Web Fraud - Password Sharing Across Accounts

Original Source: [splunk source]
Name:Web Fraud - Password Sharing Across Accounts
id:31337a1a-53b9-4e05-96e9-55c934cb71d3
version:3
date:2024-10-17
author:Jim Apger, Splunk
status:deprecated
type:Anomaly
Description:This search is used to identify user accounts that share a common password.
Data_source:
search:`stream_http` http_content_type=text* uri=/magento2/customer/account/loginPost*
| rex field=form_data "login\[username\]=(?<Username>[^&|^$]+)"
| rex field=form_data "login\[password\]=(?<Password>[^&|^$]+)"
| stats dc(Username) as UniqueUsernames values(Username) as user list(src_ip) as src_ip by Password|where UniqueUsernames>5
| `web_fraud___password_sharing_across_accounts_filter`


how_to_implement:We need to start with a dataset that allows us to see the values of usernames and passwords that users are submitting to the website hosting the Magento2 e-commerce platform (commonly found in the HTTP form_data field). A tokenized or hashed value of a password is acceptable and certainly preferable to a clear-text password. Common data sources used for this detection are customized Apache logs, customized IIS, and Splunk Stream.
known_false_positives:As is common with many fraud-related searches, we are usually looking to attribute risk or synthesize relevant context with loosely written detections that simply detect anamoluous behavior.
References:
  -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Session_ID
  -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Session_(computer_science)
  -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_cookie
  -https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/1809/
drilldown_searches:
  :
tags:
  analytic_story:
    - 'Web Fraud Detection'
  asset_type:Account
  confidence:50
  impact:50
  message:tbd
  observable:
    name:'user'
    type:'User'
    - role:
      - 'Victim'
  product:
    - 'Splunk Enterprise'
    - 'Splunk Enterprise Security'
    - 'Splunk Cloud'
  required_fields:
    - '_time'
    - 'http_content_type'
    - 'uri'
  risk_score:25
  security_domain:threat

tests:
  :
manual_test:None

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