Name:ASL AWS SAML Update identity provider id:635c26cc-0fd1-4098-8ec9-824bf9544b11 version:2 date:2025-01-09 author:Patrick Bareiss, Splunk status:production type:TTP Description:The following analytic detects updates to the SAML provider in AWS. It leverages AWS CloudTrail logs to identify the `UpdateSAMLProvider` event, analyzing fields such as `sAMLProviderArn`, `sourceIPAddress`, and `userIdentity` details. Monitoring updates to the SAML provider is crucial as it may indicate a perimeter compromise of federated credentials or unauthorized backdoor access set by an attacker. If confirmed malicious, this activity could allow attackers to manipulate identity federation, potentially leading to unauthorized access to cloud resources and sensitive data. Data_source:
-ASL AWS CloudTrail
search:`amazon_security_lake` api.operation=UpdateSAMLProvider | fillnull | stats count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime by actor.user.uid api.operation api.service.name http_request.user_agent src_endpoint.ip actor.user.account.uid cloud.provider cloud.region | rename actor.user.uid as user api.operation as action api.service.name as dest http_request.user_agent as user_agent src_endpoint.ip as src actor.user.account.uid as vendor_account cloud.provider as vendor_product cloud.region as vendor_region | `security_content_ctime(firstTime)`| `security_content_ctime(lastTime)` | `asl_aws_saml_update_identity_provider_filter`
how_to_implement:The detection is based on Amazon Security Lake events from Amazon Web Services (AWS), which is a centralized data lake that provides security-related data from AWS services. To use this detection, you must ingest CloudTrail logs from Amazon Security Lake into Splunk. To run this search, ensure that you ingest events using the latest version of Splunk Add-on for Amazon Web Services (https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/1876) or the Federated Analytics App. known_false_positives:Updating a SAML provider or creating a new one may not necessarily be malicious however it needs to be closely monitored. References: -https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ncas/alerts/aa21-008a -https://www.splunk.com/en_us/blog/security/a-golden-saml-journey-solarwinds-continued.html -https://www.fireeye.com/content/dam/fireeye-www/blog/pdfs/wp-m-unc2452-2021-000343-01.pdf -https://www.cyberark.com/resources/threat-research-blog/golden-saml-newly-discovered-attack-technique-forges-authentication-to-cloud-apps drilldown_searches: name:'View the detection results for - "$user$"' search:'%original_detection_search% | search user = "$user$"' earliest_offset:'$info_min_time$' latest_offset:'$info_max_time$' name:'View risk events for the last 7 days for - "$user$"' search:'| from datamodel Risk.All_Risk | search normalized_risk_object IN ("$user$") starthoursago=168 | stats count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime values(search_name) as "Search Name" values(risk_message) as "Risk Message" values(analyticstories) as "Analytic Stories" values(annotations._all) as "Annotations" values(annotations.mitre_attack.mitre_tactic) as "ATT&CK Tactics" by normalized_risk_object | `security_content_ctime(firstTime)` | `security_content_ctime(lastTime)`' earliest_offset:'$info_min_time$' latest_offset:'$info_max_time$' tags: analytic_story: - 'Cloud Federated Credential Abuse' asset_type:AWS Federated Account mitre_attack_id: - 'T1078' product: - 'Splunk Enterprise' - 'Splunk Enterprise Security' - 'Splunk Cloud' security_domain:threat
