User added to Azure Active Directory Privileged Groups

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Id	4d94d4a9-dc96-410a-8dea-4d4d4584188b
Rulename	User added to Azure Active Directory Privileged Groups
Description	This will alert when a user is added to any of the Privileged Groups. For further information on AuditLogs please see https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/reports-monitoring/reference-audit-activities. For Administrator role permissions in Azure Active Directory please see https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/users-groups-roles/directory-assign-admin-roles
Severity	Medium
Tactics	Persistence PrivilegeEscalation
Techniques	T1098 T1078
Required data connectors	AzureActiveDirectory
Kind	Scheduled
Query frequency	1h
Query period	1h
Trigger threshold	0
Trigger operator	gt
Source Uri	https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Azure Active Directory/Analytic Rules/UseraddedtoPrivilgedGroups.yaml
Version	1.0.4
Arm template	4d94d4a9-dc96-410a-8dea-4d4d4584188b.json

KQL

let OperationList = dynamic(["Add member to role","Add member to role in PIM requested (permanent)"]);
let PrivilegedGroups = dynamic(["UserAccountAdmins","PrivilegedRoleAdmins","TenantAdmins"]);
AuditLogs
//| where LoggedByService =~ "Core Directory"
| where Category =~ "RoleManagement"
| where OperationName in~ (OperationList)
| mv-apply TargetResource = TargetResources on 
  (
      where TargetResource.type =~ "User"
      | extend TargetUserPrincipalName = tostring(TargetResource.userPrincipalName),
               modProps = TargetResource.modifiedProperties
  )
| mv-apply Property = modProps on 
  (
      where Property.displayName =~ "Role.WellKnownObjectName"
      | extend DisplayName = trim('"',tostring(Property.displayName)),
               GroupName = trim('"',tostring(Property.newValue))
  )
| extend AppId = InitiatedBy.app.appId,
      InitiatedByDisplayName = case(isnotempty(InitiatedBy.app.displayName), InitiatedBy.app.displayName, isnotempty(InitiatedBy.user.displayName), InitiatedBy.user.displayName, "not available"),
      ServicePrincipalId = tostring(InitiatedBy.app.servicePrincipalId),
      ServicePrincipalName = tostring(InitiatedBy.app.servicePrincipalName),
      UserId = InitiatedBy.user.id,
      UserIPAddress = InitiatedBy.user.ipAddress,
      UserRoles = InitiatedBy.user.roles,
      UserPrincipalName = tostring(InitiatedBy.user.userPrincipalName)
| where GroupName in~ (PrivilegedGroups)
// If you don't want to alert for operations from PIM, remove below filtering for MS-PIM.
//| where InitiatedByDisplayName != "MS-PIM"
| project TimeGenerated, AADOperationType, Category, OperationName, AADTenantId, AppId, InitiatedByDisplayName, ServicePrincipalId, ServicePrincipalName, DisplayName, GroupName, UserId, UserIPAddress, UserRoles, UserPrincipalName, TargetUserPrincipalName
| extend AccountCustomEntity = case(isnotempty(ServicePrincipalName), ServicePrincipalName, 
                                    isnotempty(UserPrincipalName), UserPrincipalName,  
                                    "")
| extend AccountName = tostring(split(AccountCustomEntity,'@',0)[0]), AccountUPNSuffix = tostring(split(AccountCustomEntity,'@',1)[0])
| extend TargetName = tostring(split(TargetUserPrincipalName,'@',0)[0]), TargetUPNSuffix = tostring(split(TargetUserPrincipalName,'@',1)[0])

YAML

triggerOperator: gt
version: 1.0.4
query: |
  let OperationList = dynamic(["Add member to role","Add member to role in PIM requested (permanent)"]);
  let PrivilegedGroups = dynamic(["UserAccountAdmins","PrivilegedRoleAdmins","TenantAdmins"]);
  AuditLogs
  //| where LoggedByService =~ "Core Directory"
  | where Category =~ "RoleManagement"
  | where OperationName in~ (OperationList)
  | mv-apply TargetResource = TargetResources on 
    (
        where TargetResource.type =~ "User"
        | extend TargetUserPrincipalName = tostring(TargetResource.userPrincipalName),
                 modProps = TargetResource.modifiedProperties
    )
  | mv-apply Property = modProps on 
    (
        where Property.displayName =~ "Role.WellKnownObjectName"
        | extend DisplayName = trim('"',tostring(Property.displayName)),
                 GroupName = trim('"',tostring(Property.newValue))
    )
  | extend AppId = InitiatedBy.app.appId,
        InitiatedByDisplayName = case(isnotempty(InitiatedBy.app.displayName), InitiatedBy.app.displayName, isnotempty(InitiatedBy.user.displayName), InitiatedBy.user.displayName, "not available"),
        ServicePrincipalId = tostring(InitiatedBy.app.servicePrincipalId),
        ServicePrincipalName = tostring(InitiatedBy.app.servicePrincipalName),
        UserId = InitiatedBy.user.id,
        UserIPAddress = InitiatedBy.user.ipAddress,
        UserRoles = InitiatedBy.user.roles,
        UserPrincipalName = tostring(InitiatedBy.user.userPrincipalName)
  | where GroupName in~ (PrivilegedGroups)
  // If you don't want to alert for operations from PIM, remove below filtering for MS-PIM.
  //| where InitiatedByDisplayName != "MS-PIM"
  | project TimeGenerated, AADOperationType, Category, OperationName, AADTenantId, AppId, InitiatedByDisplayName, ServicePrincipalId, ServicePrincipalName, DisplayName, GroupName, UserId, UserIPAddress, UserRoles, UserPrincipalName, TargetUserPrincipalName
  | extend AccountCustomEntity = case(isnotempty(ServicePrincipalName), ServicePrincipalName, 
                                      isnotempty(UserPrincipalName), UserPrincipalName,  
                                      "")
  | extend AccountName = tostring(split(AccountCustomEntity,'@',0)[0]), AccountUPNSuffix = tostring(split(AccountCustomEntity,'@',1)[0])
  | extend TargetName = tostring(split(TargetUserPrincipalName,'@',0)[0]), TargetUPNSuffix = tostring(split(TargetUserPrincipalName,'@',1)[0])  
status: Available
entityMappings:
- entityType: Account
  fieldMappings:
  - columnName: AccountName
    identifier: Name
  - columnName: AccountUPNSuffix
    identifier: UPNSuffix
- entityType: Account
  fieldMappings:
  - columnName: TargetName
    identifier: Name
  - columnName: TargetUPNSuffix
    identifier: UPNSuffix
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Azure Active Directory/Analytic Rules/UseraddedtoPrivilgedGroups.yaml
queryFrequency: 1h
requiredDataConnectors:
- connectorId: AzureActiveDirectory
  dataTypes:
  - AuditLogs
tags:
- DEV-0537
name: User added to Azure Active Directory Privileged Groups
queryPeriod: 1h
severity: Medium
kind: Scheduled
tactics:
- Persistence
- PrivilegeEscalation
id: 4d94d4a9-dc96-410a-8dea-4d4d4584188b
description: |
  'This will alert when a user is added to any of the Privileged Groups.
  For further information on AuditLogs please see https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/reports-monitoring/reference-audit-activities.
  For Administrator role permissions in Azure Active Directory please see https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/users-groups-roles/directory-assign-admin-roles'  
relevantTechniques:
- T1098
- T1078
triggerThreshold: 0

ARM

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  "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
  "parameters": {
    "workspace": {
      "type": "String"
    }
  },
  "resources": [
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      "id": "[concat(resourceId('Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers', parameters('workspace'), 'Microsoft.SecurityInsights'),'/alertRules/4d94d4a9-dc96-410a-8dea-4d4d4584188b')]",
      "name": "[concat(parameters('workspace'),'/Microsoft.SecurityInsights/4d94d4a9-dc96-410a-8dea-4d4d4584188b')]",
      "type": "Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers/alertRules",
      "kind": "Scheduled",
      "apiVersion": "2022-11-01-preview",
      "properties": {
        "displayName": "User added to Azure Active Directory Privileged Groups",
        "description": "'This will alert when a user is added to any of the Privileged Groups.\nFor further information on AuditLogs please see https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/reports-monitoring/reference-audit-activities.\nFor Administrator role permissions in Azure Active Directory please see https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/users-groups-roles/directory-assign-admin-roles'\n",
        "severity": "Medium",
        "enabled": true,
        "query": "let OperationList = dynamic([\"Add member to role\",\"Add member to role in PIM requested (permanent)\"]);\nlet PrivilegedGroups = dynamic([\"UserAccountAdmins\",\"PrivilegedRoleAdmins\",\"TenantAdmins\"]);\nAuditLogs\n//| where LoggedByService =~ \"Core Directory\"\n| where Category =~ \"RoleManagement\"\n| where OperationName in~ (OperationList)\n| mv-apply TargetResource = TargetResources on \n  (\n      where TargetResource.type =~ \"User\"\n      | extend TargetUserPrincipalName = tostring(TargetResource.userPrincipalName),\n               modProps = TargetResource.modifiedProperties\n  )\n| mv-apply Property = modProps on \n  (\n      where Property.displayName =~ \"Role.WellKnownObjectName\"\n      | extend DisplayName = trim('\"',tostring(Property.displayName)),\n               GroupName = trim('\"',tostring(Property.newValue))\n  )\n| extend AppId = InitiatedBy.app.appId,\n      InitiatedByDisplayName = case(isnotempty(InitiatedBy.app.displayName), InitiatedBy.app.displayName, isnotempty(InitiatedBy.user.displayName), InitiatedBy.user.displayName, \"not available\"),\n      ServicePrincipalId = tostring(InitiatedBy.app.servicePrincipalId),\n      ServicePrincipalName = tostring(InitiatedBy.app.servicePrincipalName),\n      UserId = InitiatedBy.user.id,\n      UserIPAddress = InitiatedBy.user.ipAddress,\n      UserRoles = InitiatedBy.user.roles,\n      UserPrincipalName = tostring(InitiatedBy.user.userPrincipalName)\n| where GroupName in~ (PrivilegedGroups)\n// If you don't want to alert for operations from PIM, remove below filtering for MS-PIM.\n//| where InitiatedByDisplayName != \"MS-PIM\"\n| project TimeGenerated, AADOperationType, Category, OperationName, AADTenantId, AppId, InitiatedByDisplayName, ServicePrincipalId, ServicePrincipalName, DisplayName, GroupName, UserId, UserIPAddress, UserRoles, UserPrincipalName, TargetUserPrincipalName\n| extend AccountCustomEntity = case(isnotempty(ServicePrincipalName), ServicePrincipalName, \n                                    isnotempty(UserPrincipalName), UserPrincipalName,  \n                                    \"\")\n| extend AccountName = tostring(split(AccountCustomEntity,'@',0)[0]), AccountUPNSuffix = tostring(split(AccountCustomEntity,'@',1)[0])\n| extend TargetName = tostring(split(TargetUserPrincipalName,'@',0)[0]), TargetUPNSuffix = tostring(split(TargetUserPrincipalName,'@',1)[0])\n",
        "queryFrequency": "PT1H",
        "queryPeriod": "PT1H",
        "triggerOperator": "GreaterThan",
        "triggerThreshold": 0,
        "suppressionDuration": "PT1H",
        "suppressionEnabled": false,
        "tactics": [
          "Persistence",
          "PrivilegeEscalation"
        ],
        "techniques": [
          "T1098",
          "T1078"
        ],
        "alertRuleTemplateName": "4d94d4a9-dc96-410a-8dea-4d4d4584188b",
        "customDetails": null,
        "entityMappings": [
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            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "AccountName",
                "identifier": "Name"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "AccountUPNSuffix",
                "identifier": "UPNSuffix"
              }
            ],
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          },
          {
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              {
                "columnName": "TargetName",
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              }
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            "entityType": "Account"
          }
        ],
        "OriginalUri": "https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Azure Active Directory/Analytic Rules/UseraddedtoPrivilgedGroups.yaml",
        "status": "Available",
        "templateVersion": "1.0.4",
        "tags": [
          "DEV-0537"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}