AWSCloudTrail - Policy version set to default

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Id	874a1762-3fd7-4489-b411-6d4a9e9e8a59
Rulename	AWSCloudTrail - Policy version set to default
Description	Detects SetDefaultPolicyVersion activity that makes a different IAM policy version active. Attackers can use this to activate previously created permissive versions and escalate access.
Severity	Medium
Tactics	PrivilegeEscalation
Techniques	T1098.003
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	1.0.2
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]), "")

YAML

entityMappings:
- entityType: Account
  fieldMappings:
  - identifier: Name
    columnName: AccountName
  - identifier: UPNSuffix
    columnName: AccountUPNSuffix
  - identifier: CloudAppAccountId
    columnName: RecipientAccountId
- entityType: IP
  fieldMappings:
  - identifier: Address
    columnName: SourceIpAddress
tactics:
- PrivilegeEscalation
requiredDataConnectors:
- dataTypes:
  - AWSCloudTrail
  connectorId: AWS
alertDetailsOverride:
  alertDisplayNameFormat: AWS IAM default policy version changed by {{AccountName}}
  alertDescriptionFormat: Detected SetDefaultPolicyVersion from {{SourceIpAddress}} in account {{RecipientAccountId}}.
id: 874a1762-3fd7-4489-b411-6d4a9e9e8a59
severity: Medium
status: Available
customDetails:
  AWSRegion: AWSRegion
  UserIdentityArn: UserIdentityArn
  EventSource: EventSource
  EventName: EventName
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]), "")  
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Amazon Web Services/Analytic Rules/AWS_SetDefaulyPolicyVersion.yaml
kind: Scheduled
queryPeriod: 1h
version: 1.0.2
name: AWSCloudTrail - Policy version set to default
queryFrequency: 1h
triggerThreshold: 0
relevantTechniques:
- T1098.003
description: |
  Detects SetDefaultPolicyVersion activity that makes a different IAM policy version active.
  Attackers can use this to activate previously created permissive versions and escalate access.  
triggerOperator: gt

ARM