AWS RDS Cluster Creation
editAWS RDS Cluster Creation
editIdentifies the creation of a new Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) Aurora DB cluster or global database spread across multiple regions.
Rule type: query
Rule indices:
- filebeat-*
- logs-aws*
Severity: low
Risk score: 21
Runs every: 10 minutes
Searches indices from: now-60m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
References:
- https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/rds/create-db-cluster.html
- https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/APIReference/API_CreateDBCluster.html
- https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/rds/create-global-cluster.html
- https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/APIReference/API_CreateGlobalCluster.html
Tags:
- Elastic
- Cloud
- AWS
- Continuous Monitoring
- SecOps
- Asset Visibility
Version: 6 (version history)
Added (Elastic Stack release): 7.9.0
Last modified (Elastic Stack release): 7.13.0
Rule authors: Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Potential false positives
editValid clusters may be created by a system or network administrator. Verify whether the user identity, user agent, and/or hostname should be making changes in your environment. Cluster creations from unfamiliar users or hosts should be investigated. If known behavior is causing false positives, it can be exempted from the rule.
Investigation guide
edit## Config The AWS Fleet integration, Filebeat module, or similarly structured data is required to be compatible with this rule.
Rule query
editevent.dataset:aws.cloudtrail and event.provider:rds.amazonaws.com and event.action:(CreateDBCluster or CreateGlobalCluster) and event.outcome:success
Threat mapping
editFramework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
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Tactic:
- Name: Persistence
- ID: TA0003
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0003/
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Technique:
- Name: External Remote Services
- ID: T1133
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1133/
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Tactic:
- Name: Defense Evasion
- ID: TA0005
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0005/
Rule version history
edit- Version 6 (7.13.0 release)
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Updated query, changed from:
event.action:(CreateDBCluster or CreateGlobalCluster) and event.dataset:aws.cloudtrail and event.provider:rds.amazonaws.com and event.outcome:success
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- Version 5 (7.12.0 release)
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- Formatting only
- Version 4 (7.11.2 release)
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- Formatting only
- Version 3 (7.11.0 release)
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- Formatting only
- Version 2 (7.10.0 release)
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- Formatting only