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New PA PCA or PCAS added to Azure DevOps
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| Id | 35ce9aff-1708-45b8-a295-5e9a307f5f17 |
| Rulename | New PA, PCA, or PCAS added to Azure DevOps |
| Description | In order for an attacker to be able to conduct many potential attacks against Azure DevOps they will need to gain elevated permissions. This detection looks for users being granted key administrative permissions. If the principal of least privilege is applied, the number of users granted these permissions should be small. Note that permissions can also be granted via Microsoft Entra ID Protection groups and monitoring of these should also be conducted. |
| Severity | Medium |
| Tactics | InitialAccess |
| Techniques | T1078.004 |
| Kind | Scheduled |
| Query frequency | 1d |
| Query period | 1d |
| Trigger threshold | 0 |
| Trigger operator | gt |
| Source Uri | https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/AzureDevOpsAuditing/Analytic%20Rules/NewPAPCAPCASaddedtoADO.yaml |
| Version | 1.0.6 |
| Arm template | 35ce9aff-1708-45b8-a295-5e9a307f5f17.json |
ADOAuditLogs
| where OperationName =~ "Group.UpdateGroupMembership.Add"
| where Details has_any ("Project Administrators", "Project Collection Administrators", "Project Collection Service Accounts", "Build Administrator")
| project-reorder TimeGenerated, Details, ActorUPN, IpAddress, UserAgent, AuthenticationMechanism, ScopeDisplayName
| extend timekey = bin(TimeGenerated, 1h)
| extend ActorUserId = tostring(Data.MemberId)
| project timekey, ActorUserId, AddingUser=ActorUPN, TimeAdded=TimeGenerated, PermissionGrantDetails = Details
// Get details of operations conducted by user soon after elevation of permissions
| join (ADOAuditLogs
| extend ActorUserId = tostring(Data.MemberId)
| extend timekey = bin(TimeGenerated, 1h)) on timekey, ActorUserId
| summarize ActionsWhenAdded = make_set(OperationName) by ActorUPN, AddingUser, TimeAdded, PermissionGrantDetails, IpAddress, UserAgent
| extend AccountName = tostring(split(ActorUPN, "@")[0]), AccountUPNSuffix = tostring(split(ActorUPN, "@")[1])
| extend AddingUserAccountName = tostring(split(AddingUser, "@")[0]), AddingUserAccountUPNSuffix = tostring(split(AddingUser, "@")[1])
name: New PA, PCA, or PCAS added to Azure DevOps
triggerOperator: gt
query: |
ADOAuditLogs
| where OperationName =~ "Group.UpdateGroupMembership.Add"
| where Details has_any ("Project Administrators", "Project Collection Administrators", "Project Collection Service Accounts", "Build Administrator")
| project-reorder TimeGenerated, Details, ActorUPN, IpAddress, UserAgent, AuthenticationMechanism, ScopeDisplayName
| extend timekey = bin(TimeGenerated, 1h)
| extend ActorUserId = tostring(Data.MemberId)
| project timekey, ActorUserId, AddingUser=ActorUPN, TimeAdded=TimeGenerated, PermissionGrantDetails = Details
// Get details of operations conducted by user soon after elevation of permissions
| join (ADOAuditLogs
| extend ActorUserId = tostring(Data.MemberId)
| extend timekey = bin(TimeGenerated, 1h)) on timekey, ActorUserId
| summarize ActionsWhenAdded = make_set(OperationName) by ActorUPN, AddingUser, TimeAdded, PermissionGrantDetails, IpAddress, UserAgent
| extend AccountName = tostring(split(ActorUPN, "@")[0]), AccountUPNSuffix = tostring(split(ActorUPN, "@")[1])
| extend AddingUserAccountName = tostring(split(AddingUser, "@")[0]), AddingUserAccountUPNSuffix = tostring(split(AddingUser, "@")[1])
queryFrequency: 1d
description: |
'In order for an attacker to be able to conduct many potential attacks against Azure DevOps they will need to gain elevated permissions.
This detection looks for users being granted key administrative permissions. If the principal of least privilege is applied, the number of users granted these permissions should be small. Note that permissions can also be granted via Microsoft Entra ID Protection groups and monitoring of these should also be conducted.'
id: 35ce9aff-1708-45b8-a295-5e9a307f5f17
triggerThreshold: 0
queryPeriod: 1d
version: 1.0.6
kind: Scheduled
status: Available
severity: Medium
requiredDataConnectors: []
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/AzureDevOpsAuditing/Analytic%20Rules/NewPAPCAPCASaddedtoADO.yaml
relevantTechniques:
- T1078.004
tactics:
- InitialAccess
entityMappings:
- fieldMappings:
- identifier: FullName
columnName: ActorUPN
- identifier: Name
columnName: AccountName
- identifier: UPNSuffix
columnName: AccountUPNSuffix
entityType: Account
- fieldMappings:
- identifier: FullName
columnName: AddingUser
- identifier: Name
columnName: AddingUserAccountName
- identifier: UPNSuffix
columnName: AddingUserAccountUPNSuffix
entityType: Account
- fieldMappings:
- identifier: Address
columnName: IpAddress
entityType: IP
{
"$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/35ce9aff-1708-45b8-a295-5e9a307f5f17')]",
"kind": "Scheduled",
"name": "[concat(parameters('workspace'),'/Microsoft.SecurityInsights/35ce9aff-1708-45b8-a295-5e9a307f5f17')]",
"properties": {
"alertRuleTemplateName": "35ce9aff-1708-45b8-a295-5e9a307f5f17",
"customDetails": null,
"description": "'In order for an attacker to be able to conduct many potential attacks against Azure DevOps they will need to gain elevated permissions. \nThis detection looks for users being granted key administrative permissions. If the principal of least privilege is applied, the number of users granted these permissions should be small. Note that permissions can also be granted via Microsoft Entra ID Protection groups and monitoring of these should also be conducted.'\n",
"displayName": "New PA, PCA, or PCAS added to Azure DevOps",
"enabled": true,
"entityMappings": [
{
"entityType": "Account",
"fieldMappings": [
{
"columnName": "ActorUPN",
"identifier": "FullName"
},
{
"columnName": "AccountName",
"identifier": "Name"
},
{
"columnName": "AccountUPNSuffix",
"identifier": "UPNSuffix"
}
]
},
{
"entityType": "Account",
"fieldMappings": [
{
"columnName": "AddingUser",
"identifier": "FullName"
},
{
"columnName": "AddingUserAccountName",
"identifier": "Name"
},
{
"columnName": "AddingUserAccountUPNSuffix",
"identifier": "UPNSuffix"
}
]
},
{
"entityType": "IP",
"fieldMappings": [
{
"columnName": "IpAddress",
"identifier": "Address"
}
]
}
],
"OriginalUri": "https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/AzureDevOpsAuditing/Analytic%20Rules/NewPAPCAPCASaddedtoADO.yaml",
"query": "ADOAuditLogs\n| where OperationName =~ \"Group.UpdateGroupMembership.Add\"\n| where Details has_any (\"Project Administrators\", \"Project Collection Administrators\", \"Project Collection Service Accounts\", \"Build Administrator\")\n| project-reorder TimeGenerated, Details, ActorUPN, IpAddress, UserAgent, AuthenticationMechanism, ScopeDisplayName\n| extend timekey = bin(TimeGenerated, 1h)\n| extend ActorUserId = tostring(Data.MemberId)\n| project timekey, ActorUserId, AddingUser=ActorUPN, TimeAdded=TimeGenerated, PermissionGrantDetails = Details\n// Get details of operations conducted by user soon after elevation of permissions\n| join (ADOAuditLogs\n| extend ActorUserId = tostring(Data.MemberId)\n| extend timekey = bin(TimeGenerated, 1h)) on timekey, ActorUserId\n| summarize ActionsWhenAdded = make_set(OperationName) by ActorUPN, AddingUser, TimeAdded, PermissionGrantDetails, IpAddress, UserAgent\n| extend AccountName = tostring(split(ActorUPN, \"@\")[0]), AccountUPNSuffix = tostring(split(ActorUPN, \"@\")[1])\n| extend AddingUserAccountName = tostring(split(AddingUser, \"@\")[0]), AddingUserAccountUPNSuffix = tostring(split(AddingUser, \"@\")[1])\n",
"queryFrequency": "P1D",
"queryPeriod": "P1D",
"severity": "Medium",
"status": "Available",
"subTechniques": [
"T1078.004"
],
"suppressionDuration": "PT1H",
"suppressionEnabled": false,
"tactics": [
"InitialAccess"
],
"techniques": [
"T1078"
],
"templateVersion": "1.0.6",
"triggerOperator": "GreaterThan",
"triggerThreshold": 0
},
"type": "Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers/alertRules"
}
]
}