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Possible DCSync Attack
Detects remote RPC calls to MS-DRSR from non DC hosts, which could indicate DCSync / DCShadow attacks.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Discovery |
Telemetry coverage
| Provider | Record / event type |
|---|---|
| RPCFW | Event ID 3: An RPC server function was called. |
Rule body
title: Possible DCSync Attack
id: 56fda488-113e-4ce9-8076-afc2457922c3
status: test
description: Detects remote RPC calls to MS-DRSR from non DC hosts, which could indicate DCSync / DCShadow attacks.
references:
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/openspecs/windows_protocols/ms-drsr/f977faaa-673e-4f66-b9bf-48c640241d47?redirectedfrom=MSDN
- https://github.com/jsecurity101/MSRPC-to-ATTACK/blob/ddd4608fe8684fcf2fcf9b48c5f0b3c28097f8a3/documents/MS-DRSR.md
- https://github.com/zeronetworks/rpcfirewall
- https://zeronetworks.com/blog/stopping-lateral-movement-via-the-rpc-firewall/
author: Sagie Dulce, Dekel Paz
date: 2022-01-01
tags:
- attack.t1033
- attack.discovery
logsource:
product: rpc_firewall
category: application
definition: 'Requirements: install and apply the RPC Firewall to all processes, enable DRSR UUID (e3514235-4b06-11d1-ab04-00c04fc2dcd2) for "dangerous" opcodes (not 0,1 or 12) only from trusted IPs (DCs)'
detection:
selection:
EventLog: RPCFW
EventID: 3
InterfaceUuid: e3514235-4b06-11d1-ab04-00c04fc2dcd2
filter:
OpNum:
- 0
- 1
- 12
condition: selection and not filter
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: high
Stages and Predicates
Stage 0: condition
selection and not filterStage 1: selection
selection:
EventLog: RPCFW
EventID: 3
InterfaceUuid: e3514235-4b06-11d1-ab04-00c04fc2dcd2
Stage 2: not filter
filter:
OpNum:
- 0
- 1
- 12
Exclusions
The rule actively suppresses these predicates.
| Field | Kind | Excluded values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
OpNum | eq | 0 | excludes:OpNum field:"OpNum" value:"0" |
OpNum | eq | 1 | excludes:OpNum field:"OpNum" value:"1" |
OpNum | eq | 12 | excludes:OpNum field:"OpNum" value:"12" |
Indicators
These rows show field, operator, and value matches.
| Field | Kind | Values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
EventLog | eq |
| field:"EventLog" kind:eq value:"RPCFW" |
InterfaceUuid | eq |
| field:"InterfaceUuid" kind:eq value:"e3514235-4b06-11d1-ab04-00c04fc2dcd2" |