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Bulk Changes to Privileged Account Permissions

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Id218f60de-c269-457a-b882-9966632b9dc6
RulenameBulk Changes to Privileged Account Permissions
DescriptionIdentifies when changes to multiple users permissions are changed at once. Investigate immediately if not a planned change. This setting could enable an attacker access to Azure subscriptions in your environment.

Ref : https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/fundamentals/security-operations-privileged-identity-management
SeverityHigh
TacticsPrivilegeEscalation
TechniquesT1078.004
Required data connectorsAzureActiveDirectory
KindScheduled
Query frequency2h
Query period2h
Trigger threshold0
Trigger operatorgt
Source Urihttps://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Microsoft Entra ID/Analytic Rules/BulkChangestoPrivilegedAccountPermissions.yaml
Version1.0.7
Arm template218f60de-c269-457a-b882-9966632b9dc6.json
Deploy To Azure
let AdminRecords = AuditLogs
| where Category =~ "RoleManagement"
| where ActivityDisplayName has_any ("Add eligible member to role", "Add member to role")
| mv-apply TargetResource = TargetResources on 
  (
      where TargetResource.type =~ "User"
      | extend TargetUserPrincipalName = tostring(TargetResource.userPrincipalName),
               props = TargetResource.modifiedProperties
  )
| mv-apply Property = props on 
  (
      where Property.displayName =~ "Role.DisplayName"
      | extend RoleName = trim('"',tostring(Property.newValue))
  )
| where RoleName contains "Admin";
AdminRecords
| summarize dcount(TargetUserPrincipalName) by bin(TimeGenerated, 1h)
| where dcount_TargetUserPrincipalName > 9
| join kind=rightsemi  (
  AdminRecords
  | extend TimeWindow = bin(TimeGenerated, 1h)
) on $left.TimeGenerated == $right.TimeWindow
| extend InitiatedByUser = iff(isnotempty(InitiatedBy.user.userPrincipalName), tostring(InitiatedBy.user.userPrincipalName), "")
| extend InitiatingAppName = tostring(InitiatedBy.app.displayName)
| extend InitiatingAppServicePrincipalId = tostring(InitiatedBy.app.servicePrincipalId)
| extend InitiatingUserPrincipalName = tostring(InitiatedBy.user.userPrincipalName)
| extend InitiatingAadUserId = tostring(InitiatedBy.user.id)
| extend InitiatingIpAddress = tostring(iff(isnotempty(InitiatedBy.user.ipAddress), InitiatedBy.user.ipAddress, InitiatedBy.app.ipAddress))
| extend TargetName = tostring(split(TargetUserPrincipalName,'@',0)[0]), TargetUPNSuffix = tostring(split(TargetUserPrincipalName,'@',1)[0])
| extend InitiatingAccountName = tostring(split(InitiatingUserPrincipalName, "@")[0]), InitiatingAccountUPNSuffix = tostring(split(InitiatingUserPrincipalName, "@")[1])
description: |
  'Identifies when changes to multiple users permissions are changed at once. Investigate immediately if not a planned change. This setting could enable an attacker access to Azure subscriptions in your environment.
  Ref : https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/fundamentals/security-operations-privileged-identity-management'  
kind: Scheduled
tactics:
- PrivilegeEscalation
requiredDataConnectors:
- connectorId: AzureActiveDirectory
  dataTypes:
  - AuditLogs
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Microsoft Entra ID/Analytic Rules/BulkChangestoPrivilegedAccountPermissions.yaml
severity: High
name: Bulk Changes to Privileged Account Permissions
customDetails:
  TargetUser: TargetUserPrincipalName
  InitiatedByUser: InitiatedByUser
triggerThreshold: 0
queryPeriod: 2h
query: |
  let AdminRecords = AuditLogs
  | where Category =~ "RoleManagement"
  | where ActivityDisplayName has_any ("Add eligible member to role", "Add member to role")
  | mv-apply TargetResource = TargetResources on 
    (
        where TargetResource.type =~ "User"
        | extend TargetUserPrincipalName = tostring(TargetResource.userPrincipalName),
                 props = TargetResource.modifiedProperties
    )
  | mv-apply Property = props on 
    (
        where Property.displayName =~ "Role.DisplayName"
        | extend RoleName = trim('"',tostring(Property.newValue))
    )
  | where RoleName contains "Admin";
  AdminRecords
  | summarize dcount(TargetUserPrincipalName) by bin(TimeGenerated, 1h)
  | where dcount_TargetUserPrincipalName > 9
  | join kind=rightsemi  (
    AdminRecords
    | extend TimeWindow = bin(TimeGenerated, 1h)
  ) on $left.TimeGenerated == $right.TimeWindow
  | extend InitiatedByUser = iff(isnotempty(InitiatedBy.user.userPrincipalName), tostring(InitiatedBy.user.userPrincipalName), "")
  | extend InitiatingAppName = tostring(InitiatedBy.app.displayName)
  | extend InitiatingAppServicePrincipalId = tostring(InitiatedBy.app.servicePrincipalId)
  | extend InitiatingUserPrincipalName = tostring(InitiatedBy.user.userPrincipalName)
  | extend InitiatingAadUserId = tostring(InitiatedBy.user.id)
  | extend InitiatingIpAddress = tostring(iff(isnotempty(InitiatedBy.user.ipAddress), InitiatedBy.user.ipAddress, InitiatedBy.app.ipAddress))
  | extend TargetName = tostring(split(TargetUserPrincipalName,'@',0)[0]), TargetUPNSuffix = tostring(split(TargetUserPrincipalName,'@',1)[0])
  | extend InitiatingAccountName = tostring(split(InitiatingUserPrincipalName, "@")[0]), InitiatingAccountUPNSuffix = tostring(split(InitiatingUserPrincipalName, "@")[1])  
relevantTechniques:
- T1078.004
id: 218f60de-c269-457a-b882-9966632b9dc6
queryFrequency: 2h
status: Available
triggerOperator: gt
version: 1.0.7
tags:
- AADSecOpsGuide
entityMappings:
- entityType: Account
  fieldMappings:
  - columnName: InitiatingAppName
    identifier: Name
  - columnName: InitiatingAppServicePrincipalId
    identifier: AadUserId
- entityType: Account
  fieldMappings:
  - columnName: TargetUserPrincipalName
    identifier: FullName
  - columnName: TargetName
    identifier: Name
  - columnName: TargetUPNSuffix
    identifier: UPNSuffix
- 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