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Github Outside Collaborator Detected
Detects when an organization member or an outside collaborator is added to or removed from a project board or has their permission level changed or when an owner removes an outside collaborator from an organization or when two-factor authentication is required in an organization and an outside collaborator does not use 2FA or disables 2FA.
Detection Query
selection:
action:
- org.remove_outside_collaborator
- project.update_user_permission
condition: selection
Author
Muhammad Faisal (@faisalusuf)
Created
2023-01-20
Data Sources
githubaudit
Platforms
github
References
- https://docs.github.com/en/organizations/keeping-your-organization-secure/managing-security-settings-for-your-organization/reviewing-the-audit-log-for-your-organization#audit-log-actions
- https://docs.github.com/en/organizations/keeping-your-organization-secure/managing-two-factor-authentication-for-your-organization/requiring-two-factor-authentication-in-your-organization
Tags
attack.privilege-escalationattack.persistenceattack.collectionattack.t1098.001attack.t1098.003attack.t1213.003
Raw Content
title: Github Outside Collaborator Detected
id: eaa9ac35-1730-441f-9587-25767bde99d7
status: test
description: |
Detects when an organization member or an outside collaborator is added to or removed from a project board or has their permission level changed or when an owner removes an outside collaborator from an organization or when two-factor authentication is required in an organization and an outside collaborator does not use 2FA or disables 2FA.
author: Muhammad Faisal (@faisalusuf)
date: 2023-01-20
references:
- https://docs.github.com/en/organizations/keeping-your-organization-secure/managing-security-settings-for-your-organization/reviewing-the-audit-log-for-your-organization#audit-log-actions
- https://docs.github.com/en/organizations/keeping-your-organization-secure/managing-two-factor-authentication-for-your-organization/requiring-two-factor-authentication-in-your-organization
tags:
- attack.privilege-escalation
- attack.persistence
- attack.collection
- attack.t1098.001
- attack.t1098.003
- attack.t1213.003
logsource:
product: github
service: audit
definition: 'Requirements: The audit log streaming feature must be enabled to be able to receive such logs. You can enable following the documentation here: https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/admin/monitoring-activity-in-your-enterprise/reviewing-audit-logs-for-your-enterprise/streaming-the-audit-log-for-your-enterprise#setting-up-audit-log-streaming'
detection:
selection:
action:
- 'org.remove_outside_collaborator'
- 'project.update_user_permission'
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Validate the actor if permitted to access the repo.
- Validate the Multifactor Authentication changes.
level: medium