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Authorization Plugin Modification
editAuthorization Plugin Modification
editAuthorization plugins are used to extend the authorization services API and implement mechanisms that are not natively supported by the OS, such as multi-factor authentication with third party software. Adversaries may abuse this feature to persist and/or collect clear text credentials as they traverse the registered plugins during user logon.
Rule type: query
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:
Tags:
- Elastic
- Host
- macOS
- Threat Detection
- Persistence
Version: 3
Rule authors:
- Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Rule query
editevent.category:file and not event.type:deletion and file.path:(/Library/Security/SecurityAgentPlugins/* and not /Library/Security/SecurityAgentPlugins/TeamViewerAuthPlugin.bundle/*) and not process.name:shove and process.code_signature.trusted:true
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: Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
- ID: T1547
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1547/
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Sub-technique:
- Name: Authentication Package
- ID: T1547.002
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1547/002/