Skip to content

WebHooks#

Starting from version 2.13, TheHive supports webhooks. When enabled, TheHive will send each action that has been performed on it (add case, update case, add task, ...), in real time, to an HTTP endpoint. You can then create a program or application on the HTTP endpoint to react on specific events.

Configuration#

Webhooks are configured using the webhook key in the configuration file (/etc/thehive/application.conf by default). A minimal configuration contains an arbitrary name and an URL. The URL corresponds to the HTTP endpoint:

webhooks {
  myLocalWebHook {
    url = "http://my_HTTP_endpoint/webhook"
  }
}

Proxy and SSL configuration can be added in the same manner as for MISP or Cortex:

webhooks {
  securedWebHook {
    url = "https://my_HTTP_endpoint/webhook"
    ws {
      ssl.trustManager {
        stores = [
          {
            type: "JKS" // JKS or PEM
            path: "keystore.jks"
            password: "password1"
          }
        ]
      }
      proxy {
        host: "10.1.0.1"
        port: 3128
      }
    }
  }
}

Data Sent to the HTTP Endpoint#

For each action performed on it, TheHive sends an audit trail entry in JSON format to the HTTP endpoint. Here is an example corresponding to the creation of a case:

{
  "operation": "Creation",                                        # Creation, Update or Delete
  "objectType": "case",                                           # Type of object
  "objectId": "AV6FZsTj0KeanEfOQfd_",                             # Object ID
  "startDate": 1505476659427,                                     # When the operation has been done
  "requestId": "13b17ff13d1cfc56:2b7b048b:15e84f42c33:-8000:426", # HTTP request ID which has done the operation
  "details": {                                                    # Attributes used for creation of update
    "customFields": {},
    "metrics": {},
    "description": "Example of case creation",
    "flag": false,
    "title": "Test case for webhook",
    "status": "Open",
    "owner": "me",
    "caseId": 1445,
    "severity": 2,
    "tlp": 2,
    "startDate": 1505476620000,
    "tags": []
  },
  "base": true,                                                   # Internal information used to determine the main operation when there are several operations for the same request
  "rootId": "AV6FZsTj0KeanEfOQfd_",                               # ID of the root parent of the object (internal use)
  "object": {                                                     # The object after the operation
    "customFields": {},
    "metrics": {},
    "createdBy": "me",
    "description": "Example of case creation",
    "flag": false,
    "user": "me",
    "title": "Test case for webhook",
    "status": "Open",
    "owner": "me",
    "createdAt": 1505476658289,
    "caseId": 1445,
    "severity": 2,
    "tlp": 2,
    "startDate": 1505476620000,
    "tags": [],
    "id": "AV6FZsTj0KeanEfOQfd_",
    "_type": "case"
  }
}

For an update, the data will look like:

{
  "operation": "Update",
  "details": {
    "severity": 3
  },
  "objectType": "case",
  "objectId": "AV6FZsTj0KeanEfOQfd_",
  "base": true,
  "startDate": 1505477372601,
  "rootId": "AV6FZsTj0KeanEfOQfd_",
  "requestId": "13b17ff13d1cfc56:2b7b048b:15e84f42c33:-8000:446",
  "object": {
    "customFields": {},
    "metrics": {},
    "createdBy": "me",
    "description": "Example of case creation",
    "flag": false,
    "user": "me",
    "title": "Test case for webhook",
    "status": "Open",
    "owner": "me",
    "createdAt": 1505476658289,
    "caseId": 1445,
    "severity": 3,
    "tlp": 2,
    "startDate": 1505476620000,
    "tags": [],
    "updatedBy": "me",
    "updatedAt": 1505477372246,
    "id": "AV6FZsTj0KeanEfOQfd_",
    "_type": "case"
  }
}

Sample Webhook Server Application#

The following application is a sample intended to help you get started with webhooks. It is very basic as it listens to a local port and displays the contents of the received POST JSON data.

Dependencies#

Install dependencies: sudo pip install flask

Python Script#

Create a simple Python script (e.g. webhooktest.py):

from flask import Flask, request
import json

app = Flask(__name__)

@app.route('/',methods=['POST'])
def foo():
   data = json.loads(request.data)
   print(json.dumps(data, indent=4))
   return "OK"

if __name__ == '__main__':
   app.run()

Run#

Run the server: python webhooktest.py


Last update: March 2, 2021 11:39:03