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Id719d5204-10ab-4b1f-aee1-da7326750260
RulenamePrivilege escalation via CloudFormation policy
DescriptionDetected usage of AttachUserPolicy/AttachGroupPolicy/AttachRolePolicy on CloudFormation policy. Attackers could use these events for privilege escalation. Verify these actions with the user.
SeverityMedium
TacticsPrivilegeEscalation
TechniquesT1484
Required data connectorsAWS
KindScheduled
Query frequency1d
Query period1d
Trigger threshold0
Trigger operatorgt
Source Urihttps://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Amazon Web Services/Analytic Rules/AWS_PrivilegeEscalationViaCloudFormationPolicy.yaml
Version1.0.0
Arm template719d5204-10ab-4b1f-aee1-da7326750260.json
Deploy To Azure
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 "cloudformation:*") or ((Action has "iam:*" or Action has "iam:PassRole") and Action contains "cloudformation:DescribeStacks" and Action contains "cloudformation:CreateStack") or ((Action contains "iam:*" or Action contains "iam:PassRole") and Action contains "cloudformation:Describe*" and Action contains "cloudformation:Create*")) and Resource == "*" and 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
kind: Scheduled
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Amazon Web Services/Analytic Rules/AWS_PrivilegeEscalationViaCloudFormationPolicy.yaml
severity: Medium
name: Privilege escalation via CloudFormation policy
entityMappings:
- entityType: Account
  fieldMappings:
  - columnName: AccountCustomEntity
    identifier: FullName
- entityType: IP
  fieldMappings:
  - columnName: IPCustomEntity
    identifier: Address
relevantTechniques:
- T1484
queryFrequency: 1d
triggerThreshold: 0
queryPeriod: 1d
description: |
    'Detected usage of AttachUserPolicy/AttachGroupPolicy/AttachRolePolicy on CloudFormation policy. Attackers could use these events for privilege escalation. Verify these actions with the user.'
id: 719d5204-10ab-4b1f-aee1-da7326750260
version: 1.0.0
tactics:
- PrivilegeEscalation
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 "cloudformation:*") or ((Action has "iam:*" or Action has "iam:PassRole") and Action contains "cloudformation:DescribeStacks" and Action contains "cloudformation:CreateStack") or ((Action contains "iam:*" or Action contains "iam:PassRole") and Action contains "cloudformation:Describe*" and Action contains "cloudformation:Create*")) and Resource == "*" and 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  
status: Available
requiredDataConnectors:
- dataTypes:
  - AWSCloudTrail
  connectorId: AWS
triggerOperator: gt
{
  "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2019-04-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
  "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
  "parameters": {
    "workspace": {
      "type": "String"
    }
  },
  "resources": [
    {
      "id": "[concat(resourceId('Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers', parameters('workspace'), 'Microsoft.SecurityInsights'),'/alertRules/719d5204-10ab-4b1f-aee1-da7326750260')]",
      "name": "[concat(parameters('workspace'),'/Microsoft.SecurityInsights/719d5204-10ab-4b1f-aee1-da7326750260')]",
      "type": "Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers/alertRules",
      "kind": "Scheduled",
      "apiVersion": "2022-11-01-preview",
      "properties": {
        "displayName": "Privilege escalation via CloudFormation policy",
        "description": "'Detected usage of AttachUserPolicy/AttachGroupPolicy/AttachRolePolicy on CloudFormation policy. Attackers could use these events 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 \"cloudformation:*\") or ((Action has \"iam:*\" or Action has \"iam:PassRole\") and Action contains \"cloudformation:DescribeStacks\" and Action contains \"cloudformation:CreateStack\") or ((Action contains \"iam:*\" or Action contains \"iam:PassRole\") and Action contains \"cloudformation:Describe*\" and Action contains \"cloudformation:Create*\")) and Resource == \"*\" and 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,
        "tactics": [
          "PrivilegeEscalation"
        ],
        "techniques": [
          "T1484"
        ],
        "alertRuleTemplateName": "719d5204-10ab-4b1f-aee1-da7326750260",
        "customDetails": null,
        "entityMappings": [
          {
            "entityType": "Account",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "identifier": "FullName",
                "columnName": "AccountCustomEntity"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "entityType": "IP",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "identifier": "Address",
                "columnName": "IPCustomEntity"
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
        "OriginalUri": "https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Amazon Web Services/Analytic Rules/AWS_PrivilegeEscalationViaCloudFormationPolicy.yaml",
        "status": "Available",
        "templateVersion": "1.0.0"
      }
    }
  ]
}