AWS User Permissions Enumeration

AWS User Permissions Enumeration

Detection overview

Triggers

  • Credential was observed performing a set of unusual API requests that can be associated with the discovery or subsequent phase of an attack.

Possible Root Causes

  • An attacker may be actively looking for privilege escalation opportunities
  • A security or IT service may intentionally be enumerating these APIs for monitoring reasons.

Business Impact

  • Privilege escalation may indicate the presence of an adversary that is modifying permissions to progress towards an objective.

Steps to Verify

  • Investigate the account context that performed the action for other signs of malicious activity.
  • Validate that any modifications are authorized, given the purpose and policies governing this resource.
  • If review indicates possible malicious actions or high-risk configuration, revert configuration and disable credentials associated with this alert then perform a comprehensive investigation.
AWS User Permissions Enumeration

Possible root causes

Malicious Detection

Benign Detection

AWS User Permissions Enumeration

Example scenarios

AWS User Permissions Enumeration

Business impact

If this detection indicates a genuine threat, the organization faces significant risks:

AWS User Permissions Enumeration

Steps to investigate

AWS User Permissions Enumeration

MITRE ATT&CK techniques covered

AWS User Permissions Enumeration

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