domain Trust and Schema Enumeration via LDAP"
os_list = ["windows"]
reference = ["https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1482/"]
version = "1.0.3"
query = '''
api where process.Ext.api.name == "ldap_search" and not user.id in ("S-1-5-18", "S-1-5-19", "S-1-5-20") and
not process.executable :
("?:\\Program Files\\Azure Advanced Threat Protection Sensor\\*\\Microsoft.Tri.Sensor.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\ADWS\\Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.WebServices.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\ADFS\\Microsoft.IdentityServer.ServiceHost.exe",
"?:\\Program Files\\Fortinet\\FortiAuthenticator Agent\\FAC_Agent.Configuration.exe") and
(
(process.Ext.api.parameters.search_filter : "(objectclass=trusteddomain)" and process.Ext.api.parameters.distinguished_name like "dc=*") or
(process.Ext.api.parameters.search_filter : "(schemaIDGUID=?)" and process.Ext.api.parameters.distinguished_name like "cn=schema,cn=configuration,dc=*")
) and
not (process.code_signature.subject_name == "Fortinet, Inc." and process.code_signature.trusted == true)
'''
min_endpoint_version = "9.1.0"
optional_actions = []
[[actions]]
action = "kill_process"
field = "process.entity_id"
state = 0
[[threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[threat.technique]]
id = "T1069"
name = "Permission Groups Discovery"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1069/"
[[threat.technique.subtechnique]]
id = "T1069.002"
name = "Domain Groups"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1069/002/"
[[threat.technique]]
id = "T1087"
name = "Account Discovery"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1087/"
[[threat.technique.subtechnique]]
id = "T1087.002"
name = "Domain Account"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1087/002/"
[[threat.technique]]
id = "T1482"
name = "Domain Trust Discovery"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1482/"
[threat.tactic]
id = "TA0007"
name = "Discovery"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0007/"
[internal]
min_endpoint_version = "9.1.0"
Stages and Predicates
Stage 1: api
api where process.Ext.api.name == "ldap_search" and not user.id in ("S-1-5-18", "S-1-5-19", "S-1-5-20") and
not process.executable :
("?:\\Program Files\\Azure Advanced Threat Protection Sensor\\*\\Microsoft.Tri.Sensor.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\ADWS\\Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.WebServices.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\ADFS\\Microsoft.IdentityServer.ServiceHost.exe",
"?:\\Program Files\\Fortinet\\FortiAuthenticator Agent\\FAC_Agent.Configuration.exe") and
(
(process.Ext.api.parameters.search_filter : "(objectclass=trusteddomain)" and process.Ext.api.parameters.distinguished_name like "dc=*") or
(process.Ext.api.parameters.search_filter : "(schemaIDGUID=?)" and process.Ext.api.parameters.distinguished_name like "cn=schema,cn=configuration,dc=*")
) and
not (process.code_signature.subject_name == "Fortinet, Inc." and process.code_signature.trusted == true)
Exclusions
The rule actively suppresses these predicates.
| Field | Kind | Excluded values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
process.code_signature.subject_name | eq | Fortinet, Inc. | excludes:process.code_signature.subject_name field:"process.code_signature.subject_name" value:"Fortinet, Inc." |
process.code_signature.trusted | eq | true | excludes:process.code_signature.trusted field:"process.code_signature.trusted" value:"true" |
process.executable | wildcard | ?:\Program Files\Azure Advanced Threat Protection Sensor\*\Microsoft.Tri.Sensor.exe, ?:\Windows\System32\lsass.exe, ?:\Windows\ADWS\Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.WebServices.exe, ?:\Windows\ADFS\Microsoft.IdentityServer.ServiceHost.exe, ?:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiAuthenticator Agent\FAC_Agent.Configuration.exe | excludes:process.executable |
user.id | in | S-1-5-18, S-1-5-19, S-1-5-20 | excludes:user.id field:"user.id" value:"S-1-5-18" field:"user.id" value:"S-1-5-19" field:"user.id" value:"S-1-5-20" |
Indicators
These rows show field, operator, and value matches.
| Field | Kind | Values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
process.Ext.api.name | eq |
| field:"process.Ext.api.name" kind:eq value:"ldap_search" |
process.Ext.api.parameters.distinguished_name | wildcard |
| field:"process.Ext.api.parameters.distinguished_name" kind:wildcard |
process.Ext.api.parameters.search_filter | wildcard |
| field:"process.Ext.api.parameters.search_filter" kind:wildcard |