Suspicious command sent to EC2

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Id	21702832-aff3-4bd6-a8e1-663b6818503d
Rulename	Suspicious command sent to EC2
Description	An attacker with the necessary permissions could be executing code remotely on a machine and saving the output to his own S3 bucket. Verify this action with the user identity.
Severity	High
Tactics	Execution
Techniques	T1204
Required data connectors	AWS
Kind	Scheduled
Query frequency	1d
Query period	1d
Trigger threshold	0
Trigger operator	gt
Source Uri	https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Amazon Web Services/Analytic Rules/AWS_SuspiciousCommandEC2.yaml
Version	1.0.1
Arm template	21702832-aff3-4bd6-a8e1-663b6818503d.json

KQL

let command_executed = AWSCloudTrail
| where EventName in ("SendCommand","CreateAssociation") and isempty(ErrorCode) and isempty(ErrorMessage)
| extend params = tostring(parse_json(RequestParameters).parameters)
| extend s3bucketCommand = tostring(parse_json(RequestParameters).outputS3BucketName)
| extend s3bucketAssociation = tostring(parse_json(RequestParameters).outputLocation.s3Location.outputS3BucketName)
| where isnotempty(params)
| extend commandId = tostring(parse_json(ResponseElements).command.commandId)
| extend associationId = tostring(parse_json(ResponseElements).associationDescription.associationId)
| extend executionId = iff(isnotempty(commandId), commandId, associationId)
| extend s3bucket = iff(isnotempty(s3bucketCommand), s3bucketCommand, s3bucketAssociation)
| extend UserIdentityUserName = iff(isnotempty(UserIdentityUserName), UserIdentityUserName, tostring(split(UserIdentityArn,'/')[-1]))
| extend timestamp = TimeGenerated;
AWSCloudTrail
| where EventName == "PutObject" and isempty(ErrorCode) and isempty(ErrorMessage)
| extend s3bucket = tostring(parse_json(RequestParameters).bucketName)
| mv-expand todynamic(Resources)
| extend accountId=tostring(todynamic(Resources.['accountId']))
| where Resources contains "accountId" and accountId <> RecipientAccountId
| join command_executed on s3bucket
| extend UserIdentityArn = iif(isempty(UserIdentityArn), tostring(parse_json(Resources)[0].ARN), UserIdentityArn)
| extend UserName = tostring(split(UserIdentityArn, '/')[-1])
| extend AccountName = case( UserIdentityPrincipalid == "Anonymous", "Anonymous", isempty(UserIdentityUserName), UserName, UserIdentityUserName)
| extend AccountName = iif(AccountName contains "@", tostring(split(AccountName, '@', 0)[0]), AccountName),
  AccountUPNSuffix = iif(AccountName contains "@", tostring(split(AccountName, '@', 1)[0]), "")

YAML

triggerOperator: gt
queryFrequency: 1d
description: |
    'An attacker with the necessary permissions could be executing code remotely on a machine and saving the output to his own S3 bucket. Verify this action with the user identity.'
status: Available
kind: Scheduled
triggerThreshold: 0
requiredDataConnectors:
- connectorId: AWS
  dataTypes:
  - AWSCloudTrail
version: 1.0.1
queryPeriod: 1d
name: Suspicious command sent to EC2
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Amazon Web Services/Analytic Rules/AWS_SuspiciousCommandEC2.yaml
id: 21702832-aff3-4bd6-a8e1-663b6818503d
tactics:
- Execution
relevantTechniques:
- T1204
severity: High
entityMappings:
- fieldMappings:
  - identifier: Name
    columnName: AccountName
  - identifier: UPNSuffix
    columnName: AccountUPNSuffix
  - identifier: CloudAppAccountId
    columnName: RecipientAccountId
  entityType: Account
- fieldMappings:
  - identifier: Address
    columnName: SourceIpAddress
  entityType: IP
query: |
  let command_executed = AWSCloudTrail
  | where EventName in ("SendCommand","CreateAssociation") and isempty(ErrorCode) and isempty(ErrorMessage)
  | extend params = tostring(parse_json(RequestParameters).parameters)
  | extend s3bucketCommand = tostring(parse_json(RequestParameters).outputS3BucketName)
  | extend s3bucketAssociation = tostring(parse_json(RequestParameters).outputLocation.s3Location.outputS3BucketName)
  | where isnotempty(params)
  | extend commandId = tostring(parse_json(ResponseElements).command.commandId)
  | extend associationId = tostring(parse_json(ResponseElements).associationDescription.associationId)
  | extend executionId = iff(isnotempty(commandId), commandId, associationId)
  | extend s3bucket = iff(isnotempty(s3bucketCommand), s3bucketCommand, s3bucketAssociation)
  | extend UserIdentityUserName = iff(isnotempty(UserIdentityUserName), UserIdentityUserName, tostring(split(UserIdentityArn,'/')[-1]))
  | extend timestamp = TimeGenerated;
  AWSCloudTrail
  | where EventName == "PutObject" and isempty(ErrorCode) and isempty(ErrorMessage)
  | extend s3bucket = tostring(parse_json(RequestParameters).bucketName)
  | mv-expand todynamic(Resources)
  | extend accountId=tostring(todynamic(Resources.['accountId']))
  | where Resources contains "accountId" and accountId <> RecipientAccountId
  | join command_executed on s3bucket
  | extend UserIdentityArn = iif(isempty(UserIdentityArn), tostring(parse_json(Resources)[0].ARN), UserIdentityArn)
  | extend UserName = tostring(split(UserIdentityArn, '/')[-1])
  | extend AccountName = case( UserIdentityPrincipalid == "Anonymous", "Anonymous", isempty(UserIdentityUserName), UserName, UserIdentityUserName)
  | extend AccountName = iif(AccountName contains "@", tostring(split(AccountName, '@', 0)[0]), AccountName),
    AccountUPNSuffix = iif(AccountName contains "@", tostring(split(AccountName, '@', 1)[0]), "")

ARM

{
  "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2019-04-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
  "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
  "parameters": {
    "workspace": {
      "type": "String"
    }
  },
  "resources": [
    {
      "apiVersion": "2023-02-01-preview",
      "id": "[concat(resourceId('Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers', parameters('workspace'), 'Microsoft.SecurityInsights'),'/alertRules/21702832-aff3-4bd6-a8e1-663b6818503d')]",
      "kind": "Scheduled",
      "name": "[concat(parameters('workspace'),'/Microsoft.SecurityInsights/21702832-aff3-4bd6-a8e1-663b6818503d')]",
      "properties": {
        "alertRuleTemplateName": "21702832-aff3-4bd6-a8e1-663b6818503d",
        "customDetails": null,
        "description": "'An attacker with the necessary permissions could be executing code remotely on a machine and saving the output to his own S3 bucket. Verify this action with the user identity.'\n",
        "displayName": "Suspicious command sent to EC2",
        "enabled": true,
        "entityMappings": [
          {
            "entityType": "Account",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "AccountName",
                "identifier": "Name"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "AccountUPNSuffix",
                "identifier": "UPNSuffix"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "RecipientAccountId",
                "identifier": "CloudAppAccountId"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "entityType": "IP",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "SourceIpAddress",
                "identifier": "Address"
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
        "OriginalUri": "https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Amazon Web Services/Analytic Rules/AWS_SuspiciousCommandEC2.yaml",
        "query": "let command_executed = AWSCloudTrail\n| where EventName in (\"SendCommand\",\"CreateAssociation\") and isempty(ErrorCode) and isempty(ErrorMessage)\n| extend params = tostring(parse_json(RequestParameters).parameters)\n| extend s3bucketCommand = tostring(parse_json(RequestParameters).outputS3BucketName)\n| extend s3bucketAssociation = tostring(parse_json(RequestParameters).outputLocation.s3Location.outputS3BucketName)\n| where isnotempty(params)\n| extend commandId = tostring(parse_json(ResponseElements).command.commandId)\n| extend associationId = tostring(parse_json(ResponseElements).associationDescription.associationId)\n| extend executionId = iff(isnotempty(commandId), commandId, associationId)\n| extend s3bucket = iff(isnotempty(s3bucketCommand), s3bucketCommand, s3bucketAssociation)\n| extend UserIdentityUserName = iff(isnotempty(UserIdentityUserName), UserIdentityUserName, tostring(split(UserIdentityArn,'/')[-1]))\n| extend timestamp = TimeGenerated;\nAWSCloudTrail\n| where EventName == \"PutObject\" and isempty(ErrorCode) and isempty(ErrorMessage)\n| extend s3bucket = tostring(parse_json(RequestParameters).bucketName)\n| mv-expand todynamic(Resources)\n| extend accountId=tostring(todynamic(Resources.['accountId']))\n| where Resources contains \"accountId\" and accountId <> RecipientAccountId\n| join command_executed on s3bucket\n| extend UserIdentityArn = iif(isempty(UserIdentityArn), tostring(parse_json(Resources)[0].ARN), UserIdentityArn)\n| extend UserName = tostring(split(UserIdentityArn, '/')[-1])\n| extend AccountName = case( UserIdentityPrincipalid == \"Anonymous\", \"Anonymous\", isempty(UserIdentityUserName), UserName, UserIdentityUserName)\n| extend AccountName = iif(AccountName contains \"@\", tostring(split(AccountName, '@', 0)[0]), AccountName),\n  AccountUPNSuffix = iif(AccountName contains \"@\", tostring(split(AccountName, '@', 1)[0]), \"\")\n",
        "queryFrequency": "P1D",
        "queryPeriod": "P1D",
        "severity": "High",
        "status": "Available",
        "suppressionDuration": "PT1H",
        "suppressionEnabled": false,
        "tactics": [
          "Execution"
        ],
        "techniques": [
          "T1204"
        ],
        "templateVersion": "1.0.1",
        "triggerOperator": "GreaterThan",
        "triggerThreshold": 0
      },
      "type": "Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers/alertRules"
    }
  ]
}