Sigma rule: Bitbucket Global Permission Changed

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-4c3dc01bd8e3, updated 2024-02-25T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Bitbucket Global Permission Changed
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Muhammad Faisal (@faisalusuf)
Date
2024-02-25
File
rules/application/bitbucket/audit/bitbucket_audit_global_permissions_change_detected.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects global permissions change activity.

Log source

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

Detection

selection:
    auditType.category: 'Permissions'
    auditType.action:
        - 'Global permission remove request'
        - 'Global permission removed'
        - 'Global permission granted'
        - 'Global permission requested'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate user activity.

Tags

  • attack.persistence
  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • attack.t1098

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_global_permissions_change_detected.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Bitbucket Global Permission Changed" by Muhammad Faisal (@faisalusuf) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/application/bitbucket/audit/bitbucket_audit_global_permissions_change_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 Global Permission Changed",
entity page, dataset version ref-4c3dc01bd8e3, updated 2024-02-25T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/aac6c4f4-87c7-4961-96ac-c3fd3a42c310 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule aac6c4f4-87c7-4961-96ac-c3fd3a42c310, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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