Aws Updateloginprofile
Description
This dataset has CloudTrail events where a user A who has already permission to update login profile, makes an API call to update login profile for another user B . Attackers have been know to use this technique for Privilege Escalation in case new victim(user B) has more permissions than old victim(user B)
MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
| ID | Technique | Tactic |
|---|---|---|
| T1078 | Valid Accounts | Defense Evasion, Initial Access, Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
Environment Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Environment | attack_range |
| Directory | aws_updateloginprofile |
| Test Date | 2021-02-22 |
Datasets
The following datasets were collected during this attack simulation:
Aws_cloudtrail_events-Json
- Path:
/datasets/attack_techniques/T1078/aws_updateloginprofile/aws_cloudtrail_events.json - Sourcetype:
aws:cloudtrail - Source:
aws_cloudtrail
Asl_ocsf_cloudtrail-Json
- Path:
/datasets/attack_techniques/T1078/aws_updateloginprofile/asl_ocsf_cloudtrail.json - Sourcetype:
aws:cloudtrail:lake - Source:
aws_asl
Related Detections
The following detections in our security content repository use this attack data for testing:
| Detection Name | Type | Source | MITRE ATT&CK | Analytic Story |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASL AWS UpdateLoginProfile | TTP |
Cloud | T1136.003 | AWS IAM Privilege Escalation |
| AWS UpdateLoginProfile | TTP |
Cloud | T1136.003 | AWS IAM Privilege Escalation |
Usage Instructions
Replay with Splunk Attack Data
Replay attack data with replay.py from Splunk Attack Data.
1python replay.py --dataset /datasets/attack_techniques/T1078/aws_updateloginprofile/aws_cloudtrail_events.json --index attack_data
Manual Import
- Download the dataset files from the paths listed above
- Configure your Splunk instance with the appropriate sourcetypes
- Import the logs using the Splunk Add Data wizard
Related Content
Find more detections and analytics for this attack technique in our security content repository.
Source: GitHub | Version: 1.0