Sigma rule: Bitbucket User Permissions Export Attempt

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-d7503ecfe53b, updated 2024-02-25T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Bitbucket User Permissions Export Attempt
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Muhammad Faisal (@faisalusuf)
Date
2024-02-25
File
rules/application/bitbucket/audit/bitbucket_audit_user_permissions_export_attempt_detected.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects user permission data export attempt.

Log source

product
bitbucket
service
audit
definition
Requirements: "Advance" log level is required to receive these audit events.

Detection

selection:
    auditType.category: 'Users and groups'
    auditType.action:
        - 'User details export failed'
        - 'User details export started'
        - 'User details exported'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate user activity.

Tags

  • attack.reconnaissance
  • attack.collection
  • attack.discovery
  • attack.t1213
  • attack.t1082
  • attack.t1591.004

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

References

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/application/bitbucket/audit/bitbucket_audit_user_permissions_export_attempt_detected.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Bitbucket User Permissions Export Attempt" by Muhammad Faisal (@faisalusuf) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/application/bitbucket/audit/bitbucket_audit_user_permissions_export_attempt_detected.yml.
    Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License

    Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: Bitbucket User Permissions Export Attempt",
entity page, dataset version ref-d7503ecfe53b, updated 2024-02-25T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/87cc6698-3e07-4ba2-9b43-a85a73e151e2 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 87cc6698-3e07-4ba2-9b43-a85a73e151e2, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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