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aws_ec2_get_windows_admin_password

Detects a successful attempt to retrieve the encrypted Administrator password for a Windows EC2 instance.

Quality
100
FP risk
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Rule sourcerules/community/aws/cloudtrail/aws_ec2_get_windows_admin_password.yaral
/*
 * Copyright 2023 Google LLC
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 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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 */

rule aws_ec2_get_windows_admin_password {

  meta:
    author = "Google Cloud Security"
    description = "Detects a successful attempt to retrieve the encrypted Administrator password for a Windows EC2 instance."
    rule_id = "mr_92364192-b3c7-4e5d-a1a1-eb7b3adbd0e4"
    rule_name = "AWS EC2 Get Windows Admin Password"
    mitre_attack_tactic = "Credential Access"
    mitre_attack_technique = "Credentials from Password Stores"
    mitre_attack_url = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1555/"
    mitre_attack_version = "v13.1"
    type = "Alert"
    data_source = "AWS CloudTrail"
    platform = "AWS"
    severity = "High"
    priority = "High"

  events:
    $cloudtrail.metadata.vendor_name = "AMAZON"
    $cloudtrail.metadata.product_name = "AWS CloudTrail"
    $cloudtrail.metadata.product_event_type = "GetPasswordData"
    $cloudtrail.security_result.action = "ALLOW"
    $cloudtrail.principal.ip = $ip

  match:
    $ip over 1h

  outcome:
    $risk_score = max(75)
    $mitre_attack_tactic = "Credential Access"
    $mitre_attack_technique = "Credentials from Password Stores"
    $mitre_attack_technique_id = "T1555"
    $event_count = count_distinct($cloudtrail.metadata.id)
    $network_http_user_agent = array_distinct($cloudtrail.network.http.user_agent)
    $principal_ip = array_distinct($cloudtrail.principal.ip)
    $principal_ip_country = array_distinct($cloudtrail.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region)
    $principal_ip_state = array_distinct($cloudtrail.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.state)
    $principal_user_display_name = array_distinct($cloudtrail.principal.user.user_display_name)
    $recipient_aws_account_id = array_distinct($cloudtrail.additional.fields["recipientAccountId"])
    $aws_region = array_distinct($cloudtrail.principal.location.name)
    $target_resource_ancestors_product_object_id = array_distinct($cloudtrail.target.resource_ancestors.product_object_id)

  condition:
    $cloudtrail
}