Policy version set to default

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Id	874a1762-3fd7-4489-b411-6d4a9e9e8a59
Rulename	Policy version set to default
Description	An attacker with SetDefaultPolicyVersion permissions could escalate privileges through existing policy versions that are not currently in use. More about this API at https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/APIReference/API_SetDefaultPolicyVersion.html
Severity	Medium
Tactics	InitialAccess
Techniques	T1078
Required data connectors	AWS
Kind	Scheduled
Query frequency	1h
Query period	1h
Trigger threshold	0
Trigger operator	gt
Source Uri	https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Amazon Web Services/Analytic Rules/AWS_SetDefaulyPolicyVersion.yaml
Version	1.0.1
Arm template	874a1762-3fd7-4489-b411-6d4a9e9e8a59.json

KQL

AWSCloudTrail
| where EventName == "SetDefaultPolicyVersion" and isempty(ErrorCode) and isempty(ErrorMessage)
| 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]), "")
| extend timestamp = TimeGenerated

YAML

description: |
    'An attacker with SetDefaultPolicyVersion permissions could escalate privileges through existing policy versions that are not currently in use. More about this API at https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/APIReference/API_SetDefaultPolicyVersion.html '
tactics:
- InitialAccess
severity: Medium
entityMappings:
- fieldMappings:
  - columnName: AccountName
    identifier: Name
  - columnName: AccountUPNSuffix
    identifier: UPNSuffix
  - columnName: RecipientAccountId
    identifier: CloudAppAccountId
  entityType: Account
- fieldMappings:
  - columnName: SourceIpAddress
    identifier: Address
  entityType: IP
queryFrequency: 1h
triggerOperator: gt
status: Available
query: |
  AWSCloudTrail
  | where EventName == "SetDefaultPolicyVersion" and isempty(ErrorCode) and isempty(ErrorMessage)
  | 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]), "")
  | extend timestamp = TimeGenerated  
name: Policy version set to default
version: 1.0.1
triggerThreshold: 0
id: 874a1762-3fd7-4489-b411-6d4a9e9e8a59
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Amazon Web Services/Analytic Rules/AWS_SetDefaulyPolicyVersion.yaml
relevantTechniques:
- T1078
queryPeriod: 1h
kind: Scheduled
requiredDataConnectors:
- dataTypes:
  - AWSCloudTrail
  connectorId: AWS

ARM