Pathlock TDnR - ABAP Source Code Changes

Status: available
Severity: high
Time window: 1h
Source: github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel

Detects changes to ABAP source code in SAP, forwarded by Pathlock Threat Detection and Response. Unauthorized ABAP code modifications may indicate backdoor installation, persistent access mechanisms, or insider threats targeting the SAP application layer.

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

Tactic	Techniques
Persistence	`T1505` Server Software Component
Defense Impairment	`T1685` Disable or Modify Tools

Rule body

id: 2a3b4c5d-6e7f-4a0b-8c1d-2e3f4a5b6c01
name: Pathlock TDnR - ABAP Source Code Changes
kind: Scheduled
description: >-
  Detects changes to ABAP source code in SAP, forwarded by Pathlock Threat Detection and Response.
  Unauthorized ABAP code modifications may indicate backdoor installation, persistent access
  mechanisms, or insider threats targeting the SAP application layer.
severity: High
status: Available
requiredDataConnectors:
  - connectorId: Pathlock_TDnR
    dataTypes:
      - Pathlock_TDnR_CL
queryFrequency: 1h
queryPeriod: 1h
triggerOperator: gt
triggerThreshold: 0
tactics:
  - Persistence
  - DefenseEvasion
relevantTechniques:
  - T1505
  - T1562
query: |
  Pathlock_TDnR_CL
  | where DataSource == "ABAP_CHANGES"
  | project TimeGenerated, Sysid, DataSource, Eventid, Instance, Hostname, Bname,
            Tcode, Report, Area, Subid, SrcIp, DestIp, AffectedUser, LogLine,
            MsgType, MsgId, MsgNo, MessageV1, MessageV2, MessageV3, MessageV4, CentralTs
entityMappings:
  - entityType: Account
    fieldMappings:
      - identifier: Name
        columnName: Bname
  - entityType: Host
    fieldMappings:
      - identifier: HostName
        columnName: Hostname
  - entityType: IP
    fieldMappings:
      - identifier: Address
        columnName: SrcIp
eventGroupingSettings:
  aggregationKind: SingleAlert
incidentConfiguration:
  createIncident: true
  groupingConfiguration:
    enabled: true
    reopenClosedIncident: false
    lookbackDuration: 5h
    matchingMethod: AnyAlert
    groupByEntities: []
    groupByAlertDetails: []
    groupByCustomDetails: []
suppressionDuration: 5h
suppressionEnabled: false
version: 1.0.0

Stages and Predicates

Stage 1: `source`

Pathlock_TDnR_CL

Stage 2: `where`

| where DataSource == "ABAP_CHANGES"

Stage 3: `project`

| project TimeGenerated, Sysid, DataSource, Eventid, Instance, Hostname, Bname,
          Tcode, Report, Area, Subid, SrcIp, DestIp, AffectedUser, LogLine,
          MsgType, MsgId, MsgNo, MessageV1, MessageV2, MessageV3, MessageV4, CentralTs

Indicators

These rows show field, operator, and value matches.

Field	Kind	Values	Search
`DataSource`	eq	`ABAP_CHANGES`	`field:"DataSource" kind:eq value:"ABAP_CHANGES"`

Output fields

These fields are emitted when the rule matches.

Field	Source
`AffectedUser`	`project`
`Area`	`project`
`Bname`	`project`
`CentralTs`	`project`
`DataSource`	`project`
`DestIp`	`project`
`Eventid`	`project`
`Hostname`	`project`
`Instance`	`project`
`LogLine`	`project`
`MessageV1`	`project`
`MessageV2`	`project`
`MessageV3`	`project`
`MessageV4`	`project`
`MsgId`	`project`
`MsgNo`	`project`
`MsgType`	`project`
`Report`	`project`
`SrcIp`	`project`
`Subid`	`project`
`Sysid`	`project`
`Tcode`	`project`
`TimeGenerated`	`project`