AWSCloudTrail - User IAM Enumeration | Microsoft Sentinel Analytic Rules

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Id	cfaaf0bc-16d1-48df-ac8b-9d901bbd516a
Rulename	AWSCloudTrail - User IAM Enumeration
Description	Detects enumeration of IAM account configuration via repeated API calls to list roles, users, groups, and policies within a short time period. The threshold can be adjusted to reduce false positives from authorized cloud scanners such as Wiz.
Severity	Medium
Tactics	Discovery
Techniques	T1580
Required data connectors	AWS
Kind	Scheduled
Query frequency	10m
Query period	10m
Trigger threshold	0
Trigger operator	gt
Source Uri	https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Amazon%20Web%20Services/Analytic%20Rules/AWS_UserIAMEnumeration.yaml
Version	1.0.1
Arm template	cfaaf0bc-16d1-48df-ac8b-9d901bbd516a.json

KQL

let threshold = 50; 
AWSCloudTrail
| where EventName in ("ListAttachedRolePolicies","ListRoles","ListGroupsForUser","ListAttachedUserPolicies","ListAccessKeys","ListUsers")
| summarize
    count(),
    make_set(AWSRegion),
    make_set(UserAgent),
    make_set(SourceIpAddress),
    make_set(ErrorCode),
    make_set(ErrorMessage),
    make_set(EventName)
    by bin(TimeGenerated, 10m), UserIdentityPrincipalid, UserIdentityArn, UserIdentityAccountId
| where count_ > threshold
| mv-expand set_SourceIpAddress
| extend UserName = substring(UserIdentityPrincipalid, indexof_regex(UserIdentityPrincipalid, ":") + 1)
| extend Name = split(UserName,'@')[0],UpnSuffix = split(UserName,'@')[1]

YAML

triggerThreshold: 0
triggerOperator: gt
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Amazon%20Web%20Services/Analytic%20Rules/AWS_UserIAMEnumeration.yaml
requiredDataConnectors:
- connectorId: AWS
  dataTypes:
  - AWSCloudTrail
id: cfaaf0bc-16d1-48df-ac8b-9d901bbd516a
relevantTechniques:
- T1580
alertDetailsOverride:
  alertDisplayNameFormat: IAM enumeration detected - {{count_}} API calls by {{UserIdentityPrincipalid}}
  alertDescriptionFormat: User {{UserIdentityPrincipalid}} performed {{count_}} IAM enumeration API calls within a 10-minute window from account {{UserIdentityAccountId}}.
entityMappings:
- fieldMappings:
  - columnName: Name
    identifier: Name
  - columnName: UpnSuffix
    identifier: UPNSuffix
  entityType: Account
- fieldMappings:
  - columnName: set_SourceIpAddress
    identifier: Address
  entityType: IP
version: 1.0.1
severity: Medium
query: |
  let threshold = 50; 
  AWSCloudTrail
  | where EventName in ("ListAttachedRolePolicies","ListRoles","ListGroupsForUser","ListAttachedUserPolicies","ListAccessKeys","ListUsers")
  | summarize
      count(),
      make_set(AWSRegion),
      make_set(UserAgent),
      make_set(SourceIpAddress),
      make_set(ErrorCode),
      make_set(ErrorMessage),
      make_set(EventName)
      by bin(TimeGenerated, 10m), UserIdentityPrincipalid, UserIdentityArn, UserIdentityAccountId
  | where count_ > threshold
  | mv-expand set_SourceIpAddress
  | extend UserName = substring(UserIdentityPrincipalid, indexof_regex(UserIdentityPrincipalid, ":") + 1)
  | extend Name = split(UserName,'@')[0],UpnSuffix = split(UserName,'@')[1]
description: |
  Detects enumeration of IAM account configuration via repeated API calls to list roles, users, groups, and policies within a short time period. The threshold can be adjusted to reduce false positives from authorized cloud scanners such as Wiz.
status: Available
customDetails:
  PrincipalId: UserIdentityPrincipalid
  AWSAccountId: UserIdentityAccountId
  EventCount: count_
queryFrequency: 10m
kind: Scheduled
name: AWSCloudTrail - User IAM Enumeration
queryPeriod: 10m
tactics:
- Discovery

ARM

{
  "$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/cfaaf0bc-16d1-48df-ac8b-9d901bbd516a')]",
      "kind": "Scheduled",
      "name": "[concat(parameters('workspace'),'/Microsoft.SecurityInsights/cfaaf0bc-16d1-48df-ac8b-9d901bbd516a')]",
      "properties": {
        "alertDetailsOverride": {
          "alertDescriptionFormat": "User {{UserIdentityPrincipalid}} performed {{count_}} IAM enumeration API calls within a 10-minute window from account {{UserIdentityAccountId}}.",
          "alertDisplayNameFormat": "IAM enumeration detected - {{count_}} API calls by {{UserIdentityPrincipalid}}"
        },
        "alertRuleTemplateName": "cfaaf0bc-16d1-48df-ac8b-9d901bbd516a",
        "customDetails": {
          "AWSAccountId": "UserIdentityAccountId",
          "EventCount": "count_",
          "PrincipalId": "UserIdentityPrincipalid"
        },
        "description": "Detects enumeration of IAM account configuration via repeated API calls to list roles, users, groups, and policies within a short time period. The threshold can be adjusted to reduce false positives from authorized cloud scanners such as Wiz.\n",
        "displayName": "AWSCloudTrail - User IAM Enumeration",
        "enabled": true,
        "entityMappings": [
          {
            "entityType": "Account",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "Name",
                "identifier": "Name"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "UpnSuffix",
                "identifier": "UPNSuffix"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "entityType": "IP",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "set_SourceIpAddress",
                "identifier": "Address"
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
        "OriginalUri": "https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Amazon%20Web%20Services/Analytic%20Rules/AWS_UserIAMEnumeration.yaml",
        "query": "let threshold = 50; \nAWSCloudTrail\n| where EventName in (\"ListAttachedRolePolicies\",\"ListRoles\",\"ListGroupsForUser\",\"ListAttachedUserPolicies\",\"ListAccessKeys\",\"ListUsers\")\n| summarize\n    count(),\n    make_set(AWSRegion),\n    make_set(UserAgent),\n    make_set(SourceIpAddress),\n    make_set(ErrorCode),\n    make_set(ErrorMessage),\n    make_set(EventName)\n    by bin(TimeGenerated, 10m), UserIdentityPrincipalid, UserIdentityArn, UserIdentityAccountId\n| where count_ > threshold\n| mv-expand set_SourceIpAddress\n| extend UserName = substring(UserIdentityPrincipalid, indexof_regex(UserIdentityPrincipalid, \":\") + 1)\n| extend Name = split(UserName,'@')[0],UpnSuffix = split(UserName,'@')[1]\n",
        "queryFrequency": "PT10M",
        "queryPeriod": "PT10M",
        "severity": "Medium",
        "status": "Available",
        "subTechniques": [],
        "suppressionDuration": "PT1H",
        "suppressionEnabled": false,
        "tactics": [
          "Discovery"
        ],
        "techniques": [
          "T1580"
        ],
        "templateVersion": "1.0.1",
        "triggerOperator": "GreaterThan",
        "triggerThreshold": 0
      },
      "type": "Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers/alertRules"
    }
  ]
}