AWS Security Hub - Detect SQS Queue policy allowing public access

Status: available
Severity: high
Time window: 1h
Group by: AwsAccountId, AwsRegion, AwsSecurityFindingDescription, AwsSecurityFindingId, AwsSecurityFindingTitle, ComplianceSecurityControlId, QueueArn
Source: github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel

This query detects Amazon SQS queues with access policies that allow public (unauthenticated or cross-account unrestricted) access, using AWS Security Hub control SQS.3 findings. Publicly accessible queues can enable data exfiltration, unauthorized message injection, or disruption of workflows.

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

Tactic	Techniques
Collection	`T1530` Data from Cloud Storage
Exfiltration	`T1567` Exfiltration Over Web Service

Rule body kusto

id: 4f0f3c2a-8d44-43f8-9d9a-5b1e0d5f2c11
name: AWS Security Hub - Detect SQS Queue policy allowing public access
description: |
  This query detects Amazon SQS queues with access policies that allow public (unauthenticated or cross-account unrestricted) access, using AWS Security Hub control SQS.3 findings.
  Publicly accessible queues can enable data exfiltration, unauthorized message injection, or disruption of workflows.
severity: High
status: Available
requiredDataConnectors:
  - connectorId: AWSSecurityHub
    dataTypes:
      - AWSSecurityHubFindings
queryFrequency: 1h
queryPeriod: 1h
triggerOperator: gt
triggerThreshold: 0
tactics:
  - Exfiltration
  - Collection
relevantTechniques:
  - T1567
  - T1530
tags:
  - AWS Foundational Security Best Practices v1.0.0
query: |
  AWSSecurityHubFindings
  | where RecordState == "ACTIVE" and ComplianceStatus == "FAILED"
  | where tostring(AwsSecurityFindingGeneratorId) == "security-control/SQS.3"
        or tostring(ComplianceSecurityControlId) == "SQS.3"
  | mv-expand Resource = Resources
  | where tostring(Resource.Type) == "AwsSqsQueue"
  | extend QueueArn = tostring(Resource.Id)
  | summarize TimeGenerated = max(TimeGenerated)
      by AwsAccountId, AwsRegion, AwsSecurityFindingTitle, AwsSecurityFindingDescription,
         AwsSecurityFindingId, ComplianceSecurityControlId, QueueArn
entityMappings:
  - entityType: Account
    fieldMappings:
      - identifier: Name
        columnName: AwsAccountId
      - identifier: CloudAppAccountId
        columnName: AwsAccountId
  - entityType: CloudApplication
    fieldMappings:
      - identifier: Name
        columnName: QueueArn
customDetails:
  ComplianceControlId: ComplianceSecurityControlId
  Region: AwsRegion
  FindingId: AwsSecurityFindingId
  QueueArn: QueueArn
alertDetailsOverride:
  alertDisplayNameFormat: "Public access detected for SQS queue {{QueueArn}}"
  alertDescriptionFormat: |-
    AWS Account {{AwsAccountId}} has an SQS queue ({{QueueArn}}) with a policy permitting public access. Review and restrict the queue access policy.
version: 1.0.0
kind: Scheduled

Stages and Predicates

Stage 1: `source`

AWSSecurityHubFindings

Stage 2: `where`

| where RecordState == "ACTIVE" and ComplianceStatus == "FAILED"

Stage 3: `where`

| where tostring(AwsSecurityFindingGeneratorId) == "security-control/SQS.3"
      or tostring(ComplianceSecurityControlId) == "SQS.3"

Stage 4: `mv-expand`

| mv-expand Resource = Resources

Stage 5: `where`

| where tostring(Resource.Type) == "AwsSqsQueue"

Stage 6: `extend`

| extend QueueArn = tostring(Resource.Id)

Stage 7: `summarize`

| summarize TimeGenerated = max(TimeGenerated)
    by AwsAccountId, AwsRegion, AwsSecurityFindingTitle, AwsSecurityFindingDescription,
       AwsSecurityFindingId, ComplianceSecurityControlId, QueueArn

Indicators

Each row is a field, operator, and value that the rule matches. The corpus column counts how many other rules in the catalog look for the same combination: high numbers point to widely-used, community-vetted indicators. Blank or 1 shows that the indicator is specific to this rule.

Field	Kind	Values
`AwsSecurityFindingGeneratorId`	eq	`security-control/SQS.3` transforms: `tostring`, `cased`
`ComplianceSecurityControlId`	eq	`SQS.3` transforms: `tostring`, `cased`
`ComplianceStatus`	eq	`FAILED` transforms: `cased`
`RecordState`	eq	`ACTIVE` transforms: `cased`
`Type`	eq	`AwsSqsQueue` transforms: `tostring`, `cased`

Output fields

Fields the rule emits when it matches. Chronicle authors list these in the outcome block; they appear on the detection and $risk_score drives alerting. Sentinel / Defender XDR rules build them up through project / summarize / extend stages. Sentinel maps these into alert fields via entityMappings and customDetails; Defender XDR custom detections surface them as alert fields directly.

Field	Source
`AwsAccountId`	`summarize`
`AwsRegion`	`summarize`
`AwsSecurityFindingDescription`	`summarize`
`AwsSecurityFindingId`	`summarize`
`AwsSecurityFindingTitle`	`summarize`
`ComplianceSecurityControlId`	`summarize`
`QueueArn`	`summarize`
`TimeGenerated`	`summarize`

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`type:`	`events` / `rules` / `providers`
`vendor:`	`sigma` / `elastic` / `splunk` / `kusto` / `chronicle` (vendor name alone also works: `sigma:`, `kql:`, `secops:`…)
`tactic:`	TA-id, slug, or name: `credential_access`, `TA0006`
`technique:`	technique or sub-technique ID: `T1003`, `T1003.001` (alias `tech:`)
`severity:`	`critical` / `high` / `medium` / `low` / `informational` (alias `sev:`)
`risk_score`	Numeric comparison on the Elastic risk score (0 to 100): `risk_score>50`, `risk_score<=20`, `risk_score=99` (alias `risk`; Elastic rules only)
`stages:`	Rules with exactly N pipeline stages
`correlation:`	`single_event` / `sequence` / `alternatives` / `alternatives_cross_log` / `all_required` / `correlated`
`with:`	Co-occurrence event-id; stacks (`with:4624 with:4769`) to require all, while a comma list in one occurrence (`with:4624,4769`) is an either-or group. Implies multi-event
`like:`	Structural neighbors of a rule slug (equivalents + subsumption stricter / broader): `like:comsvcs_lsass_memory_dump-splunk-sysmon`
`groupby:`	Entity-grouping substring match against `group_by_keys`: `groupby:user`, `groupby:host`
`uses:`	Rules whose predicate tree touches the field (any kind, any value): `uses:CommandLine`
`excludes:`	Rules with top-level `not()` clauses on the field (FP whitelists): `excludes:ParentImage`
`field:` / `value:`	Predicate search; narrows rule cards to those with a matching leaf and drives the indicator tier. Unquoted = substring, wildcards allowed (`value:mimikatz`)
`indicator:`	Shorthand for `field:F value:V`: `indicator:Image=*\powershell.exe`
`kind:`	Filter by predicate kind. Narrows rule cards to those carrying a matching predicate leaf (`vendor:elastic kind:cidr_match`) and drives the indicator tier: `contains` / `starts_with` / `ends_with` / `regex` / `cidr` / `eq` / `in` … (operator aliases `op:`/`match:`)
`has:` / `no:`	`sample`, `field`, `notes`, `refs`, `trace`, `thirdparty`, `rule`, `pattern`, `timewindow`, `threshold`, `newterms`, `sigma`/`elastic`/`splunk`/`kusto`/`chronicle`
`-op:val`	Exclude matches; works on most operators but not `type:`/`like:`/`has:`/`no:` (use `no:<flag>` to exclude a rule flag): `tactic:execution -vendor:splunk`. Standalone `-kind:`/`-field:`/`-value:` drop every rule carrying a matching predicate leaf (`type:rules -kind:is_null`)
`field:"…"` / `value:"…"`	Quoted value = anchored exact match (also allows spaces): `value:"net user"`
`a,b`	Comma = OR inside one operator (`vendor:sigma,elastic`, `severity:high,critical`); repeating a facet merges the same way. `field:`/`value:` never split (literal commas)
`vendors:` / `stage:`	Singular and plural spellings fold to the canonical operator and value: `tactics:` = `tactic:`, `type:event` = `type:events`, `correlation:sequences` = `correlation:sequence`, `has:thresholds` = `has:threshold`
`"quoted phrase"`	Exact-match a multi-word phrase (free text)

AWS Security Hub - Detect SQS Queue policy allowing public access

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

Rule body kusto

Stages and Predicates

Stage 1: `source`

Stage 2: `where`

Stage 3: `where`

Stage 4: `mv-expand`

Stage 5: `where`

Stage 6: `extend`

Stage 7: `summarize`

Indicators

Output fields

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AWS Security Hub - Detect SQS Queue policy allowing public access

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

Rule body kusto

Stages and Predicates

Stage 1: source

Stage 2: where

Stage 3: where

Stage 4: mv-expand

Stage 5: where

Stage 6: extend

Stage 7: summarize

Indicators

Output fields

Stage 1: `source`

Stage 2: `where`

Stage 3: `where`

Stage 4: `mv-expand`

Stage 5: `where`

Stage 6: `extend`

Stage 7: `summarize`