credential_access_cookies_chromium_browsers_debugging.toml

[metadata]
creation_date = "2020/12/21"
integration = ["endpoint", "windows"]
maturity = "production"
updated_date = "2024/05/21"

[rule]
author = ["Elastic"]
description = """
Identifies the execution of a Chromium based browser with the debugging process argument, which may indicate an attempt
to steal authentication cookies. An adversary may steal web application or service session cookies and use them to gain
access web applications or Internet services as an authenticated user without needing credentials.
"""
false_positives = ["Developers performing browsers plugin or extension debugging."]
from = "now-9m"
index = ["auditbeat-*", "winlogbeat-*", "logs-endpoint.events.*", "logs-windows.*"]
language = "eql"
license = "Elastic License v2"
max_signals = 33
name = "Potential Cookies Theft via Browser Debugging"
references = [
    "https://github.com/defaultnamehere/cookie_crimes",
    "https://embracethered.com/blog/posts/2020/cookie-crimes-on-mirosoft-edge/",
    "https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/documentation/modules/post/multi/gather/chrome_cookies.md",
    "https://posts.specterops.io/hands-in-the-cookie-jar-dumping-cookies-with-chromiums-remote-debugger-port-34c4f468844e",
]
risk_score = 47
rule_id = "027ff9ea-85e7-42e3-99d2-bbb7069e02eb"
setup = """## Setup

If enabling an EQL rule on a non-elastic-agent index (such as beats) for versions <8.2,
events will not define `event.ingested` and default fallback for EQL rules was not added until version 8.2.
Hence for this rule to work effectively, users will need to add a custom ingest pipeline to populate
`event.ingested` to @timestamp.
For more details on adding a custom ingest pipeline refer - https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/fleet/current/data-streams-pipeline-tutorial.html
"""
severity = "medium"
tags = [
    "Domain: Endpoint",
    "OS: Linux",
    "OS: Windows",
    "OS: macOS",
    "Use Case: Threat Detection",
    "Tactic: Credential Access",
    "Data Source: Elastic Defend",
]
timestamp_override = "event.ingested"
type = "eql"

query = '''
process where event.type in ("start", "process_started", "info") and
  process.name in (
             "Microsoft Edge",
             "chrome.exe",
             "Google Chrome",
             "google-chrome-stable",
             "google-chrome-beta",
             "google-chrome",
             "msedge.exe") and
   process.args : ("--remote-debugging-port=*",
                   "--remote-debugging-targets=*",
                   "--remote-debugging-pipe=*") and
   process.args : "--user-data-dir=*" and not process.args:"--remote-debugging-port=0"
'''


[[rule.threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[rule.threat.technique]]
id = "T1539"
name = "Steal Web Session Cookie"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1539/"


[rule.threat.tactic]
id = "TA0006"
name = "Credential Access"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0006/"