Carbon Black API Key Created or Retrieved


Description

Detects when a user creates a new API key or retrieves an existing key.

Query · python

PATTERNS = (
    " retrieved secret for API ID ",
    "Added API ID ",
    "Regenerated API key for API ID ",
    "Updated API ID ",
)


def rule(event):
    desc = event.get("description", "")
    return any(pattern in desc for pattern in PATTERNS)


def title(event):
    user = event.get("loginName", "<NO_USERNAME_FOUND>")
    ip_addr = event.get("clientIp", "<NO_IP_FOUND>")
    desc = event.get("description", "<NO_DESCRIPTION_FOUND>")
    return f"{user} [{ip_addr}] {desc}"
Raw source Carbon Black API Key Created or Retrieved · Panther Python
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Published by panther-labs/panther-analysis ↗, licensed under Apache 2.0 ↗. Reproduced here unmodified.
AnalysisType: rule
RuleID: "CarbonBlack.Audit.API.Key.Created.Retrieved"
LogTypes:
  - CarbonBlack.Audit
Description: "Detects when a user creates a new API key or retrieves an existing key."
DisplayName: "Carbon Black API Key Created or Retrieved"
Enabled: true
Filename: cb_audit_api_key_created_retrieved.py
Severity: Medium
Tags:
  - Persistence
  - Create Account
Reports:
  MITRE ATT&CK:
    - TA0003:T1136
Reference: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Carbon-Black-Cloud/services/carbon-black-cloud-user-guide/GUID-F3816FB5-969F-4113-80FC-03981C65F969.html
Threshold: 1
DedupPeriodMinutes: 60
Tests:
  - Name: API Key Retrieved
    ExpectedResult: true
    Log:
      {
        "clientIp": "12.34.56.78",
        "description": "User bob.ross@acme.com retrieved secret for API ID JFDNIPS464 in org 12345",
        "eventId": "66443924833011eeac3cb393f3d07f9f",
        "eventTime": "2023-11-14 20:57:19.186000000",
        "flagged": false,
        "loginName": "bob.ross@acme.com",
        "orgName": "acme.com",
        "verbose": false,
      }
  - Name: Admin granted
    ExpectedResult: true
    Log:
      {
        "clientIp": "12.34.56.78",
        "description": "Added API ID JFDNIPS464 with name evil-key in org 12345",
        "eventId": "66443924833011eeac3cb393f3d07f9f",
        "eventTime": "2023-11-14 20:57:19.186000000",
        "flagged": false,
        "loginName": "bob.ross@acme.com",
        "orgName": "acme.com",
        "verbose": false,
      }
  - Name: Other role granted
    ExpectedResult: false
    Log:
      {
        "clientIp": "12.34.56.78",
        "description": "Created grant: psc:cnn:A1234567:BC1234567890 with role Read Only",
        "eventId": "66443924833011eeac3cb393f3d07f9f",
        "eventTime": "2023-11-14 20:57:19.186000000",
        "flagged": false,
        "loginName": "bob.ross@acme.com",
        "orgName": "acme.com",
        "requestUrl": "/access/v2/orgs/A1234567/grants",
        "verbose": false,
      }


# ------ paired body: cb_audit_api_key_created_retrieved.py ------

PATTERNS = (
    " retrieved secret for API ID ",
    "Added API ID ",
    "Regenerated API key for API ID ",
    "Updated API ID ",
)


def rule(event):
    desc = event.get("description", "")
    return any(pattern in desc for pattern in PATTERNS)


def title(event):
    user = event.get("loginName", "<NO_USERNAME_FOUND>")
    ip_addr = event.get("clientIp", "<NO_IP_FOUND>")
    desc = event.get("description", "<NO_DESCRIPTION_FOUND>")
    return f"{user} [{ip_addr}] {desc}"

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