diff --git a/detections/endpoint/multiple_users_failing_to_authenticate_from_host_using_kerberos.yml b/detections/endpoint/multiple_users_failing_to_authenticate_from_host_using_kerberos.yml index eb32507ef5..e977eaedd2 100644 --- a/detections/endpoint/multiple_users_failing_to_authenticate_from_host_using_kerberos.yml +++ b/detections/endpoint/multiple_users_failing_to_authenticate_from_host_using_kerberos.yml @@ -6,32 +6,37 @@ author: Mauricio Velazco, Splunk type: batch datamodel: - Endpoint -description: 'The following analytic identifies one source endpoint failing to authenticate with multiple valid users using the Kerberos protocol. - This behavior could represent an adversary performing a Password Spraying attack against an Active Directory environment using Kerberos to obtain - initial access or elevate privileges.\ - In this logic, the number of unique users is hardcoded to `10` but can/should be customized to fit especific environments. - Event 4771 is generated when the Key Distribution Center fails to issue a Kerberos Ticket Granting Ticket (TGT). Failure code 0x18 means +description: 'The following analytic identifies one source endpoint failing to authenticate + with multiple valid users using the Kerberos protocol. This behavior could represent + an adversary performing a Password Spraying attack against an Active Directory environment + using Kerberos to obtain initial access or elevate privileges.\ In this logic, the + number of unique users is hardcoded to `10` but can/should be customized to fit + especific environments. Event 4771 is generated when the Key Distribution Center + fails to issue a Kerberos Ticket Granting Ticket (TGT). Failure code 0x18 means `wrong passowrd provided` (the attempted user is a legitimate domain user).\ - This detection will trigger on the domain controller against which the offending host performs the password spraying attack.\ + This detection will trigger on the domain controller against which the offending + host performs the password spraying attack.\ - The analytics returned fields allow analysts to investigate the event further by providing fields like source ip and attempted user accounts.' + The analytics returned fields allow analysts to investigate the event further by + providing fields like source ip and attempted user accounts.' search: '`wineventlog_security` EventCode=4771 Failure_Code=0x18 Account_Name!="*$" - | bucket span=2m _time - | stats dc(Account_Name) AS unique_accounts values(Account_Name) as tried_accounts by _time, Client_Address - | eventstats avg(unique_accounts) as comp_avg , stdev(unique_accounts) as comp_std by Client_Address - | eval upperBound=(comp_avg+comp_std*3) - | eval isOutlier=if(unique_accounts > 10 and unique_accounts >= upperBound, 1, 0) - | search isOutlier=1 - | `multiple_users_failing_to_authenticate_from_host_using_kerberos_filter`' -how_to_implement: To successfully implement this search, you need to be ingesting Domain Controller and Kerberos events. The Advanced Security Audit policy setting + | bucket span=2m _time | stats dc(Account_Name) AS unique_accounts values(Account_Name) + as tried_accounts by _time, Client_Address | eventstats avg(unique_accounts) as + comp_avg , stdev(unique_accounts) as comp_std by Client_Address | eval upperBound=(comp_avg+comp_std*3) + | eval isOutlier=if(unique_accounts > 10 and unique_accounts >= upperBound, 1, 0) + | search isOutlier=1 | `multiple_users_failing_to_authenticate_from_host_using_kerberos_filter`' +how_to_implement: To successfully implement this search, you need to be ingesting + Domain Controller and Kerberos events. The Advanced Security Audit policy setting `Audit Kerberos Authentication Service` within `Account Logon` needs to be enabled. -known_false_positives: A host failing to authenticate with multiple valid domain users is not a common behavior for legitimate systems. Possible false positive scenarios - include but are not limited to vulnerability scanners, missconfigured systems and multi-user systems like Citrix farms. +known_false_positives: A host failing to authenticate with multiple valid domain users + is not a common behavior for legitimate systems. Possible false positive scenarios + include but are not limited to vulnerability scanners, missconfigured systems and + multi-user systems like Citrix farms. references: - - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1110/003/ - - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2012-r2-and-2012/dn319109(v=ws.11) - - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/auditing/event-4771 +- https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1110/003/ +- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2012-r2-and-2012/dn319109(v=ws.11) +- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/auditing/event-4771 tags: analytic_story: - Active Directory Password Spraying @@ -50,3 +55,6 @@ tags: - Account_Name - Client_Address security_domain: endpoint + automated_detection_testing: passed + dataset: + - https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/splunk/attack_data/master/datasets/attack_techniques/T1110.003/purplesharp_valid_users_kerberos/windows-security.log