ID | Technique | Tactic |
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Detection: Kubernetes Azure detect sensitive role access
DEPRECATED DETECTION
This detection has been marked as deprecated by the Splunk Threat Research team. This means that it will no longer be maintained or supported. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to us at research@splunk.com.
Description
This search provides information on Kubernetes accounts accessing sensitve objects such as configmpas or secrets
Search
1`kubernetes_azure` category=kube-audit
2| spath input=properties.log
3| search objectRef.resource=clusterroles OR clusterrolebindings
4| table sourceIPs{} user.username user.groups{} objectRef.namespace requestURI annotations.authorization.k8s.io/reason
5| dedup user.username user.groups{}
6|`kubernetes_azure_detect_sensitive_role_access_filter`
Data Source
Name | Platform | Sourcetype | Source | Supported App |
---|---|---|---|---|
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Macros Used
Name | Value |
---|---|
kubernetes_azure | sourcetype=mscs:storage:blob:json |
kubernetes_azure_detect_sensitive_role_access_filter | search * |
kubernetes_azure_detect_sensitive_role_access_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 | False |
Implementation
You must install the Add-on for Microsoft Cloud Services and Configure Kube-Audit data diagnostics
Known False Positives
Sensitive role resource access is necessary for cluster operation, however source IP, namespace and user group may indicate possible malicious use.
Associated Analytic Story
Risk Based Analytics (RBA)
Risk Message | Risk Score | Impact | Confidence |
---|---|---|---|
tbd | 25 | 50 | 50 |
Detection Testing
Test Type | Status | Dataset | Source | Sourcetype |
---|---|---|---|---|
Validation | Not Applicable | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Unit | ❌ Failing | N/A | N/A |
N/A |
Integration | ❌ Failing | N/A | N/A |
N/A |
Replay any dataset to Splunk Enterprise by using our replay.py
tool or the UI.
Alternatively you can replay a dataset into a Splunk Attack Range
Source: GitHub | Version: 3