Aws Createaccesskey
Description
CloudTrail events where a user A who has already permission to create access keys, makes an API call to create access keys 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_createaccesskey |
| 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_createaccesskey/aws_cloudtrail_events.json - Sourcetype:
aws:cloudtrail - Source:
aws_cloudtrail
Asl_ocsf_cloudtrail-Json
- Path:
/datasets/attack_techniques/T1078/aws_createaccesskey/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 Create Access Key | Hunting |
Cloud | T1136.003 | AWS IAM Privilege Escalation, Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters |
| AWS CreateAccessKey | Hunting |
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_createaccesskey/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