from logs-aws.cloudtrail-* metadata _id, _version, _index
| where
event.provider == "iam.amazonaws.com"
and event.action == "AttachUserPolicy"
and event.outcome == "success"
// Extract policy name and user name from request parameters
| dissect aws.cloudtrail.request_parameters
"{%{?policyArn}=%{?arn}:%{?aws}:%{?iam}::%{?aws}:%{?policy}/%{Esql.aws_cloudtrail_request_parameters_policy_name},%{?userName}=%{Esql_priv.aws_cloudtrail_request_parameters_target_user_name}}"
// Filter for AdministratorAccess policy
| where Esql.aws_cloudtrail_request_parameters_policy_name == "AdministratorAccess"
// keep ECS and parsed fields
| keep
@timestamp,
cloud.region,
event.provider,
event.action,
event.outcome,
Esql.aws_cloudtrail_request_parameters_policy_name,
Esql_priv.aws_cloudtrail_request_parameters_target_user_name,
aws.cloudtrail.request_parameters,
aws.cloudtrail.user_identity.arn,
related.user,
user_agent.original,
user.name,
source.address
Install detection rules in Elastic Security
Detect AWS IAM AdministratorAccess Policy Attached to User in the Elastic Security detection engine by installing this rule into your Elastic Stack.
To setup this rule, check out the installation guide for Prebuilt Security Detection Rules(opens in a new tab or window).