Github Push Protection Disabled — Sigma Rule

Rule metadata and linked tags

Author: Muhammad Faisal (@faisalusuf). Source status: test; severity: high. Source dates: 2024-03-07 / not supplied.

{
  "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"
}

Pinned original Sigma rule · Detection Rule License 1.1

Source SHA-256: 57e93dc53bee9e41acddf4fc63a1c023abd30be47656c5470e666b932a136c44

Detection logic

Original source YAML. Source-tag agreement is not proof of complete semantic coverage. This rule has not been compiled for a SIEM backend or validated against live telemetry here.

title: Github Push Protection Disabled
id: ccd55945-badd-4bae-936b-823a735d37dd
status: test
description: Detects if the push protection feature is disabled for an organization, enterprise, repositories or custom pattern rules.
references:
    - https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/code-security/secret-scanning/push-protection-for-repositories-and-organizations
    - https://thehackernews.com/2024/03/github-rolls-out-default-secret.html
author: Muhammad Faisal (@faisalusuf)
date: 2024-03-07
tags:
    - attack.defense-impairment
    - attack.t1685
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:
            - 'business_secret_scanning_custom_pattern_push_protection.disabled'
            - 'business_secret_scanning_push_protection.disable'
            - 'business_secret_scanning_push_protection.disabled_for_new_repos'
            - 'org.secret_scanning_custom_pattern_push_protection_disabled'
            - 'org.secret_scanning_push_protection_disable'
            - 'org.secret_scanning_push_protection_new_repos_disable'
            - 'repository_secret_scanning_custom_pattern_push_protection.disabled'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Allowed administrative activities.
level: high

Original YAML and metadata in JSON

False positives

• Allowed administrative activities.

Source references

• https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/code-security/secret-scanning/push-protection-for-repositories-and-organizations
• https://thehackernews.com/2024/03/github-rolls-out-default-secret.html