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AWSCloudTrail - RDS instance publicly exposed
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| Id | 8f1630c2-2e45-4df2-be43-50fba90f601d |
| Rulename | AWSCloudTrail - RDS instance publicly exposed |
| 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. |
| Severity | Medium |
| Tactics | Exfiltration |
| Techniques | T1537 |
| 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%20Web%20Services/Analytic%20Rules/AWS_RDSInstancePubliclyExposed.yaml |
| Version | 1.0.3 |
| Arm template | 8f1630c2-2e45-4df2-be43-50fba90f601d.json |
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
{
"$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2019-04-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
"contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
"parameters": {
"workspace": {
"type": "String"
}
},
"resources": [
{
"apiVersion": "2024-01-01-preview",
"id": "[concat(resourceId('Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers', parameters('workspace'), 'Microsoft.SecurityInsights'),'/alertRules/8f1630c2-2e45-4df2-be43-50fba90f601d')]",
"kind": "Scheduled",
"name": "[concat(parameters('workspace'),'/Microsoft.SecurityInsights/8f1630c2-2e45-4df2-be43-50fba90f601d')]",
"properties": {
"alertDetailsOverride": {
"alertDescriptionFormat": "Detected {{EventName}} event from {{SourceIpAddress}} setting RDS publicly accessible in account {{RecipientAccountId}}.",
"alertDisplayNameFormat": "AWS RDS instance publicly exposed by {{AccountName}}"
},
"alertRuleTemplateName": "8f1630c2-2e45-4df2-be43-50fba90f601d",
"customDetails": {
"AWSRegion": "AWSRegion",
"EventName": "EventName",
"RecipientAccountId": "RecipientAccountId",
"UserIdentityArn": "UserIdentityArn"
},
"description": "Detects RDS instance creation or modification events where the database is configured as publicly accessible.\nPublic exposure of database instances can increase the risk of unauthorized access and data leakage.\n",
"displayName": "AWSCloudTrail - RDS instance publicly exposed",
"enabled": true,
"entityMappings": [
{
"entityType": "Account",
"fieldMappings": [
{
"columnName": "AccountName",
"identifier": "Name"
},
{
"columnName": "AccountUPNSuffix",
"identifier": "UPNSuffix"
},
{
"columnName": "RecipientAccountId",
"identifier": "CloudAppAccountId"
}
]
},
{
"entityType": "IP",
"fieldMappings": [
{
"columnName": "SourceIpAddress",
"identifier": "Address"
}
]
}
],
"OriginalUri": "https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Amazon%20Web%20Services/Analytic%20Rules/AWS_RDSInstancePubliclyExposed.yaml",
"query": "AWSCloudTrail\n| where EventName in (\"CreateDBInstance\", \"ModifyDBInstance\") and isempty(ErrorCode) and isempty(ErrorMessage)\n| where tostring(parse_json(RequestParameters).publiclyAccessible) == \"true\"\n| extend UserIdentityArn = iif(isempty(UserIdentityArn), tostring(parse_json(Resources)[0].ARN), UserIdentityArn)\n| extend UserName = tostring(split(UserIdentityArn, '/')[-1])\n| extend AccountName = case( UserIdentityPrincipalid == \"Anonymous\", \"Anonymous\", isempty(UserIdentityUserName), UserName, UserIdentityUserName)\n| extend AccountName = iif(AccountName contains \"@\", tostring(split(AccountName, '@', 0)[0]), AccountName),\n AccountUPNSuffix = iif(AccountName contains \"@\", tostring(split(AccountName, '@', 1)[0]), \"\")\n",
"queryFrequency": "PT1H",
"queryPeriod": "PT1H",
"severity": "Medium",
"status": "Available",
"subTechniques": [],
"suppressionDuration": "PT1H",
"suppressionEnabled": false,
"tactics": [
"Exfiltration"
],
"techniques": [
"T1537"
],
"templateVersion": "1.0.3",
"triggerOperator": "GreaterThan",
"triggerThreshold": 0
},
"type": "Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers/alertRules"
}
]
}