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AWS RDS Master Password Change

Detects the change of database master password. It may be a part of data exfiltration.

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falokerCreated Wed Feb 12Updated Wed Oct 058a63cdd4-6207-414a-85bc-7e032bd3c1a2cloud
Log Source
AWScloudtrail
ProductAWS← raw: aws
Servicecloudtrail← raw: cloudtrail
Detection Logic
Detection Logic1 selector
detection:
    selection_source:
        eventSource: rds.amazonaws.com
        responseElements.pendingModifiedValues.masterUserPassword|contains: '*'
        eventName: ModifyDBInstance
    condition: selection_source
False Positives

Benign changes to a db instance

References
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Rule Metadata
Rule ID
8a63cdd4-6207-414a-85bc-7e032bd3c1a2
Status
test
Level
medium
Type
Detection
Created
Wed Feb 12
Modified
Wed Oct 05
Author
faloker
Path
rules/cloud/aws/cloudtrail/aws_rds_change_master_password.yml
Raw Tags
attack.exfiltrationattack.t1020
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