AnalysisType: rule
RuleID: "CarbonBlack.Audit.Data.Forwarder.Stopped"
LogTypes:
- CarbonBlack.Audit
Description: "Detects when a user disables or deletes a Data Forwarder."
DisplayName: "Carbon Black Data Forwarder Stopped"
Enabled: true
Filename: cb_audit_data_forwarder_stopped.py
Severity: High
Tags:
- Defense Evasion
- Impair Defenses
- Disable or Modify Cloud Logs
Reports:
MITRE ATT&CK:
- TA0005:T1562.008
Reference: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Carbon-Black-Cloud/services/carbon-black-cloud-user-guide/GUID-E8D33F72-BABB-4157-A908-D8BBDB5AF349.html
Threshold: 1
DedupPeriodMinutes: 60
Tests:
- Name: Endpoint event forwarder disabled
ExpectedResult: true
Log:
{
"clientIp": "12.34.56.78",
"description": "Updated Config: {\"id\":\"b6ab1fb9-61f6-11ee-9e9b-5655adf4bf96\",\"org_key\":\"A1234567\",\"name\":\"endpoint event\",\"enabled\":false,\"s3_bucket_name\":\"carbonblackbucket\",\"s3_prefix\":\"endpoint\",\"type\":\"endpoint.event\",\"create_time\":\"2023-10-03T14:11:14Z\",\"update_time\":\"2023-11-14T19:16:43Z\"}\n",
"eventId": "58bef441832211ee83ef1721d866b8d6",
"eventTime": "2023-11-14 19:16:43.123000000",
"flagged": false,
"loginName": "bob.ross@acme.com",
"orgName": "bob.ross@acme.com",
"requestUrl": "/data_forwarder/v2/orgs/A1234567/configs/b6ab1fb9-61f6-11ee-9e9b-5655adf4bf96",
"verbose": false,
}
- Name: Endpoint event forwarder updated
ExpectedResult: false
Log:
{
"clientIp": "12.34.56.78",
"description": "Updated Config: {\"id\":\"b6ab1fb9-61f6-11ee-9e9b-5655adf4bf96\",\"org_key\":\"A1234567\",\"name\":\"endpoint event\",\"enabled\":true,\"s3_bucket_name\":\"carbonblackbucket\",\"s3_prefix\":\"endpoint\",\"type\":\"endpoint.event\",\"create_time\":\"2023-10-03T14:11:14Z\",\"update_time\":\"2023-11-14T19:16:43Z\"}\n",
"eventId": "58bef441832211ee83ef1721d866b8d6",
"eventTime": "2023-11-14 19:16:43.123000000",
"flagged": false,
"loginName": "bob.ross@acme.com",
"orgName": "bob.ross@acme.com",
"requestUrl": "/data_forwarder/v2/orgs/A1234567/configs/b6ab1fb9-61f6-11ee-9e9b-5655adf4bf96",
"verbose": false,
}
# ------ paired body: cb_audit_data_forwarder_stopped.py ------
ACTION = ""
def rule(event):
# pylint: disable=global-statement
global ACTION
if not event.get("requestUrl", "").startswith("/data_forwarder/"):
return False
desc = event.get("description", "")
if desc.startswith("Deleted Config: "):
ACTION = "Deleted"
return True
if desc.startswith("Updated Config: ") and '"enabled":false' in desc:
ACTION = "Disabled"
return True
return False
def title(event):
user = event.get("loginName", "<NO_USERNAME_FOUND>")
ip_addr = event.get("clientIp", "<NO_IP_FOUND>")
return f"{user} [{ip_addr}] {ACTION} Data Forwarder"
def description(event):
user = event.get("loginName")
ip_addr = event.get("clientIp")
desc = event.get("description")
return f"{user} [{ip_addr}] {desc}"