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Outdated Dependency Or Vulnerability Alert Disabled
Dependabot performs a scan to detect insecure dependencies, and sends Dependabot alerts. This rule detects when an organization owner disables Dependabot alerts private repositories or Dependabot security updates for all repositories.
Known false positives
- Approved changes by the Organization owner. Please validate the 'actor' if authorized to make the changes.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Initial Access |
Telemetry coverage
Rules detecting the same action
These rules filter on the same operation.
Rule body
title: Outdated Dependency Or Vulnerability Alert Disabled
id: 34e1c7d4-0cd5-419d-9f1b-1dad3f61018d
status: test
description: |
Dependabot performs a scan to detect insecure dependencies, and sends Dependabot alerts.
This rule detects when an organization owner disables Dependabot alerts private repositories or Dependabot security updates for all repositories.
author: Muhammad Faisal (@faisalusuf)
date: 2023-01-27
references:
- https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/dependabot/dependabot-alerts/about-dependabot-alerts
- https://docs.github.com/en/organizations/keeping-your-organization-secure/managing-security-settings-for-your-organization/managing-security-and-analysis-settings-for-your-organization
tags:
- attack.initial-access
- attack.t1195.001
logsource:
product: github
service: audit
definition: 'Requirements: The audit log streaming feature must be enabled to be able to receive such logs. You can enable following the documentation here: https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/admin/monitoring-activity-in-your-enterprise/reviewing-audit-logs-for-your-enterprise/streaming-the-audit-log-for-your-enterprise#setting-up-audit-log-streaming'
detection:
selection:
action:
- 'dependabot_alerts_new_repos.disable'
- 'dependabot_alerts.disable'
- 'dependabot_security_updates_new_repos.disable'
- 'dependabot_security_updates.disable'
- 'repository_vulnerability_alerts.disable'
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Approved changes by the Organization owner. Please validate the 'actor' if authorized to make the changes.
level: high
Stages and Predicates
Stage 0: condition
selectionStage 1: selection
selection:
action:
- 'dependabot_alerts_new_repos.disable'
- 'dependabot_alerts.disable'
- 'dependabot_security_updates_new_repos.disable'
- 'dependabot_security_updates.disable'
- 'repository_vulnerability_alerts.disable'
Indicators
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action | eq |
| field:"action" kind:eq |