Administrator Role Assigned to an Okta User
editAdministrator Role Assigned to an Okta User
editIdentifies when an administrator role is assigned to an Okta user. An adversary may attempt to assign an administrator role to an Okta user in order to assign additional permissions to a user account and maintain access to their target’s environment.
Rule type: query
Rule indices:
- filebeat-*
- logs-okta*
Severity: medium
Risk score: 47
Runs every: 5m
Searches indices from: None (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
References:
- https://help.okta.com/en/prod/Content/Topics/Security/administrators-admin-comparison.htm
- https://developer.okta.com/docs/reference/api/system-log/
- https://developer.okta.com/docs/reference/api/event-types/
- https://www.elastic.co/security-labs/testing-okta-visibility-and-detection-dorothy
- https://www.elastic.co/security-labs/monitoring-okta-threats-with-elastic-security
- https://www.elastic.co/security-labs/starter-guide-to-understanding-okta
- https://www.elastic.co/security-labs/okta-and-lapsus-what-you-need-to-know
Tags:
- Data Source: Okta
- Use Case: Identity and Access Audit
- Tactic: Persistence
Version: 409
Rule authors:
- Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Investigation guide
editSetup
editThe Okta Fleet integration, Filebeat module, or similarly structured data is required to be compatible with this rule.
Rule query
editevent.dataset:okta.system and event.action:user.account.privilege.grant
Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
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Tactic:
- Name: Persistence
- ID: TA0003
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0003/
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Technique:
- Name: Account Manipulation
- ID: T1098
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1098/