Sudoers File Modificationedit
A sudoers file specifies the commands that users or groups can run and from which terminals. Adversaries can take advantage of these configurations to execute commands as other users or spawn processes with higher privileges.
Rule type: new_terms
Rule indices:
- auditbeat-*
- logs-endpoint.events.*
Severity: medium
Risk score: 47
Runs every: 5m
Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
References: None
Tags:
- Domain: Endpoint
- OS: Linux
- OS: macOS
- Use Case: Threat Detection
- Tactic: Privilege Escalation
- Data Source: Elastic Defend
Version: 204
Rule authors:
- Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Rule queryedit
event.category:file and event.type:change and file.path:(/etc/sudoers* or /private/etc/sudoers*) and not process.name:(dpkg or platform-python or puppet or yum or dnf) and not process.executable:(/opt/chef/embedded/bin/ruby or /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/bin/ruby or /usr/bin/dockerd)
Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
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Tactic:
- Name: Privilege Escalation
- ID: TA0004
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0004/
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Technique:
- Name: Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
- ID: T1548
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1548/
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Sub-technique:
- Name: Sudo and Sudo Caching
- ID: T1548.003
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1548/003/