Justin Ibarra
49 lines
1.3 KiB
TOML
49 lines
1.3 KiB
TOML
[metadata]
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creation_date = "2020/01/04"
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maturity = "production"
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updated_date = "2021/03/03"
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[rule]
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author = ["Elastic"]
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description = """
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Identifies attempts to enable the root account using the dsenableroot command. This command may be abused by adversaries
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for persistence, as the root account is disabled by default.
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"""
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from = "now-9m"
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index = ["auditbeat-*", "logs-endpoint.events.*"]
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language = "kuery"
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license = "Elastic License v2"
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name = "Attempt to Enable the Root Account"
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references = ["https://ss64.com/osx/dsenableroot.html"]
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risk_score = 47
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rule_id = "cc2fd2d0-ba3a-4939-b87f-2901764ed036"
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severity = "medium"
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tags = ["Elastic", "Host", "macOS", "Threat Detection", "Persistence"]
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timestamp_override = "event.ingested"
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type = "query"
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query = '''
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event.category:process and event.type:(start or process_started) and
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process.name:dsenableroot and not process.args:"-d"
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'''
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[[rule.threat]]
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framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
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[[rule.threat.technique]]
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id = "T1078"
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name = "Valid Accounts"
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reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1078/"
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[[rule.threat.technique.subtechnique]]
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id = "T1078.003"
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name = "Local Accounts"
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reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1078/003/"
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[rule.threat.tactic]
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id = "TA0003"
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name = "Persistence"
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reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0003/"
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