Potential Active Directory Replication Account Backdoor
editPotential Active Directory Replication Account Backdoor
editIdentifies the modification of the nTSecurityDescriptor attribute in a domain object with rights related to DCSync to a user/computer account. Attackers can use this backdoor to re-obtain access to hashes of any user/computer.
Rule type: query
Rule indices:
- winlogbeat-*
- logs-system.security*
- logs-windows.forwarded*
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:
- https://twitter.com/menasec1/status/1111556090137903104
- https://www.specterops.io/assets/resources/an_ace_up_the_sleeve.pdf
- https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/master/rules/windows/builtin/security/win_security_account_backdoor_dcsync_rights.yml
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/adschema/r-ds-replication-get-changes-all
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/adschema/r-ds-replication-get-changes
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/adschema/r-ds-replication-get-changes-in-filtered-set
Tags:
- Domain: Endpoint
- OS: Windows
- Use Case: Threat Detection
- Tactic: Credential Access
- Data Source: Active Directory
- Use Case: Active Directory Monitoring
- Data Source: System
Version: 2
Rule authors:
- Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Investigation guide
editSetup
editThe Audit Directory Service Changes logging policy must be configured for (Success, Failure). Steps to implement the logging policy with Advanced Audit Configuration:
Computer Configuration > Policies > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Advanced Audit Policies Configuration > Audit Policies > DS Access > Audit Directory Service Changes (Success,Failure)
Rule query
editevent.action:("Directory Service Changes" or "directory-service-object-modified") and event.code:"5136" and
winlog.event_data.AttributeLDAPDisplayName:"nTSecurityDescriptor" and
winlog.event_data.AttributeValue : (
(
*1131f6ad-9c07-11d1-f79f-00c04fc2dcd2;;S-1-5-21-* and
*1131f6aa-9c07-11d1-f79f-00c04fc2dcd2;;S-1-5-21-* and
*89e95b76-444d-4c62-991a-0facbeda640c;;S-1-5-21-*
)
)
Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
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Tactic:
- Name: Credential Access
- ID: TA0006
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0006/
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Technique:
- Name: OS Credential Dumping
- ID: T1003
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1003/
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Sub-technique:
- Name: DCSync
- ID: T1003.006
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1003/006/