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Okta Admin Role Assignment Created

Detects when a new admin role assignment is created. Which could be a sign of privilege escalation or persistence

Detection Query

selection:
  eventtype: iam.resourceset.bindings.add
condition: selection

Author

Nikita Khalimonenkov

Created

2023-01-19

Data Sources

oktaokta

Platforms

okta

References

Tags

attack.persistence

Raw Content

title: Okta Admin Role Assignment Created
id: 139bdd4b-9cd7-49ba-a2f4-744d0a8f5d8c
status: test
description: Detects when a new admin role assignment is created. Which could be a sign of privilege escalation or persistence
references:
    - https://developer.okta.com/docs/reference/api/system-log/
    - https://developer.okta.com/docs/reference/api/event-types/
author: Nikita Khalimonenkov
date: 2023-01-19
tags:
    - attack.persistence
logsource:
    product: okta
    service: okta
detection:
    selection:
        eventtype: 'iam.resourceset.bindings.add'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Legitimate creation of a new admin role assignment
level: medium