ID | Technique | Tactic |
---|---|---|
T1562.001 | Disable or Modify Tools | Defense Evasion |
T1195 | Supply Chain Compromise | Initial Access |
Detection: GitHub Enterprise Disable IP Allow List
Description
The following analytic identifies when an IP allow list is disabled in GitHub Enterprise. The detection monitors GitHub Enterprise audit logs for actions related to disabling IP allow lists at the organization or enterprise level. This behavior is concerning because IP allow lists are a critical security control that restricts access to GitHub Enterprise resources to only trusted IP addresses. When disabled, it could indicate an attacker attempting to bypass access controls to gain unauthorized access from untrusted networks. The impact includes potential exposure of sensitive code repositories and GitHub Enterprise resources to access from any IP address. SOC teams should investigate such events, especially if they were not pre-approved changes, as they may indicate compromise of admin credentials or malicious insider activity.
Search
1`github_enterprise` action=ip_allow_list.disable
2| fillnull
3| stats count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime by actor, actor_id, actor_is_bot, actor_location.country_code, business, business_id, user_agent, user_id, action
4| eval user=actor
5| `security_content_ctime(firstTime)`
6| `security_content_ctime(lastTime)`
7| `github_enterprise_disable_ip_allow_list_filter`
Data Source
Name | Platform | Sourcetype | Source |
---|---|---|---|
GitHub Enterprise Audit Logs | N/A | 'httpevent' |
'http:github' |
Macros Used
Name | Value |
---|---|
github_enterprise | source=http:github sourcetype=httpevent |
github_enterprise_disable_ip_allow_list_filter | search * |
github_enterprise_disable_ip_allow_list_filter
is an empty macro by default. It allows the user to filter out any results (false positives) without editing the SPL.
Annotations
Default Configuration
This detection is configured by default in Splunk Enterprise Security to run with the following settings:
Setting | Value |
---|---|
Disabled | true |
Cron Schedule | 0 * * * * |
Earliest Time | -70m@m |
Latest Time | -10m@m |
Schedule Window | auto |
Creates Risk Event | True |
Implementation
You must ingest GitHub Enterprise logs using Audit log streaming as described in this documentation https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/admin/monitoring-activity-in-your-enterprise/reviewing-audit-logs-for-your-enterprise/streaming-the-audit-log-for-your-enterprise#setting-up-streaming-to-splunk using a Splunk HTTP Event Collector.
Known False Positives
unknown
Associated Analytic Story
Risk Based Analytics (RBA)
Risk Message:
$user$ disabled an IP allow list in GitHub Enterprise
Risk Object | Risk Object Type | Risk Score | Threat Objects |
---|---|---|---|
user | user | 25 | user_agent |
References
Detection Testing
Test Type | Status | Dataset | Source | Sourcetype |
---|---|---|---|---|
Validation | ✅ Passing | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Unit | ✅ Passing | Dataset | http:github |
httpevent |
Integration | ✅ Passing | Dataset | http:github |
httpevent |
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tool or the UI.
Alternatively you can replay a dataset into a Splunk Attack Range
Source: GitHub | Version: 1