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Indexed Rules
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Backends
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CLI Versions
10
Newest: 2.0.2
Translation Workspace
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Active Rule
Kubernetes Unauthorized or Unauthenticated Access
Target Profile
Splunk
Splunk SPL & tstats data model queries
Format Mode
Default
Plain SPL queries
Conversion Output
Kubernetes Unauthorized or Unauthenticated Access
Using Splunk · Default · sigma-cli 2.0.2
Translation controls
Adjust the rule on the left, then regenerate when you want a fresh backend-native query.
BackendSplunkFormatDefaultVersion2.0.2
title: Kubernetes Unauthorized or Unauthenticated Access
id: 0d933542-1f1f-420d-97d4-21b2c3c492d9
status: test
description: |
Detects when a request to the Kubernetes API is rejected due to lack of authorization or due to an expired authentication token being used.
This may indicate an attacker attempting to leverage credentials they have obtained.
references:
- https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/config-api/apiserver-audit.v1/
- https://www.datadoghq.com/blog/monitor-kubernetes-audit-logs/#monitor-api-authentication-issues
author: kelnage
date: 2024-04-12
tags:
- attack.privilege-escalation
logsource:
product: kubernetes
service: audit
detection:
selection:
responseStatus.code:
- 401 # Unauthorized
- 403 # Forbidden
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- A misconfigured RBAC policy, a mistake by a valid user, or a wider issue with authentication tokens can also generate these errors.
level: low
CLI command
Copy the exact command to reproduce this translation locally.
sigma convert --without-pipeline -t splunk -f default rules/application/kubernetes/audit/kubernetes_audit_unauthorized_unauthenticated_actions.yml