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YAML
79 lines
3.7 KiB
YAML
name: Linux Auditd Edit Cron Table Parameter
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id: f4bb7321-7e64-4d1e-b1aa-21f8b019a91f
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version: 4
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date: '2025-02-10'
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author: Teoderick Contreras, Splunk
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status: production
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type: TTP
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description: The following analytic detects the suspicious editing of cron jobs in
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Linux using the crontab command-line parameter (-e). It identifies this activity
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by monitoring command-line executions involving 'crontab' and the edit parameter.
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This behavior is significant for a SOC as cron job manipulations can indicate unauthorized
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persistence attempts or scheduled malicious actions. If confirmed malicious, this
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activity could lead to system compromise, unauthorized access, or broader network
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compromise.
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data_source:
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- Linux Auditd Syscall
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search: '`linux_auditd` type=SYSCALL SYSCALL=rename (comm IN ("crontab") OR exe IN
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("*/crontab")) success=yes AND NOT (UID IN("daemon")) | rename host as dest | stats
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count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime by comm exe SYSCALL UID ppid
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pid dest | `security_content_ctime(firstTime)` | `security_content_ctime(lastTime)`|
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`linux_auditd_edit_cron_table_parameter_filter`'
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how_to_implement: To implement this detection, the process begins by ingesting auditd
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data, that consist SYSCALL, TYPE, EXECVE and PROCTITLE events, which captures command-line
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executions and process details on Unix/Linux systems. These logs should be ingested
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and processed using Splunk Add-on for Unix and Linux (https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/833),
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which is essential for correctly parsing and categorizing the data. The next step
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involves normalizing the field names to match the field names set by the Splunk
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Common Information Model (CIM) to ensure consistency across different data sources
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and enhance the efficiency of data modeling. This approach enables effective monitoring
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and detection of linux endpoints where auditd is deployed
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known_false_positives: Administrator or network operator can use this application
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for automation purposes. Please update the filter macros to remove false positives.
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references:
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- https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1053/003/
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drilldown_searches:
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- name: View the detection results for - "$dest$"
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search: '%original_detection_search% | search dest = "$dest$"'
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earliest_offset: $info_min_time$
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latest_offset: $info_max_time$
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- name: View risk events for the last 7 days for - "$dest$"
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search: '| from datamodel Risk.All_Risk | search normalized_risk_object IN ("$dest$")
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starthoursago=168 | stats count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime
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values(search_name) as "Search Name" values(risk_message) as "Risk Message" values(analyticstories)
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as "Analytic Stories" values(annotations._all) as "Annotations" values(annotations.mitre_attack.mitre_tactic)
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as "ATT&CK Tactics" by normalized_risk_object | `security_content_ctime(firstTime)`
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| `security_content_ctime(lastTime)`'
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earliest_offset: $info_min_time$
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latest_offset: $info_max_time$
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rba:
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message: A SYSCALL - [$comm$] event was executed on host - [$dest$] to edit the
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cron table.
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risk_objects:
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- field: dest
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type: system
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score: 64
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threat_objects: []
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tags:
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analytic_story:
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- Scheduled Tasks
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- Linux Privilege Escalation
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- Linux Persistence Techniques
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- Linux Living Off The Land
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- Compromised Linux Host
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asset_type: Endpoint
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mitre_attack_id:
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- T1053.003
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product:
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- Splunk Enterprise
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- Splunk Enterprise Security
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- Splunk Cloud
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security_domain: endpoint
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tests:
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- name: True Positive Test
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attack_data:
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- data:
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https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/splunk/attack_data/master/datasets/attack_techniques/T1053.003/linux_auditd_crontab_edit/linux_auditd_crontab_edit.log
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source: /var/log/audit/audit.log
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sourcetype: linux:audit
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