Kubernetes AWS detect RBAC authorization by account
THIS IS A DEPRECATED DETECTION
This detection has been marked deprecated by the Splunk Threat Research team. This means that it will no longer be maintained or supported.
Description
This search provides information on Kubernetes RBAC authorizations by accounts, this search can be modified by adding top to see both extremes of RBAC by accounts occurrences
- Type: Hunting
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Product: Splunk Enterprise, Splunk Enterprise Security, Splunk Cloud
- Last Updated: 2020-06-23
- Author: Rod Soto, Splunk
- ID: de7264ed-3ed9-4fef-bb01-6eefc87cefe8
Annotations
ATT&CK
Kill Chain Phase
NIST
- DE.AE
CIS20
- CIS 10
CVE
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`aws_cloudwatchlogs_eks` annotations.authorization.k8s.io/reason=*
| table sourceIPs{} user.username userAgent annotations.authorization.k8s.io/reason
| stats count by user.username annotations.authorization.k8s.io/reason
| rare user.username annotations.authorization.k8s.io/reason
|`kubernetes_aws_detect_rbac_authorization_by_account_filter`
Macros
The SPL above uses the following Macros:
kubernetes_aws_detect_rbac_authorization_by_account_filter is a empty macro by default. It allows the user to filter out any results (false positives) without editing the SPL.
Required fields
List of fields required to use this analytic.
- _time
How To Implement
You must install splunk AWS add on and Splunk App for AWS. This search works with cloudwatch logs
Known False Positives
Not all RBAC Authorications are malicious. RBAC authorizations can uncover malicious activity specially if sensitive Roles have been granted.
Associated Analytic Story
RBA
Risk Score | Impact | Confidence | Message |
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25.0 | 50 | 50 | tbd |
The Risk Score is calculated by the following formula: Risk Score = (Impact * Confidence/100). Initial Confidence and Impact is set by the analytic author.
Reference
Test Dataset
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tool or the UI.
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