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Idc105513d-e398-4a02-bd91-54b9b2d6fa7d
RulenameOutgoing connection attempts stateful anomaly on database
DescriptionThis 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).
SeverityMedium
TacticsInitialAccess
TechniquesT1190
Required data connectorsAzureSql
KindScheduled
Query frequency1h
Query period14d
Trigger threshold0
Trigger operatorgt
Source Urihttps://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Azure SQL Database solution for sentinel/Analytic Rules/Detection-HotwordsOutgoingStatefulAnomalyOnDatabase.yaml
Version1.1.1
Arm templatec105513d-e398-4a02-bd91-54b9b2d6fa7d.json
Deploy To Azure
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])    
entityMappings:
- entityType: Account
  fieldMappings:
  - columnName: Name
    identifier: Name
  - columnName: UPNSuffix
    identifier: UPNSuffix
- entityType: IP
  fieldMappings:
  - columnName: ClientIp
    identifier: Address
- entityType: Host
  fieldMappings:
  - columnName: HostName
    identifier: HostName
- entityType: CloudApplication
  fieldMappings:
  - columnName: ApplicationName
    identifier: Name
- entityType: AzureResource
  fieldMappings:
  - columnName: ResourceId
    identifier: ResourceId
requiredDataConnectors:
- dataTypes:
  - AzureDiagnostics
  connectorId: AzureSql
queryPeriod: 14d
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])      
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).'
version: 1.1.1
name: Outgoing connection attempts stateful anomaly on database
relevantTechniques:
- T1190
tags:
- SQL
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Azure SQL Database solution for sentinel/Analytic Rules/Detection-HotwordsOutgoingStatefulAnomalyOnDatabase.yaml
kind: Scheduled
status: Available
queryFrequency: 1h
severity: Medium
tactics:
- InitialAccess
triggerOperator: gt
id: c105513d-e398-4a02-bd91-54b9b2d6fa7d
triggerThreshold: 0
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              }
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