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Id8f1630c2-2e45-4df2-be43-50fba90f601d
RulenameAWSCloudTrail - RDS instance publicly exposed
DescriptionDetects RDS instance creation or modification events where the database is configured as publicly accessible.

Public exposure of database instances can increase the risk of unauthorized access and data leakage.
SeverityMedium
TacticsExfiltration
TechniquesT1537
Required data connectorsAWS
KindScheduled
Query frequency1h
Query period1h
Trigger threshold0
Trigger operatorgt
Source Urihttps://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Amazon%20Web%20Services/Analytic%20Rules/AWS_RDSInstancePubliclyExposed.yaml
Version1.0.3
Arm template8f1630c2-2e45-4df2-be43-50fba90f601d.json
Deploy To Azure
AWSCloudTrail
| where  EventName in ("CreateDBInstance", "ModifyDBInstance") and isempty(ErrorCode) and isempty(ErrorMessage)
| where tostring(parse_json(RequestParameters).publiclyAccessible) == "true"
| 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]), "")
queryFrequency: 1h
entityMappings:
- fieldMappings:
  - columnName: AccountName
    identifier: Name
  - columnName: AccountUPNSuffix
    identifier: UPNSuffix
  - columnName: RecipientAccountId
    identifier: CloudAppAccountId
  entityType: Account
- fieldMappings:
  - columnName: SourceIpAddress
    identifier: Address
  entityType: IP
triggerThreshold: 0
triggerOperator: gt
severity: Medium
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Amazon%20Web%20Services/Analytic%20Rules/AWS_RDSInstancePubliclyExposed.yaml
alertDetailsOverride:
  alertDisplayNameFormat: AWS RDS instance publicly exposed by {{AccountName}}
  alertDescriptionFormat: Detected {{EventName}} event from {{SourceIpAddress}} setting RDS publicly accessible in account {{RecipientAccountId}}.
query: |
  AWSCloudTrail
  | where  EventName in ("CreateDBInstance", "ModifyDBInstance") and isempty(ErrorCode) and isempty(ErrorMessage)
  | where tostring(parse_json(RequestParameters).publiclyAccessible) == "true"
  | 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]), "")
tactics:
- Exfiltration
queryPeriod: 1h
customDetails:
  UserIdentityArn: UserIdentityArn
  AWSRegion: AWSRegion
  RecipientAccountId: RecipientAccountId
  EventName: EventName
relevantTechniques:
- T1537
requiredDataConnectors:
- connectorId: AWS
  dataTypes:
  - AWSCloudTrail
id: 8f1630c2-2e45-4df2-be43-50fba90f601d
kind: Scheduled
version: 1.0.3
description: |
  Detects RDS instance creation or modification events where the database is configured as publicly accessible.
  Public exposure of database instances can increase the risk of unauthorized access and data leakage.
status: Available
name: AWSCloudTrail - RDS instance publicly exposed
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    }
  },
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              },
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                "columnName": "AccountUPNSuffix",
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              },
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              }
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              }
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        "severity": "Medium",
        "status": "Available",
        "subTechniques": [],
        "suppressionDuration": "PT1H",
        "suppressionEnabled": false,
        "tactics": [
          "Exfiltration"
        ],
        "techniques": [
          "T1537"
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        "templateVersion": "1.0.3",
        "triggerOperator": "GreaterThan",
        "triggerThreshold": 0
      },
      "type": "Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers/alertRules"
    }
  ]
}