Amazon EKS Kubernetes cluster scan detection
THIS IS A EXPERIMENTAL DETECTION
This detection has been marked experimental by the Splunk Threat Research team. This means we have not been able to test, simulate, or build datasets for this detection. Use at your own risk. This analytic is NOT supported.
Description
The following analytic detects unauthenticated requests to an Amazon EKS Kubernetes cluster, specifically identifying actions by the "system:anonymous" user. It leverages AWS CloudWatch Logs data, focusing on user agents and authentication details. This activity is significant as it may indicate unauthorized scanning or probing of the Kubernetes cluster, which could be a precursor to an attack. If confirmed malicious, this could lead to unauthorized access, data exfiltration, or disruption of services within the Kubernetes environment.
- Type: Hunting
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Product: Splunk Enterprise, Splunk Enterprise Security, Splunk Cloud
- Last Updated: 2024-05-15
- Author: Rod Soto, Splunk
- ID: 294c4686-63dd-4fe6-93a2-ca807626704a
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- Exploitation
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CIS20
- CIS 10
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`aws_cloudwatchlogs_eks` "user.username"="system:anonymous" userAgent!="AWS Security Scanner"
| rename sourceIPs{} as src_ip
| stats count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime values(responseStatus.reason) values(source) as cluster_name values(responseStatus.code) values(userAgent) as http_user_agent values(verb) values(requestURI) by src_ip user.username user.groups{}
| `security_content_ctime(lastTime)`
| `security_content_ctime(firstTime)`
|`amazon_eks_kubernetes_cluster_scan_detection_filter`
Macros
The SPL above uses the following Macros:
amazon_eks_kubernetes_cluster_scan_detection_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
- user.username
- userAgent
- sourceIPs{}
- responseStatus.reason
- source
- responseStatus.code
- verb
- requestURI
- src_ip
- user.groups{}
How To Implement
You must install the AWS App for Splunk (version 5.1.0 or later) and Splunk Add-on for AWS (version 4.4.0 or later), then configure your CloudWatch EKS Logs inputs.
Known False Positives
Not all unauthenticated requests are malicious, but frequency, UA and source IPs will provide context.
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
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
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