Sudoers File Modification

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:

https://www.elastic.co/security-labs/primer-on-persistence-mechanisms

Tags:

Domain: Endpoint
OS: Linux
OS: macOS
Use Case: Threat Detection
Tactic: Privilege Escalation
Data Source: Elastic Defend

Version: 205

Rule authors:

Elastic

Rule license: Elastic License v2

Rule query

edit

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&CK^TM

Tactic:
- Name: Privilege Escalation
- ID: TA0004
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0004/
Technique:
- Name: Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
- ID: T1548
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1548/
Sub-technique:
- Name: Sudo and Sudo Caching
- ID: T1548.003
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1548/003/

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