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GitHub Owner Role Granted To User
editGitHub Owner Role Granted To User
editThis rule detects when a member is granted the organization owner role of a GitHub organization. This role provides admin level privileges. Any new owner role should be investigated to determine its validity. Unauthorized owner roles could indicate compromise within your organization and provide unlimited access to data and settings.
Rule type: eql
Rule indices:
- logs-github.audit-*
Severity: medium
Risk score: 47
Runs every: 5m
Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
References: None
Tags:
- Domain: Cloud
- Use Case: Threat Detection
- Tactic: Persistence
- Data Source: Github
Version: 1
Rule authors:
- Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Rule query
editiam where event.dataset == "github.audit" and event.action == "org.update_member" and github.permission == "admin"
Framework: 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: Account Manipulation
- ID: T1098
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1098/
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Sub-technique:
- Name: Additional Cloud Roles
- ID: T1098.003
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1098/003/