Outgoing connection attempts stateful anomaly on database
Id | c105513d-e398-4a02-bd91-54b9b2d6fa7d |
Rulename | Outgoing connection attempts stateful anomaly on database |
Description | This query detects batches of distinct SQL queries that execute (or attempt to) commands that could indicate potential security issues - such as attempts to access external sites or resources (e.g. for downloading malicious content). |
Severity | Medium |
Tactics | InitialAccess |
Techniques | T1190 |
Required data connectors | AzureSql |
Kind | Scheduled |
Query frequency | 1h |
Query period | 14d |
Trigger threshold | 0 |
Trigger operator | gt |
Source Uri | https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Azure SQL Database solution for sentinel/Analytic Rules/Detection-HotwordsOutgoingStatefulAnomalyOnDatabase.yaml |
Version | 1.1.1 |
Arm template | c105513d-e398-4a02-bd91-54b9b2d6fa7d.json |
let monitoredStatementsThreshold = 1; // Minimal number of monitored statements in the slice to trigger an anomaly.
let trainingSlicesThreshold = 5; // The maximal amount of slices with monitored statements in the training window before anomaly detection is throttled.
let timeSliceSize = 1h; // The size of the single timeSlice for individual aggregation.
let detectionWindow = 1h; // The size of the recent detection window for detecting anomalies.
let trainingWindow = detectionWindow + 14d; // The size of the training window before the detection window for learning the normal state.
let hotwords = pack_array('http:', 'https:', 'ftp:', 'onion.pet'); // List of monitored hot words.
let processedData = materialize (
AzureDiagnostics
| where TimeGenerated >= ago(trainingWindow)
| where Category == 'SQLSecurityAuditEvents' and action_id_s has_any ("RCM", "BCM") // Keep only SQL affected rows
| project TimeGenerated, PrincipalName = server_principal_name_s, ClientIp = client_ip_s, HostName = host_name_s, ResourceId,
ApplicationName = application_name_s, ActionName = action_name_s, Database = strcat(LogicalServerName_s, '/', database_name_s),
IsSuccess = succeeded_s, AffectedRows = affected_rows_d,
ResponseRows = response_rows_d, Statement = statement_s,
Error = case( additional_information_s has 'error_code', toint(extract("<error_code>([0-9.]+)", 1, additional_information_s))
, additional_information_s has 'failure_reason', toint(extract("<failure_reason>Err ([0-9.]+)", 1, additional_information_s))
, 0),
State = case( additional_information_s has 'error_state', toint(extract("<error_state>([0-9.]+)", 1, additional_information_s))
, additional_information_s has 'failure_reason', toint(extract("<failure_reason>Err ([0-9.]+), Level ([0-9.]+)", 2, additional_information_s))
, 0),
AdditionalInfo = additional_information_s, timeSlice = floor(TimeGenerated, timeSliceSize)
| extend hasHotword = iff(Statement has_any (hotwords), 1, 0)
| summarize countEvents = count(), countStatements = dcount(Statement)
, countStatementsWithHotwords = dcountif(Statement, hasHotword == 1)
, countFailedStatementsWithHotwords = dcountif(Statement, (hasHotword == 1) and (Error > 0))
, countSuccessfulStatementsWithHotwords = dcountif(Statement, ((hasHotword == 1)) and (Error == 0))
, anyMonitoredStatement = anyif(Statement, (hasHotword == 1))
, anySuccessfulMonitoredStatement = anyif(Statement, (hasHotword == 1) and (Error == 0))
, anyInfo = anyif(AdditionalInfo, hasHotword == 1)
, hotWord = anyif(extract(strcat_array(hotwords, '|'), 0, tolower(Statement)), hasHotword == 1)
by Database, ClientIp, ApplicationName, PrincipalName, timeSlice,HostName,ResourceId
| extend WindowType = case( timeSlice >= ago(detectionWindow), 'detection',
(ago(trainingWindow) <= timeSlice and timeSlice < ago(detectionWindow)), 'training', 'other')
| where WindowType in ('detection', 'training'));
let trainingSet =
processedData
| where WindowType == 'training'
| summarize countSlicesWithHotwords = dcountif(timeSlice, countStatementsWithHotwords >= monitoredStatementsThreshold)
by Database;
processedData
| where WindowType == 'detection'
| join kind = inner (trainingSet) on Database
| extend IsHotwordAnomalyOnStatement = iff(((countStatementsWithHotwords >= monitoredStatementsThreshold) and (countSlicesWithHotwords <= trainingSlicesThreshold)), true, false)
, anomalyScore = round(countStatementsWithHotwords/monitoredStatementsThreshold, 0)
| where IsHotwordAnomalyOnStatement == 'true'
| sort by countSuccessfulStatementsWithHotwords desc, anomalyScore desc, timeSlice desc
| extend Name = tostring(split(PrincipalName,'@',0)[0]), UPNSuffix = tostring(split(PrincipalName,'@',1)[0])
relevantTechniques:
- T1190
name: Outgoing connection attempts stateful anomaly on database
requiredDataConnectors:
- dataTypes:
- AzureDiagnostics
connectorId: AzureSql
entityMappings:
- fieldMappings:
- identifier: Name
columnName: Name
- identifier: UPNSuffix
columnName: UPNSuffix
entityType: Account
- fieldMappings:
- identifier: Address
columnName: ClientIp
entityType: IP
- fieldMappings:
- identifier: HostName
columnName: HostName
entityType: Host
- fieldMappings:
- identifier: Name
columnName: ApplicationName
entityType: CloudApplication
- fieldMappings:
- identifier: ResourceId
columnName: ResourceId
entityType: AzureResource
triggerThreshold: 0
id: c105513d-e398-4a02-bd91-54b9b2d6fa7d
tactics:
- InitialAccess
version: 1.1.1
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Azure SQL Database solution for sentinel/Analytic Rules/Detection-HotwordsOutgoingStatefulAnomalyOnDatabase.yaml
queryPeriod: 14d
kind: Scheduled
tags:
- SQL
queryFrequency: 1h
severity: Medium
status: Available
description: |
'This query detects batches of distinct SQL queries that execute (or attempt to) commands that could indicate potential security issues - such as attempts to access external sites or resources (e.g. for downloading malicious content).'
query: |
let monitoredStatementsThreshold = 1; // Minimal number of monitored statements in the slice to trigger an anomaly.
let trainingSlicesThreshold = 5; // The maximal amount of slices with monitored statements in the training window before anomaly detection is throttled.
let timeSliceSize = 1h; // The size of the single timeSlice for individual aggregation.
let detectionWindow = 1h; // The size of the recent detection window for detecting anomalies.
let trainingWindow = detectionWindow + 14d; // The size of the training window before the detection window for learning the normal state.
let hotwords = pack_array('http:', 'https:', 'ftp:', 'onion.pet'); // List of monitored hot words.
let processedData = materialize (
AzureDiagnostics
| where TimeGenerated >= ago(trainingWindow)
| where Category == 'SQLSecurityAuditEvents' and action_id_s has_any ("RCM", "BCM") // Keep only SQL affected rows
| project TimeGenerated, PrincipalName = server_principal_name_s, ClientIp = client_ip_s, HostName = host_name_s, ResourceId,
ApplicationName = application_name_s, ActionName = action_name_s, Database = strcat(LogicalServerName_s, '/', database_name_s),
IsSuccess = succeeded_s, AffectedRows = affected_rows_d,
ResponseRows = response_rows_d, Statement = statement_s,
Error = case( additional_information_s has 'error_code', toint(extract("<error_code>([0-9.]+)", 1, additional_information_s))
, additional_information_s has 'failure_reason', toint(extract("<failure_reason>Err ([0-9.]+)", 1, additional_information_s))
, 0),
State = case( additional_information_s has 'error_state', toint(extract("<error_state>([0-9.]+)", 1, additional_information_s))
, additional_information_s has 'failure_reason', toint(extract("<failure_reason>Err ([0-9.]+), Level ([0-9.]+)", 2, additional_information_s))
, 0),
AdditionalInfo = additional_information_s, timeSlice = floor(TimeGenerated, timeSliceSize)
| extend hasHotword = iff(Statement has_any (hotwords), 1, 0)
| summarize countEvents = count(), countStatements = dcount(Statement)
, countStatementsWithHotwords = dcountif(Statement, hasHotword == 1)
, countFailedStatementsWithHotwords = dcountif(Statement, (hasHotword == 1) and (Error > 0))
, countSuccessfulStatementsWithHotwords = dcountif(Statement, ((hasHotword == 1)) and (Error == 0))
, anyMonitoredStatement = anyif(Statement, (hasHotword == 1))
, anySuccessfulMonitoredStatement = anyif(Statement, (hasHotword == 1) and (Error == 0))
, anyInfo = anyif(AdditionalInfo, hasHotword == 1)
, hotWord = anyif(extract(strcat_array(hotwords, '|'), 0, tolower(Statement)), hasHotword == 1)
by Database, ClientIp, ApplicationName, PrincipalName, timeSlice,HostName,ResourceId
| extend WindowType = case( timeSlice >= ago(detectionWindow), 'detection',
(ago(trainingWindow) <= timeSlice and timeSlice < ago(detectionWindow)), 'training', 'other')
| where WindowType in ('detection', 'training'));
let trainingSet =
processedData
| where WindowType == 'training'
| summarize countSlicesWithHotwords = dcountif(timeSlice, countStatementsWithHotwords >= monitoredStatementsThreshold)
by Database;
processedData
| where WindowType == 'detection'
| join kind = inner (trainingSet) on Database
| extend IsHotwordAnomalyOnStatement = iff(((countStatementsWithHotwords >= monitoredStatementsThreshold) and (countSlicesWithHotwords <= trainingSlicesThreshold)), true, false)
, anomalyScore = round(countStatementsWithHotwords/monitoredStatementsThreshold, 0)
| where IsHotwordAnomalyOnStatement == 'true'
| sort by countSuccessfulStatementsWithHotwords desc, anomalyScore desc, timeSlice desc
| extend Name = tostring(split(PrincipalName,'@',0)[0]), UPNSuffix = tostring(split(PrincipalName,'@',1)[0])
triggerOperator: gt
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