Changes to PIM Settings

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Id	0ed0fe7c-af29-4990-af7f-bb5ccb231198
Rulename	Changes to PIM Settings
Description	PIM provides a key mechanism for assigning privileges to accounts, this query detects changes to PIM role settings. Monitor these changes to ensure they are being made legitimately and don’t confer more privileges than expected or reduce the security of a PIM elevation. Ref: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/fundamentals/security-operations-privileged-accounts#changes-to-privileged-accounts
Severity	High
Tactics	PrivilegeEscalation
Techniques	T1078.004
Required data connectors	AzureActiveDirectory
Kind	Scheduled
Query frequency	1d
Query period	1d
Trigger threshold	0
Trigger operator	gt
Source Uri	https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/AuditLogs/ChangestoPIMSettings.yaml
Version	1.1.1
Arm template	0ed0fe7c-af29-4990-af7f-bb5ccb231198.json

KQL

AuditLogs
  | where Category =~ "RoleManagement"
  | where OperationName =~ "Update role setting in PIM"
  | extend InitiatingUserPrincipalName = tostring(InitiatedBy.user.userPrincipalName)
  | extend InitiatingAadUserId = tostring(InitiatedBy.user.id)
  | extend InitiatingIPAddress = tostring(InitiatedBy.user.ipAddress)
  | extend InitiatingAccountName = tostring(split(InitiatingUserPrincipalName, "@")[0]), InitiatingAccountUPNSuffix = tostring(split(InitiatingUserPrincipalName, "@")[1])
  | project-reorder TimeGenerated, OperationName, ResultReason, InitiatingUserPrincipalName, InitiatingAadUserId, InitiatingIPAddress, InitiatingAccountName, InitiatingAccountUPNSuffix

YAML

kind: Scheduled
id: 0ed0fe7c-af29-4990-af7f-bb5ccb231198
entityMappings:
- fieldMappings:
  - identifier: FullName
    columnName: InitiatingUserPrincipalName
  - identifier: Name
    columnName: InitiatingAccountName
  - identifier: UPNSuffix
    columnName: InitiatingAccountUPNSuffix
  entityType: Account
- fieldMappings:
  - identifier: AadUserId
    columnName: InitiatingAadUserId
  entityType: Account
- fieldMappings:
  - identifier: Address
    columnName: InitiatingIPAddress
  entityType: IP
name: Changes to PIM Settings
severity: High
triggerOperator: gt
tactics:
- PrivilegeEscalation
query: |
  AuditLogs
    | where Category =~ "RoleManagement"
    | where OperationName =~ "Update role setting in PIM"
    | extend InitiatingUserPrincipalName = tostring(InitiatedBy.user.userPrincipalName)
    | extend InitiatingAadUserId = tostring(InitiatedBy.user.id)
    | extend InitiatingIPAddress = tostring(InitiatedBy.user.ipAddress)
    | extend InitiatingAccountName = tostring(split(InitiatingUserPrincipalName, "@")[0]), InitiatingAccountUPNSuffix = tostring(split(InitiatingUserPrincipalName, "@")[1])
    | project-reorder TimeGenerated, OperationName, ResultReason, InitiatingUserPrincipalName, InitiatingAadUserId, InitiatingIPAddress, InitiatingAccountName, InitiatingAccountUPNSuffix  
triggerThreshold: 0
tags:
- AADSecOpsGuide
description: |
  'PIM provides a key mechanism for assigning privileges to accounts, this query detects changes to PIM role settings.
    Monitor these changes to ensure they are being made legitimately and don't confer more privileges than expected or reduce the security of a PIM elevation.
    Ref: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/fundamentals/security-operations-privileged-accounts#changes-to-privileged-accounts'  
metadata:
  categories:
    domains:
    - Security - Others
    - Identity
  support:
    tier: Community
  source:
    kind: Community
  author:
    name: Microsoft Security Research
queryFrequency: 1d
queryPeriod: 1d
relevantTechniques:
- T1078.004
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/AuditLogs/ChangestoPIMSettings.yaml
requiredDataConnectors:
- connectorId: AzureActiveDirectory
  dataTypes:
  - AuditLogs
version: 1.1.1

ARM

{
  "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2019-04-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
  "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
  "parameters": {
    "workspace": {
      "type": "String"
    }
  },
  "resources": [
    {
      "apiVersion": "2024-01-01-preview",
      "id": "[concat(resourceId('Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers', parameters('workspace'), 'Microsoft.SecurityInsights'),'/alertRules/0ed0fe7c-af29-4990-af7f-bb5ccb231198')]",
      "kind": "Scheduled",
      "name": "[concat(parameters('workspace'),'/Microsoft.SecurityInsights/0ed0fe7c-af29-4990-af7f-bb5ccb231198')]",
      "properties": {
        "alertRuleTemplateName": "0ed0fe7c-af29-4990-af7f-bb5ccb231198",
        "customDetails": null,
        "description": "'PIM provides a key mechanism for assigning privileges to accounts, this query detects changes to PIM role settings.\n  Monitor these changes to ensure they are being made legitimately and don't confer more privileges than expected or reduce the security of a PIM elevation.\n  Ref: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/fundamentals/security-operations-privileged-accounts#changes-to-privileged-accounts'\n",
        "displayName": "Changes to PIM Settings",
        "enabled": true,
        "entityMappings": [
          {
            "entityType": "Account",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "InitiatingUserPrincipalName",
                "identifier": "FullName"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "InitiatingAccountName",
                "identifier": "Name"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "InitiatingAccountUPNSuffix",
                "identifier": "UPNSuffix"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "entityType": "Account",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "InitiatingAadUserId",
                "identifier": "AadUserId"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "entityType": "IP",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "InitiatingIPAddress",
                "identifier": "Address"
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
        "OriginalUri": "https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/AuditLogs/ChangestoPIMSettings.yaml",
        "query": "AuditLogs\n  | where Category =~ \"RoleManagement\"\n  | where OperationName =~ \"Update role setting in PIM\"\n  | extend InitiatingUserPrincipalName = tostring(InitiatedBy.user.userPrincipalName)\n  | extend InitiatingAadUserId = tostring(InitiatedBy.user.id)\n  | extend InitiatingIPAddress = tostring(InitiatedBy.user.ipAddress)\n  | extend InitiatingAccountName = tostring(split(InitiatingUserPrincipalName, \"@\")[0]), InitiatingAccountUPNSuffix = tostring(split(InitiatingUserPrincipalName, \"@\")[1])\n  | project-reorder TimeGenerated, OperationName, ResultReason, InitiatingUserPrincipalName, InitiatingAadUserId, InitiatingIPAddress, InitiatingAccountName, InitiatingAccountUPNSuffix\n",
        "queryFrequency": "P1D",
        "queryPeriod": "P1D",
        "severity": "High",
        "subTechniques": [
          "T1078.004"
        ],
        "suppressionDuration": "PT1H",
        "suppressionEnabled": false,
        "tactics": [
          "PrivilegeEscalation"
        ],
        "tags": [
          "AADSecOpsGuide"
        ],
        "techniques": [
          "T1078"
        ],
        "templateVersion": "1.1.1",
        "triggerOperator": "GreaterThan",
        "triggerThreshold": 0
      },
      "type": "Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers/alertRules"
    }
  ]
}