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Id0f4f16a2-b464-4c10-9a42-993da3e15a40
RulenameGitLab - User Impersonation
DescriptionThis queries GitLab Audit Logs for user impersonation. A malicious operator or a compromised admin account could leverage the impersonation feature of GitLab to change code or repository settings bypassing usual processes. This hunting queries allows you to track the audit actions done under impersonation.
SeverityMedium
TacticsPersistence
TechniquesT1078
Required data connectorsSyslogAma
KindScheduled
Query frequency1h
Query period1d
Trigger threshold0
Trigger operatorgt
Source Urihttps://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/GitLab/Analytic%20Rules/GitLab_Impersonation.yaml
Version1.0.2
Arm template0f4f16a2-b464-4c10-9a42-993da3e15a40.json
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let impersonationStart = (GitLabAudit
| where CustomMessage == 'Started Impersonation');
let impersonationStop = (GitLabAudit
| where CustomMessage == 'Stopped Impersonation');
impersonationStart
| join kind=inner impersonationStop on $left.TargetID == $right.TargetID and $left.AuthorID == $right.AuthorID 
| where EventTime1 > EventTime
| extend TimeGenerated, AuthorID, AuthorName, TargetID, TargetDetails = TargetDetails, IPStart = IPAddress, IPStop = IPAddress1, ImpStartTime = EventTime, ImpStopTime = EventTime1, EntityName
| join kind=inner (GitLabAudit | extend ActionTime = EventTime, AuthorName) on $left.TargetDetails == $right.AuthorName 
| where ImpStartTime < ActionTime and ActionTime > ImpStopTime
queryFrequency: 1h
entityMappings:
- fieldMappings:
  - columnName: IPStart
    identifier: Address
  entityType: IP
- fieldMappings:
  - columnName: IPStop
    identifier: Address
  entityType: IP
- fieldMappings:
  - columnName: EntityName
    identifier: FullName
  entityType: Account
- fieldMappings:
  - columnName: TargetDetails
    identifier: FullName
  entityType: Account
triggerThreshold: 0
triggerOperator: gt
severity: Medium
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/GitLab/Analytic%20Rules/GitLab_Impersonation.yaml
query: |
  let impersonationStart = (GitLabAudit
  | where CustomMessage == 'Started Impersonation');
  let impersonationStop = (GitLabAudit
  | where CustomMessage == 'Stopped Impersonation');
  impersonationStart
  | join kind=inner impersonationStop on $left.TargetID == $right.TargetID and $left.AuthorID == $right.AuthorID 
  | where EventTime1 > EventTime
  | extend TimeGenerated, AuthorID, AuthorName, TargetID, TargetDetails = TargetDetails, IPStart = IPAddress, IPStop = IPAddress1, ImpStartTime = EventTime, ImpStopTime = EventTime1, EntityName
  | join kind=inner (GitLabAudit | extend ActionTime = EventTime, AuthorName) on $left.TargetDetails == $right.AuthorName 
  | where ImpStartTime < ActionTime and ActionTime > ImpStopTime
tactics:
- Persistence
queryPeriod: 1d
relevantTechniques:
- T1078
requiredDataConnectors:
- connectorId: SyslogAma
  dataTypes:
  - Syslog
id: 0f4f16a2-b464-4c10-9a42-993da3e15a40
kind: Scheduled
version: 1.0.2
description: |
  'This queries GitLab Audit Logs for user impersonation. A malicious operator or a compromised admin account could leverage the impersonation feature of GitLab to change code or repository settings bypassing usual processes. This hunting queries allows you to track the audit actions done under impersonation.'
status: Available
name: GitLab - User Impersonation
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        "enabled": true,
        "entityMappings": [
          {
            "entityType": "IP",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "IPStart",
                "identifier": "Address"
              }
            ]
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        "queryPeriod": "P1D",
        "severity": "Medium",
        "status": "Available",
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        "suppressionDuration": "PT1H",
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        ],
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        "templateVersion": "1.0.2",
        "triggerOperator": "GreaterThan",
        "triggerThreshold": 0
      },
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  ]
}