Cloudtrail disable log file validation¶
| Platform | Author | Last Update |
|---|---|---|
| aws | Nick Jones | 2023-07-01 |
An adversary may attempt to disable log file validation to enable them to tamper with the logs
MITRE IDs¶
Required Permissions¶
- cloudtrail:UpdateTrail
Required Parameters¶
| Name | Type | Description | Example Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| trailname | str | Name of the cloudtrail to be targeted | example-cloudtrail |
Attacker Action¶
aws cloudtrail update-trail --name example-cloudtrail --no-enable-log-file-validation
Detection Case¶
ELK query¶
When logs are ingested into ELK, the following Lucene query can be used to identify relevant events.
eventName:UpdateTrail AND eventSource:*.cloudtrail.amazonaws.com
Sigma Definition¶
---
title: Cloudtrail disable log file validation
id: e0608025-7e8e-4b26-8ac8-e7711d3df52f
status: experimental
author: Nick Jones
date: 2023-07-01
description: An adversary may attempt to disable log file validation to enable them to tamper with the logs
logsource:
service: cloudtrail
detection:
selection_source:
- eventSource: "*.cloudtrail.amazonaws.com"
events:
- eventName: "UpdateTrail"
condition: selection_source AND events
level: low
tags:
- attack.T1562