AWS DNS Logs Deleted


Description

Detects when logs for a DNS Resolver have been removed.

Query · python

from panther_aws_helpers import aws_cloudtrail_success, aws_rule_context


def rule(event):
    return (
        aws_cloudtrail_success(event) and event.get("eventName") == "DeleteResolverQueryLogConfig"
    )


def title(event):
    account = event.deep_get("userIdentity", "accountId", default="<UNKNOWN ACCOUNT>")
    region = event.get("awsRegion", "<UNKNOWN REGION>")
    return f"DNS logs have been deleted in {account} in {region}"


def alert_context(event):
    log_id = event.deep_get("requestParameters", "resolverQueryLogConfigId", "<UNKNOWN LOG ID>")
    return aws_rule_context(event) | {"logId": log_id}

Analyst notes

Determine if the log removal to is legitimate.

Raw source AWS DNS Logs Deleted · Panther Python
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Published by panther-labs/panther-analysis ↗, licensed under Apache 2.0 ↗. Reproduced here unmodified.
AnalysisType: rule
Filename: aws_dns_logs_deleted.py
RuleID: "AWS.CloudTrail.DNSLogsDeleted"
DisplayName: "AWS DNS Logs Deleted"
Enabled: true
LogTypes:
  - AWS.CloudTrail
Severity: Info
Reports:
  MITRE ATT&CK:
    - TA0005:T1562.008 # Defense Evasion: Disable or Modify Cloud Logs

  Stratus Red Team:
    - aws.defense-evasion.dns-delete-logs
Description: "Detects when logs for a DNS Resolver have been removed."
Reference: 
  https://stratus-red-team.cloud/attack-techniques/AWS/aws.defense-evasion.dns-delete-logs/
Runbook: Determine if the log removal to is legitimate.
Tags:
  - AWS
  - Cloudtrail
  - Defense Evasion
  - Impair Defenses
  - Disable or Modify Cloud Logs
  - Defense Evasion:Impair Defenses
  - Security Control
Tests:
  - Name: Logs Deleted
    ExpectedResult: true
    Log:
      {
        "p_event_time": "2024-11-27 18:18:58.000000000",
        "p_log_type": "AWS.CloudTrail",
        "p_parse_time": "2024-11-27 18:25:54.213480847",
        "awsRegion": "us-west-2",
        "eventCategory": "Management",
        "eventID": "27e6be30-7c86-4544-b0e0-a60b0c927887",
        "eventName": "DeleteResolverQueryLogConfig",
        "eventSource": "route53resolver.amazonaws.com",
        "eventTime": "2024-11-27 18:18:58.000000000",
        "eventType": "AwsApiCall",
        "eventVersion": "1.08",
        "managementEvent": true,
        "readOnly": false,
        "recipientAccountId": "111122223333",
        "requestID": "a45a0f04-8911-4c95-a9d7-3fead8a9bc45",
        "requestParameters": {
          "originSequenceNumber": 0,
          "resolverQueryLogConfigId": "rqlc-5aa596fe3bd84ec6"
        },
        "responseElements": {
          "resolverQueryLogConfig": {
            "arn": "arn:aws:route53resolver:us-west-2:111122223333:resolver-query-log-config/rqlc-5aa596fe3bd84ec6",
            "associationCount": 0,
            "creationTime": "2024-11-27T18:18:56.881520365Z",
            "creatorRequestId": "tf-r53-resolver-query-log-config-20241127181856499800000001",
            "destinationArn": "arn:aws:s3:::sample-bucket-name",
            "id": "rqlc-5aa596fe3bd84ec6",
            "name": "sample-config-name",
            "ownerId": "111122223333",
            "shareStatus": "NOT_SHARED",
            "status": "DELETING"
          }
        },
        "sourceIPAddress": "1.2.3.4",
        "tlsDetails": {
          "cipherSuite": "TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256",
          "clientProvidedHostHeader": "route53resolver.us-west-2.amazonaws.com",
          "tlsVersion": "TLSv1.3"
        },
        "userAgent": "stratus-red-team_dbac929e-ae11-4539-8753-35dbcbbc3256",
        "userIdentity": {
          "accessKeyId": "SAMPLE_ACCESS_KEY",
          "accountId": "111122223333",
          "arn": "arn:aws:sts::111122223333:assumed-role/SampleRole/leroy.jenkins",
          "principalId": "SAMPLE_PRINCIPAL_ID:leroy.jenkins",
          "sessionContext": {
            "attributes": {
              "creationDate": "2024-11-27T18:17:21Z",
              "mfaAuthenticated": "false"
            },
            "sessionIssuer": {
              "accountId": "111122223333",
              "arn": "arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/aws-reserved/sso.amazonaws.com/us-west-2/SampleRole",
              "principalId": "SAMPLE_PRINCIPAL_ID",
              "type": "Role",
              "userName": "SampleRole"
            },
            "webIdFederationData": {}
          },
          "type": "AssumedRole"
        }
      }

# ------ paired body: aws_dns_logs_deleted.py ------

from panther_aws_helpers import aws_cloudtrail_success, aws_rule_context


def rule(event):
    return (
        aws_cloudtrail_success(event) and event.get("eventName") == "DeleteResolverQueryLogConfig"
    )


def title(event):
    account = event.deep_get("userIdentity", "accountId", default="<UNKNOWN ACCOUNT>")
    region = event.get("awsRegion", "<UNKNOWN REGION>")
    return f"DNS logs have been deleted in {account} in {region}"


def alert_context(event):
    log_id = event.deep_get("requestParameters", "resolverQueryLogConfigId", "<UNKNOWN LOG ID>")
    return aws_rule_context(event) | {"logId": log_id}

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