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| 1 | +"""Change detector for analyzing differences between STIX object versions.""" |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +import difflib |
| 4 | +from typing import Dict |
| 5 | + |
| 6 | +from loguru import logger |
| 7 | + |
| 8 | +from mitreattack.diffStix.utils.stix_utils import get_attack_id, resolve_datacomponent_parent |
| 9 | +from mitreattack.diffStix.utils.version_utils import ( |
| 10 | + AttackObjectVersion, |
| 11 | + get_attack_object_version, |
| 12 | + is_major_version_change, |
| 13 | + is_minor_version_change, |
| 14 | + is_other_version_change, |
| 15 | + is_patch_change, |
| 16 | +) |
| 17 | + |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | +class ChangeDetector: |
| 20 | + """Detects and categorizes changes between old and new versions of STIX objects.""" |
| 21 | + |
| 22 | + def __init__(self, diff_stix_instance): |
| 23 | + """Initialize ChangeDetector with a DiffStix instance. |
| 24 | +
|
| 25 | + Parameters |
| 26 | + ---------- |
| 27 | + diff_stix_instance : DiffStix |
| 28 | + The DiffStix instance containing data and helper methods |
| 29 | + """ |
| 30 | + self.diff_stix = diff_stix_instance |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | + def detect_revocation(self, stix_id: str, old_obj: dict, new_obj: dict, new_attack_objects: dict, domain: str): |
| 33 | + """Detect if an object has been newly revoked. |
| 34 | +
|
| 35 | + Parameters |
| 36 | + ---------- |
| 37 | + stix_id : str |
| 38 | + The STIX ID of the object. |
| 39 | + old_obj : dict |
| 40 | + The old version of the STIX object. |
| 41 | + new_obj : dict |
| 42 | + The new version of the STIX object. |
| 43 | + new_attack_objects : dict |
| 44 | + Dictionary of all new attack objects for this type. |
| 45 | + domain : str |
| 46 | + The ATT&CK domain. |
| 47 | +
|
| 48 | + Returns |
| 49 | + ------- |
| 50 | + None, True, or False |
| 51 | + None if not a revocation scenario (not revoked or already revoked), |
| 52 | + True if newly revoked and successfully validated, |
| 53 | + False if validation failed (object should be skipped). |
| 54 | + """ |
| 55 | + # Not revoked at all - continue to deprecation/version checking |
| 56 | + if not new_obj.get("revoked"): |
| 57 | + return None |
| 58 | + |
| 59 | + # Already revoked in old version - not a change, but still revoked |
| 60 | + # Original code would exit the if block and NOT process as version change |
| 61 | + if old_obj.get("revoked"): |
| 62 | + return None |
| 63 | + |
| 64 | + # Newly revoked - validate the revocation |
| 65 | + if stix_id not in self.diff_stix.data["new"][domain]["relationships"]["revoked-by"]: |
| 66 | + logger.error(f"[{stix_id}] revoked object has no revoked-by relationship") |
| 67 | + return False # Validation error - skip this object |
| 68 | + |
| 69 | + revoked_by_key = self.diff_stix.data["new"][domain]["relationships"]["revoked-by"][stix_id][0]["target_ref"] |
| 70 | + if revoked_by_key not in new_attack_objects: |
| 71 | + logger.error(f"{stix_id} revoked by {revoked_by_key}, but {revoked_by_key} not found in new STIX bundle!!") |
| 72 | + return False # Validation error - skip this object |
| 73 | + |
| 74 | + revoking_object = new_attack_objects[revoked_by_key] |
| 75 | + new_obj["revoked_by"] = revoking_object |
| 76 | + return True # Successfully detected new revocation |
| 77 | + |
| 78 | + def detect_deprecation(self, old_obj: dict, new_obj: dict) -> bool: |
| 79 | + """Detect if an object has been newly deprecated. |
| 80 | +
|
| 81 | + Parameters |
| 82 | + ---------- |
| 83 | + old_obj : dict |
| 84 | + The old version of the STIX object. |
| 85 | + new_obj : dict |
| 86 | + The new version of the STIX object. |
| 87 | +
|
| 88 | + Returns |
| 89 | + ------- |
| 90 | + bool |
| 91 | + True if the object was newly deprecated, False otherwise. |
| 92 | + """ |
| 93 | + if not new_obj.get("x_mitre_deprecated"): |
| 94 | + return False |
| 95 | + |
| 96 | + # If previously deprecated, not a change |
| 97 | + return not old_obj.get("x_mitre_deprecated") |
| 98 | + |
| 99 | + def categorize_version_change( |
| 100 | + self, stix_id: str, old_obj: dict, new_obj: dict |
| 101 | + ) -> tuple[str | None, AttackObjectVersion, AttackObjectVersion]: |
| 102 | + """Categorize the type of version change for an object. |
| 103 | +
|
| 104 | + Parameters |
| 105 | + ---------- |
| 106 | + stix_id : str |
| 107 | + The STIX ID of the object. |
| 108 | + old_obj : dict |
| 109 | + The old version of the STIX object. |
| 110 | + new_obj : dict |
| 111 | + The new version of the STIX object. |
| 112 | +
|
| 113 | + Returns |
| 114 | + ------- |
| 115 | + tuple[str | None, AttackObjectVersion, AttackObjectVersion] |
| 116 | + A tuple containing: |
| 117 | + - category: 'major', 'minor', 'other', 'patch', or None (unchanged) |
| 118 | + - old_version: The old version |
| 119 | + - new_version: The new version |
| 120 | + """ |
| 121 | + # Verify if there are new contributors on the object |
| 122 | + self.diff_stix.update_contributors(old_object=old_obj, new_object=new_obj) |
| 123 | + |
| 124 | + old_version = get_attack_object_version(old_obj) |
| 125 | + new_version = get_attack_object_version(new_obj) |
| 126 | + new_obj["previous_version"] = old_version |
| 127 | + |
| 128 | + if is_major_version_change(old_version=old_version, new_version=new_version): |
| 129 | + return "major", old_version, new_version |
| 130 | + elif is_minor_version_change(old_version=old_version, new_version=new_version): |
| 131 | + return "minor", old_version, new_version |
| 132 | + elif is_other_version_change(old_version=old_version, new_version=new_version): |
| 133 | + attack_id = get_attack_id(new_obj) |
| 134 | + logger.warning( |
| 135 | + f"{stix_id} - Unexpected version increase {old_version} → {new_version}. [{attack_id}] {new_obj['name']}" |
| 136 | + ) |
| 137 | + return "other", old_version, new_version |
| 138 | + elif is_patch_change(old_stix_obj=old_obj, new_stix_obj=new_obj): |
| 139 | + return "patch", old_version, new_version |
| 140 | + else: |
| 141 | + return None, old_version, new_version |
| 142 | + |
| 143 | + def process_description_changes(self, old_obj: dict, new_obj: dict): |
| 144 | + """Process and store description changes between old and new objects. |
| 145 | +
|
| 146 | + Parameters |
| 147 | + ---------- |
| 148 | + old_obj : dict |
| 149 | + The old version of the STIX object. |
| 150 | + new_obj : dict |
| 151 | + The new version of the STIX object. |
| 152 | + """ |
| 153 | + if "description" not in old_obj or "description" not in new_obj: |
| 154 | + return |
| 155 | + |
| 156 | + old_lines = old_obj["description"].replace("\n", " ").splitlines() |
| 157 | + new_lines = new_obj["description"].replace("\n", " ").splitlines() |
| 158 | + old_lines_unique = [line for line in old_lines if line not in new_lines] |
| 159 | + new_lines_unique = [line for line in new_lines if line not in old_lines] |
| 160 | + |
| 161 | + if old_lines_unique or new_lines_unique: |
| 162 | + html_diff = difflib.HtmlDiff(wrapcolumn=60) |
| 163 | + html_diff._legend = "" # type: ignore[attr-defined] |
| 164 | + delta = html_diff.make_table(old_lines, new_lines, "Old Description", "New Description") |
| 165 | + new_obj["description_change_table"] = delta |
| 166 | + |
| 167 | + def process_relationship_changes(self, new_obj: dict, domain: str): |
| 168 | + """Process relationship changes for attack patterns (techniques). |
| 169 | +
|
| 170 | + Parameters |
| 171 | + ---------- |
| 172 | + new_obj : dict |
| 173 | + The new version of the STIX object. |
| 174 | + domain : str |
| 175 | + The ATT&CK domain. |
| 176 | + """ |
| 177 | + if new_obj["type"] == "attack-pattern": |
| 178 | + self.find_technique_mitigation_changes(new_obj, domain) |
| 179 | + self.find_technique_detection_changes(new_obj, domain) |
| 180 | + |
| 181 | + def collect_related_objects( |
| 182 | + self, stix_id: str, domain: str, relationship_type: str, object_type: str, age: str |
| 183 | + ) -> dict: |
| 184 | + """Collect related objects from relationships. |
| 185 | +
|
| 186 | + Parameters |
| 187 | + ---------- |
| 188 | + stix_id : str |
| 189 | + The STIX ID of the technique to find relationships for. |
| 190 | + domain : str |
| 191 | + The ATT&CK domain. |
| 192 | + relationship_type : str |
| 193 | + The type of relationship (e.g., 'mitigations', 'detections'). |
| 194 | + object_type : str |
| 195 | + The type of object to collect (e.g., 'mitigations', 'datacomponents'). |
| 196 | + age : str |
| 197 | + Either 'old' or 'new' to specify which data version to use. |
| 198 | +
|
| 199 | + Returns |
| 200 | + ------- |
| 201 | + dict |
| 202 | + Dictionary of related objects keyed by STIX ID. |
| 203 | + """ |
| 204 | + related_objects = {} |
| 205 | + all_domain_objects = self.diff_stix.data[age][domain]["attack_objects"][object_type] |
| 206 | + |
| 207 | + for _, relationship in self.diff_stix.data[age][domain]["relationships"][relationship_type].items(): |
| 208 | + if relationship.get("x_mitre_deprecated") or relationship.get("revoked"): |
| 209 | + continue |
| 210 | + if stix_id == relationship["target_ref"]: |
| 211 | + source_ref_id = relationship["source_ref"] |
| 212 | + if source_ref_id in all_domain_objects: |
| 213 | + related_obj = all_domain_objects[source_ref_id] |
| 214 | + related_objects[related_obj["id"]] = related_obj |
| 215 | + |
| 216 | + return related_objects |
| 217 | + |
| 218 | + def create_changelog_entry(self, old_items: dict, new_items: dict, formatter: callable = None) -> dict: |
| 219 | + """Create a changelog entry with shared, new, and dropped items. |
| 220 | +
|
| 221 | + Parameters |
| 222 | + ---------- |
| 223 | + old_items : dict |
| 224 | + Dictionary of old objects or strings keyed by STIX ID. |
| 225 | + new_items : dict |
| 226 | + Dictionary of new objects or strings keyed by STIX ID. |
| 227 | + formatter : callable, optional |
| 228 | + Function to format item into string. Defaults to "ID: name" format for objects. |
| 229 | + If items are already strings, pass lambda x: x. |
| 230 | +
|
| 231 | + Returns |
| 232 | + ------- |
| 233 | + dict |
| 234 | + Dictionary with 'shared', 'new', and 'dropped' keys containing sorted lists. |
| 235 | + """ |
| 236 | + if formatter is None: |
| 237 | + formatter = lambda obj: f"{get_attack_id(stix_obj=obj)}: {obj['name']}" |
| 238 | + |
| 239 | + shared = old_items.keys() & new_items.keys() |
| 240 | + brand_new = new_items.keys() - old_items.keys() |
| 241 | + dropped = old_items.keys() - new_items.keys() |
| 242 | + |
| 243 | + return { |
| 244 | + "shared": sorted([formatter(new_items[stix_id]) for stix_id in shared]), |
| 245 | + "new": sorted([formatter(new_items[stix_id]) for stix_id in brand_new]), |
| 246 | + "dropped": sorted([formatter(old_items[stix_id]) for stix_id in dropped]), |
| 247 | + } |
| 248 | + |
| 249 | + def find_technique_mitigation_changes(self, new_stix_obj: dict, domain: str): |
| 250 | + """Find changes in the relationships between Techniques and Mitigations. |
| 251 | +
|
| 252 | + Parameters |
| 253 | + ---------- |
| 254 | + new_stix_obj : dict |
| 255 | + An ATT&CK Technique (attack-pattern) STIX Domain Object (SDO). |
| 256 | + domain : str |
| 257 | + An ATT&CK domain from the following list ["enterprise-attack", "mobile-attack", "ics-attack"] |
| 258 | + """ |
| 259 | + stix_id = new_stix_obj["id"] |
| 260 | + |
| 261 | + old_mitigations = self.collect_related_objects(stix_id, domain, "mitigations", "mitigations", "old") |
| 262 | + new_mitigations = self.collect_related_objects(stix_id, domain, "mitigations", "mitigations", "new") |
| 263 | + |
| 264 | + new_stix_obj["changelog_mitigations"] = self.create_changelog_entry(old_mitigations, new_mitigations) |
| 265 | + |
| 266 | + def collect_detection_objects(self, stix_id: str, domain: str, age: str) -> tuple[dict[str, str], dict[str, str]]: |
| 267 | + """Collect detection-related objects (datacomponents and detectionstrategies) for a technique. |
| 268 | +
|
| 269 | + Parameters |
| 270 | + ---------- |
| 271 | + stix_id : str |
| 272 | + The STIX ID of the technique to find detections for. |
| 273 | + domain : str |
| 274 | + The ATT&CK domain. |
| 275 | + age : str |
| 276 | + Either 'old' or 'new' to specify which data version to use. |
| 277 | +
|
| 278 | + Returns |
| 279 | + ------- |
| 280 | + tuple[dict[str, str], dict[str, str]] |
| 281 | + Two dictionaries: |
| 282 | + - datacomponent_detections: formatted detection strings keyed by STIX ID |
| 283 | + - detectionstrategy_detections: formatted detection strings keyed by STIX ID |
| 284 | + """ |
| 285 | + all_datasources = self.diff_stix.data[age][domain]["attack_objects"]["datasources"] |
| 286 | + all_datacomponents = self.diff_stix.data[age][domain]["attack_objects"]["datacomponents"] |
| 287 | + all_detectionstrategies = self.diff_stix.data[age][domain]["attack_objects"]["detectionstrategies"] |
| 288 | + |
| 289 | + datacomponent_detections = {} |
| 290 | + detectionstrategy_detections = {} |
| 291 | + |
| 292 | + for _, detection_relationship in self.diff_stix.data[age][domain]["relationships"]["detections"].items(): |
| 293 | + if detection_relationship.get("x_mitre_deprecated") or detection_relationship.get("revoked"): |
| 294 | + continue |
| 295 | + if stix_id == detection_relationship["target_ref"]: |
| 296 | + sourceref_id = detection_relationship["source_ref"] |
| 297 | + |
| 298 | + # Handle datacomponents with parent datasource resolution |
| 299 | + if sourceref_id in all_datacomponents: |
| 300 | + datacomponent = all_datacomponents[sourceref_id] |
| 301 | + datasource_id = datacomponent.get("x_mitre_data_source_ref") |
| 302 | + if not datasource_id: |
| 303 | + datasource_id = resolve_datacomponent_parent(datacomponent, all_datasources) |
| 304 | + |
| 305 | + if datasource_id and datasource_id in all_datasources: |
| 306 | + datasource = all_datasources[datasource_id] |
| 307 | + datasource_attack_id = get_attack_id(stix_obj=datasource) |
| 308 | + datacomponent_detections[sourceref_id] = ( |
| 309 | + f"{datasource_attack_id}: {datasource['name']} ({datacomponent['name']})" |
| 310 | + ) |
| 311 | + else: |
| 312 | + # No parent datasource identified — show standalone |
| 313 | + datacomponent_detections[sourceref_id] = f"{datacomponent['name']}" |
| 314 | + |
| 315 | + # Handle detectionstrategies |
| 316 | + if sourceref_id in all_detectionstrategies: |
| 317 | + detectionstrategy = all_detectionstrategies[sourceref_id] |
| 318 | + detectionstrategy_attack_id = get_attack_id(stix_obj=detectionstrategy) |
| 319 | + detectionstrategy_detections[sourceref_id] = ( |
| 320 | + f"{detectionstrategy_attack_id}: {detectionstrategy['name']}" |
| 321 | + ) |
| 322 | + |
| 323 | + return datacomponent_detections, detectionstrategy_detections |
| 324 | + |
| 325 | + def find_technique_detection_changes(self, new_stix_obj: dict, domain: str): |
| 326 | + """Find changes in the relationships between Techniques and Datacomponents. |
| 327 | +
|
| 328 | + Parameters |
| 329 | + ---------- |
| 330 | + new_stix_obj : dict |
| 331 | + An ATT&CK Technique (attack-pattern) STIX Domain Object (SDO). |
| 332 | + domain : str |
| 333 | + An ATT&CK domain from the following list ["enterprise-attack", "mobile-attack", "ics-attack"] |
| 334 | + """ |
| 335 | + stix_id = new_stix_obj["id"] |
| 336 | + |
| 337 | + # Collect detection objects from old and new data |
| 338 | + old_datacomponent_detections, old_detectionstrategy_detections = self.collect_detection_objects( |
| 339 | + stix_id, domain, "old" |
| 340 | + ) |
| 341 | + new_datacomponent_detections, new_detectionstrategy_detections = self.collect_detection_objects( |
| 342 | + stix_id, domain, "new" |
| 343 | + ) |
| 344 | + |
| 345 | + # Create changelog for datacomponent detections |
| 346 | + new_stix_obj["changelog_datacomponent_detections"] = self.create_changelog_entry( |
| 347 | + old_datacomponent_detections, |
| 348 | + new_datacomponent_detections, |
| 349 | + formatter=lambda obj: obj, # Already formatted as strings |
| 350 | + ) |
| 351 | + |
| 352 | + # Create changelog for detectionstrategy detections |
| 353 | + new_stix_obj["changelog_detectionstrategy_detections"] = self.create_changelog_entry( |
| 354 | + old_detectionstrategy_detections, |
| 355 | + new_detectionstrategy_detections, |
| 356 | + formatter=lambda obj: obj, # Already formatted as strings |
| 357 | + ) |
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