[metadata] creation_date = "2020/12/15" integration = ["endpoint", "windows"] maturity = "production" min_stack_comments = "New fields added: required_fields, related_integrations, setup" min_stack_version = "8.3.0" updated_date = "2023/10/23" [rule] author = ["Elastic"] description = """ Identifies the use of the Exchange PowerShell cmdlet, Set-CASMailbox, to add a new ActiveSync allowed device. Adversaries may target user email to collect sensitive information. """ false_positives = ["Legitimate exchange system administration activity."] from = "now-9m" index = ["logs-endpoint.events.*", "winlogbeat-*", "logs-windows.*", "endgame-*"] language = "eql" license = "Elastic License v2" name = "New ActiveSyncAllowedDeviceID Added via PowerShell" references = [ "https://www.volexity.com/blog/2020/12/14/dark-halo-leverages-solarwinds-compromise-to-breach-organizations/", "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/exchange/set-casmailbox?view=exchange-ps", ] risk_score = 47 rule_id = "ce64d965-6cb0-466d-b74f-8d2c76f47f05" setup = """ If enabling an EQL rule on a non-elastic-agent index (such as beats) for versions <8.2, events will not define `event.ingested` and default fallback for EQL rules was not added until version 8.2. Hence for this rule to work effectively, users will need to add a custom ingest pipeline to populate `event.ingested` to @timestamp. For more details on adding a custom ingest pipeline refer - https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/fleet/current/data-streams-pipeline-tutorial.html """ severity = "medium" tags = ["Domain: Endpoint", "OS: Windows", "Use Case: Threat Detection", "Tactic: Persistence", "Tactic: Execution", "Data Source: Elastic Endgame", "Data Source: Elastic Defend"] timestamp_override = "event.ingested" type = "eql" query = ''' process where host.os.type == "windows" and event.type == "start" and process.name: ("powershell.exe", "pwsh.exe", "powershell_ise.exe") and process.args : "Set-CASMailbox*ActiveSyncAllowedDeviceIDs*" ''' [[rule.threat]] framework = "MITRE ATT&CK" [[rule.threat.technique]] id = "T1098" name = "Account Manipulation" reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1098/" [[rule.threat.technique.subtechnique]] id = "T1098.002" name = "Additional Email Delegate Permissions" reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1098/002/" [rule.threat.tactic] id = "TA0003" name = "Persistence" reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0003/" [[rule.threat]] framework = "MITRE ATT&CK" [[rule.threat.technique]] id = "T1059" name = "Command and Scripting Interpreter" reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/" [[rule.threat.technique.subtechnique]] id = "T1059.001" name = "PowerShell" reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/001/" [rule.threat.tactic] id = "TA0002" name = "Execution" reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0002/"