A user executed multiple LDAP enumeration queries

Synopsis

Field	Value
Activation Period	14 Days
Training Period	30 Days
Test Period	10 Minutes
Deduplication Period	1 Day
Required Data	XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH)
Detection Modules	Identity Analytics
Detector Tags	LDAP Analytics (Server)
ATT&CK Tactic	Discovery (TA0007)
ATT&CK Technique	Account Discovery (T1087), Permission Groups Discovery: Domain Groups (T1069.002), Domain Trust Discovery (T1482), Remote System Discovery (T1018), System Network Configuration Discovery (T1016)
Severity	Informational

Description

A user executed multiple LDAP enumeration queries.

Attacker's Goals

An adversary may utilize the LDAP protocol to gain information on the Active Directory environment and plan its lateral movement over the network.

Investigative actions

• Where possible, check the legitimacy of the process that executed these LDAP queries.
• Investigate the LDAP search query for any suspicious indicators.
• Determine whether the search query is generic, those search queries (often using wildcards) tend to be more suspicious.

Variations

A user executed suspicious LDAP enumeration queries

Synopsis

Field	Value
ATT&CK Tactic	Discovery (TA0007)
ATT&CK Technique	Account Discovery (T1087), Permission Groups Discovery: Domain Groups (T1069.002), Domain Trust Discovery (T1482), Remote System Discovery (T1018), System Network Configuration Discovery (T1016)
Severity	Low

Description

A user executed multiple LDAP enumeration queries.

Attacker's Goals

An adversary may utilize the LDAP protocol to gain information on the Active Directory environment and plan its lateral movement over the network.

Investigative actions

• Where possible, check the legitimacy of the process that executed these LDAP queries.
• Investigate the LDAP search query for any suspicious indicators.
• Determine whether the search query is generic, those search queries (often using wildcards) tend to be more suspicious.