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Jonhnathan 4233fef238 [Security Content] Include "Data Source: Elastic Defend" tag (#3002)
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* Update test_all_rules.py

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* updated missing elastic defend tags

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Co-authored-by: terrancedejesus <terrance.dejesus@elastic.co>
2023-09-05 14:22:01 -04:00

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[metadata]
creation_date = "2020/01/04"
integration = ["endpoint"]
maturity = "production"
min_stack_comments = "New fields added: required_fields, related_integrations, setup"
min_stack_version = "8.3.0"
updated_date = "2023/06/22"
[rule]
author = ["Elastic"]
description = """
Identifies attempts to enable the root account using the dsenableroot command. This command may be abused by adversaries
for persistence, as the root account is disabled by default.
"""
from = "now-9m"
index = ["auditbeat-*", "logs-endpoint.events.*"]
language = "kuery"
license = "Elastic License v2"
name = "Attempt to Enable the Root Account"
references = ["https://ss64.com/osx/dsenableroot.html"]
risk_score = 47
rule_id = "cc2fd2d0-ba3a-4939-b87f-2901764ed036"
severity = "medium"
tags = ["Domain: Endpoint", "OS: macOS", "Use Case: Threat Detection", "Tactic: Persistence", "Data Source: Elastic Defend"]
timestamp_override = "event.ingested"
type = "query"
query = '''
event.category:process and host.os.type:macos and event.type:(start or process_started) and
process.name:dsenableroot and not process.args:"-d"
'''
[[rule.threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[rule.threat.technique]]
id = "T1078"
name = "Valid Accounts"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1078/"
[[rule.threat.technique.subtechnique]]
id = "T1078.003"
name = "Local Accounts"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1078/003/"
[rule.threat.tactic]
id = "TA0003"
name = "Persistence"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0003/"