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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 = "2022/10/20"
integration = ["endpoint"]
maturity = "production"
min_stack_comments = "New fields added: required_fields, related_integrations, setup, process.Ext.effective_parent.executable"
min_stack_version = "8.4.0"
updated_date = "2023/06/22"
[rule]
author = ["Elastic"]
description = """
Identifies the creation of a process running as SYSTEM and impersonating a Windows core binary privileges. Adversaries
may create a new process with a different token to escalate privileges and bypass access controls.
"""
from = "now-9m"
index = ["logs-endpoint.events.*"]
language = "eql"
license = "Elastic License v2"
name = "Process Created with an Elevated Token"
references = [
"https://lengjibo.github.io/token/",
"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/winbase/nf-winbase-createprocesswithtokenw",
]
risk_score = 73
rule_id = "02a23ee7-c8f8-4701-b99d-e9038ce313cb"
severity = "high"
tags = ["Domain: Endpoint", "OS: Windows", "Use Case: Threat Detection", "Tactic: Privilege Escalation", "Data Source: Elastic Defend"]
timestamp_override = "event.ingested"
type = "eql"
query = '''
/* This rule is only compatible with Elastic Endpoint 8.4+ */
process where host.os.type == "windows" and event.action == "start" and
/* CreateProcessWithToken and effective parent is a privileged MS native binary used as a target for token theft */
user.id : "S-1-5-18" and
/* Token Theft target process usually running as service are located in one of the following paths */
process.Ext.effective_parent.executable :
("?:\\Windows\\*.exe",
"?:\\Program Files\\*.exe",
"?:\\Program Files (x86)\\*.exe",
"?:\\ProgramData\\*") and
/* Ignores Utility Manager in Windows running in debug mode */
not (process.Ext.effective_parent.executable : "?:\\Windows\\System32\\Utilman.exe" and
process.parent.executable : "?:\\Windows\\System32\\Utilman.exe" and process.parent.args : "/debug") and
/* Ignores Windows print spooler service with correlation to Access Intelligent Form */
not (process.parent.executable : "?\\Windows\\System32\\spoolsv.exe" and
process.executable: "?:\\Program Files*\\Access\\Intelligent Form\\*\\LaunchCreate.exe") and
/* Ignores Windows error reporting executables */
not process.executable : ("?:\\Windows\\System32\\WerFault.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\WerFault.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\System32\\WerFaultSecure.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\WerFaultSecure.exe",
"?:\\windows\\system32\\WerMgr.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\SoftwareDistribution\\Download\\Install\\securityhealthsetup.exe") and
/* Ignores Windows updates from TiWorker.exe that runs with elevated privileges */
not (process.parent.executable : "?:\\Windows\\WinSxS\\*\\TiWorker.exe" and
process.executable : ("?:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework*.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\WinSxS\\*.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\System32\\inetsrv\\iissetup.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\inetsrv\\iissetup.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\System32\\inetsrv\\aspnetca.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\inetsrv\\aspnetca.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\System32\\lodctr.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\lodctr.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\System32\\netcfg.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework*\\*\\ngen.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework*\\*\\aspnet_regiis.exe")) and
/* Ignores additional parent executables that run with elevated privileges */
not process.parent.executable :
("?:\\Windows\\System32\\AtBroker.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\system32\\svchost.exe",
"?:\\Program Files (x86)\\*.exe",
"?:\\Program Files\\*.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\System32\\msiexec.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\System32\\DriverStore\\*") and
/* Ignores Windows binaries with a trusted signature and specific signature name */
not (process.code_signature.trusted == true and
process.code_signature.subject_name :
("philandro Software GmbH",
"Freedom Scientific Inc.",
"TeamViewer Germany GmbH",
"Projector.is, Inc.",
"TeamViewer GmbH",
"Cisco WebEx LLC",
"Dell Inc"))
'''
[[rule.threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[rule.threat.technique]]
id = "T1134"
name = "Access Token Manipulation"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1134/"
[[rule.threat.technique.subtechnique]]
id = "T1134.002"
name = "Create Process with Token"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1134/002/"
[rule.threat.tactic]
id = "TA0004"
name = "Privilege Escalation"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0004/"