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 | Initial Access, Persistence, Privilege Escalation, Stealth |
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
No specific detections currently use this attack data for testing. However, you can find related detections and analytics in our security content repository.
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