Privilege escalation via DataPipeline policy

AWSCloudTrail
  | where EventName in ("PutUserPolicy","PutRolePolicy","PutGroupPolicy") and isempty(ErrorCode) and isempty(ErrorMessage)
  | extend PolicyName = tostring(parse_json(RequestParameters).policyName)
  | extend Statement = parse_json(tostring((parse_json(RequestParameters).policyDocument))).Statement
  | mvexpand Statement
  | extend Action = parse_json(Statement).Action , Effect = tostring(parse_json(Statement).Effect), Resource = tostring(parse_json(Statement).Resource), Condition = tostring(parse_json(Statement).Condition)
  | extend Action = tostring(Action)
  | where Effect =~ "Allow" and (((Action has "iam:*" or Action has "iam:PassRole") and Action has "datapipeline:*") or ((Action has "iam:*" or Action has "iam:PassRole") and Action has "datapipeline:CreatePipeline" and Action has "datapipeline:PutPipelineDefinition" and Action has "datapipeline:ActivatePipeline") or ((Action contains "iam:*" or Action contains "iam:PassRole") and Action contains "datapipeline:Create*" and Action contains "datapipeline:Put*" and Action contains "datapipeline:Activate*")) and Resource == "*" and isempty(Condition)
  | distinct TimeGenerated, EventName, PolicyName, SourceIpAddress, UserIdentityArn, UserIdentityUserName
  | extend UserIdentityUserName = iff(isnotempty(UserIdentityUserName), UserIdentityUserName, tostring(split(UserIdentityArn,'/')[-1]))
  | extend timestamp = TimeGenerated, IPCustomEntity = SourceIpAddress, AccountCustomEntity = UserIdentityUserName

queryPeriod: 1d
version: 1.0.0
relevantTechniques:
- T1484
queryFrequency: 1d
kind: Scheduled
name: Privilege escalation via DataPipeline policy
id: 48896551-1c28-4a09-8388-e51e5a927d23
entityMappings:
- fieldMappings:
  - columnName: AccountCustomEntity
    identifier: FullName
  entityType: Account
- fieldMappings:
  - columnName: IPCustomEntity
    identifier: Address
  entityType: IP
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Amazon Web Services/Analytic Rules/AWS_PrivilegeEscalationViaDataPipeline.yaml
severity: Medium
query: |
  AWSCloudTrail
    | where EventName in ("PutUserPolicy","PutRolePolicy","PutGroupPolicy") and isempty(ErrorCode) and isempty(ErrorMessage)
    | extend PolicyName = tostring(parse_json(RequestParameters).policyName)
    | extend Statement = parse_json(tostring((parse_json(RequestParameters).policyDocument))).Statement
    | mvexpand Statement
    | extend Action = parse_json(Statement).Action , Effect = tostring(parse_json(Statement).Effect), Resource = tostring(parse_json(Statement).Resource), Condition = tostring(parse_json(Statement).Condition)
    | extend Action = tostring(Action)
    | where Effect =~ "Allow" and (((Action has "iam:*" or Action has "iam:PassRole") and Action has "datapipeline:*") or ((Action has "iam:*" or Action has "iam:PassRole") and Action has "datapipeline:CreatePipeline" and Action has "datapipeline:PutPipelineDefinition" and Action has "datapipeline:ActivatePipeline") or ((Action contains "iam:*" or Action contains "iam:PassRole") and Action contains "datapipeline:Create*" and Action contains "datapipeline:Put*" and Action contains "datapipeline:Activate*")) and Resource == "*" and isempty(Condition)
    | distinct TimeGenerated, EventName, PolicyName, SourceIpAddress, UserIdentityArn, UserIdentityUserName
    | extend UserIdentityUserName = iff(isnotempty(UserIdentityUserName), UserIdentityUserName, tostring(split(UserIdentityArn,'/')[-1]))
    | extend timestamp = TimeGenerated, IPCustomEntity = SourceIpAddress, AccountCustomEntity = UserIdentityUserName  
tactics:
- PrivilegeEscalation
description: |
    'Detected usage of AttachUserPolicy/AttachGroupPolicy/AttachRolePolicy on Datapipeline policy. Attackers could use these operations for privilege escalation. Verify these actions with the user.'
requiredDataConnectors:
- connectorId: AWS
  dataTypes:
  - AWSCloudTrail
status: Available
triggerThreshold: 0
triggerOperator: gt

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    }
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      "id": "[concat(resourceId('Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers', parameters('workspace'), 'Microsoft.SecurityInsights'),'/alertRules/48896551-1c28-4a09-8388-e51e5a927d23')]",
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      "kind": "Scheduled",
      "apiVersion": "2022-11-01",
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        "displayName": "Privilege escalation via DataPipeline policy",
        "description": "'Detected usage of AttachUserPolicy/AttachGroupPolicy/AttachRolePolicy on Datapipeline policy. Attackers could use these operations for privilege escalation. Verify these actions with the user.'\n",
        "severity": "Medium",
        "enabled": true,
        "query": "AWSCloudTrail\n  | where EventName in (\"PutUserPolicy\",\"PutRolePolicy\",\"PutGroupPolicy\") and isempty(ErrorCode) and isempty(ErrorMessage)\n  | extend PolicyName = tostring(parse_json(RequestParameters).policyName)\n  | extend Statement = parse_json(tostring((parse_json(RequestParameters).policyDocument))).Statement\n  | mvexpand Statement\n  | extend Action = parse_json(Statement).Action , Effect = tostring(parse_json(Statement).Effect), Resource = tostring(parse_json(Statement).Resource), Condition = tostring(parse_json(Statement).Condition)\n  | extend Action = tostring(Action)\n  | where Effect =~ \"Allow\" and (((Action has \"iam:*\" or Action has \"iam:PassRole\") and Action has \"datapipeline:*\") or ((Action has \"iam:*\" or Action has \"iam:PassRole\") and Action has \"datapipeline:CreatePipeline\" and Action has \"datapipeline:PutPipelineDefinition\" and Action has \"datapipeline:ActivatePipeline\") or ((Action contains \"iam:*\" or Action contains \"iam:PassRole\") and Action contains \"datapipeline:Create*\" and Action contains \"datapipeline:Put*\" and Action contains \"datapipeline:Activate*\")) and Resource == \"*\" and isempty(Condition)\n  | distinct TimeGenerated, EventName, PolicyName, SourceIpAddress, UserIdentityArn, UserIdentityUserName\n  | extend UserIdentityUserName = iff(isnotempty(UserIdentityUserName), UserIdentityUserName, tostring(split(UserIdentityArn,'/')[-1]))\n  | extend timestamp = TimeGenerated, IPCustomEntity = SourceIpAddress, AccountCustomEntity = UserIdentityUserName\n",
        "queryFrequency": "P1D",
        "queryPeriod": "P1D",
        "triggerOperator": "GreaterThan",
        "triggerThreshold": 0,
        "suppressionDuration": "PT1H",
        "suppressionEnabled": false,
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          "PrivilegeEscalation"
        ],
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        "customDetails": null,
        "entityMappings": [
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            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "identifier": "FullName",
                "columnName": "AccountCustomEntity"
              }
            ],
            "entityType": "Account"
          },
          {
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "identifier": "Address",
                "columnName": "IPCustomEntity"
              }
            ],
            "entityType": "IP"
          }
        ],
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        "status": "Available",
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