AD account with Dont Expire Password
Id | 6c360107-f3ee-4b91-9f43-f4cfd90441cf |
Rulename | AD account with Don’t Expire Password |
Description | Identifies whenever a user account has the setting “Password Never Expires” in the user account properties selected. This is indicated in Security event 4738 in the EventData item labeled UserAccountControl with an included value of %%2089. %%2089 resolves to “Don’t Expire Password - Enabled”. |
Severity | Low |
Tactics | Persistence |
Techniques | T1098 |
Required data connectors | SecurityEvents WindowsForwardedEvents WindowsSecurityEvents |
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/SecurityEvent/password_never_expires.yaml |
Version | 1.2.2 |
Arm template | 6c360107-f3ee-4b91-9f43-f4cfd90441cf.json |
union isfuzzy=true
(
SecurityEvent
| where EventID == 4738
// 2089 value indicates the Don't Expire Password value has been set
| where UserAccountControl has "%%2089"
| extend Value_2089 = iff(UserAccountControl has "%%2089","'Don't Expire Password' - Enabled", "Not Changed")
// 2050 indicates that the Password Not Required value is NOT set, this often shows up at the same time as a 2089 and is the recommended value. This value may not be in the event.
| extend Value_2050 = iff(UserAccountControl has "%%2050","'Password Not Required' - Disabled", "Not Changed")
// If value %%2082 is present in the 4738 event, this indicates the account has been configured to logon WITHOUT a password. Generally you should only see this value when an account is created and only in Event 4720: Account Creation Event.
| extend Value_2082 = iff(UserAccountControl has "%%2082","'Password Not Required' - Enabled", "Not Changed")
| project StartTime = TimeGenerated, EventID, Activity, Computer, TargetAccount, TargetUserName, TargetDomainName, TargetSid,
AccountType, UserAccountControl, Value_2089, Value_2050, Value_2082, SubjectAccount, SubjectUserName, SubjectDomainName, SubjectUserSid
),
(
WindowsEvent
| where EventID == 4738 and EventData has '2089'
// 2089 value indicates the Don't Expire Password value has been set
| extend UserAccountControl = tostring(EventData.UserAccountControl)
| where UserAccountControl has "%%2089"
| extend Value_2089 = iff(UserAccountControl has "%%2089","'Don't Expire Password' - Enabled", "Not Changed")
// 2050 indicates that the Password Not Required value is NOT set, this often shows up at the same time as a 2089 and is the recommended value. This value may not be in the event.
| extend Value_2050 = iff(UserAccountControl has "%%2050","'Password Not Required' - Disabled", "Not Changed")
// If value %%2082 is present in the 4738 event, this indicates the account has been configured to logon WITHOUT a password. Generally you should only see this value when an account is created and only in Event 4720: Account Creation Event.
| extend Value_2082 = iff(UserAccountControl has "%%2082","'Password Not Required' - Enabled", "Not Changed")
| extend Activity="4738 - A user account was changed."
| extend TargetAccount = strcat(EventData.TargetDomainName,"\\", EventData.TargetUserName)
| extend TargetSid = tostring(EventData.TargetSid)
| extend SubjectAccount = strcat(EventData.SubjectDomainName,"\\", EventData.SubjectUserName)
| extend SubjectUserSid = tostring(EventData.SubjectUserSid)
| extend AccountType=case(SubjectAccount endswith "$" or SubjectUserSid in ("S-1-5-18", "S-1-5-19", "S-1-5-20"), "Machine", isempty(SubjectUserSid), "", "User")
| project StartTime = TimeGenerated, EventID, Activity, Computer, TargetAccount, TargetUserName = tostring(EventData.TargetUserName), TargetDomainName = tostring(EventData.TargetDomainName), TargetSid,
AccountType, UserAccountControl, Value_2089, Value_2050, Value_2082, SubjectAccount, SubjectDomainName = tostring(EventData.SubjectDomainName), SubjectUserName = tostring(EventData.SubjectUserName), SubjectUserSid = tostring(EventData.SubjectUserSid)
)
| extend HostName = tostring(split(Computer, ".")[0]), DomainIndex = toint(indexof(Computer, '.'))
| extend HostNameDomain = iff(DomainIndex != -1, substring(Computer, DomainIndex + 1), Computer)
| project-away DomainIndex
relevantTechniques:
- T1098
name: AD account with Don't Expire Password
requiredDataConnectors:
- dataTypes:
- SecurityEvent
connectorId: SecurityEvents
- dataTypes:
- SecurityEvent
connectorId: WindowsSecurityEvents
- dataTypes:
- WindowsEvent
connectorId: WindowsForwardedEvents
entityMappings:
- fieldMappings:
- identifier: FullName
columnName: TargetAccount
- identifier: Name
columnName: TargetUserName
- identifier: NTDomain
columnName: TargetDomainName
entityType: Account
- fieldMappings:
- identifier: Sid
columnName: TargetSid
entityType: Account
- fieldMappings:
- identifier: FullName
columnName: SubjectAccount
- identifier: Name
columnName: SubjectUserName
- identifier: NTDomain
columnName: SubjectDomainName
entityType: Account
- fieldMappings:
- identifier: Sid
columnName: SubjectUserSid
entityType: Account
- fieldMappings:
- identifier: FullName
columnName: Computer
- identifier: HostName
columnName: HostName
- identifier: DnsDomain
columnName: HostNameDomain
entityType: Host
triggerThreshold: 0
id: 6c360107-f3ee-4b91-9f43-f4cfd90441cf
tactics:
- Persistence
version: 1.2.2
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/SecurityEvent/password_never_expires.yaml
queryPeriod: 1d
kind: Scheduled
metadata:
categories:
domains:
- Security - Others
- Identity
author:
name: Microsoft Security Research
support:
tier: Community
source:
kind: Community
queryFrequency: 1d
severity: Low
description: |
'Identifies whenever a user account has the setting "Password Never Expires" in the user account properties selected.
This is indicated in Security event 4738 in the EventData item labeled UserAccountControl with an included value of %%2089.
%%2089 resolves to "Don't Expire Password - Enabled".'
query: |
union isfuzzy=true
(
SecurityEvent
| where EventID == 4738
// 2089 value indicates the Don't Expire Password value has been set
| where UserAccountControl has "%%2089"
| extend Value_2089 = iff(UserAccountControl has "%%2089","'Don't Expire Password' - Enabled", "Not Changed")
// 2050 indicates that the Password Not Required value is NOT set, this often shows up at the same time as a 2089 and is the recommended value. This value may not be in the event.
| extend Value_2050 = iff(UserAccountControl has "%%2050","'Password Not Required' - Disabled", "Not Changed")
// If value %%2082 is present in the 4738 event, this indicates the account has been configured to logon WITHOUT a password. Generally you should only see this value when an account is created and only in Event 4720: Account Creation Event.
| extend Value_2082 = iff(UserAccountControl has "%%2082","'Password Not Required' - Enabled", "Not Changed")
| project StartTime = TimeGenerated, EventID, Activity, Computer, TargetAccount, TargetUserName, TargetDomainName, TargetSid,
AccountType, UserAccountControl, Value_2089, Value_2050, Value_2082, SubjectAccount, SubjectUserName, SubjectDomainName, SubjectUserSid
),
(
WindowsEvent
| where EventID == 4738 and EventData has '2089'
// 2089 value indicates the Don't Expire Password value has been set
| extend UserAccountControl = tostring(EventData.UserAccountControl)
| where UserAccountControl has "%%2089"
| extend Value_2089 = iff(UserAccountControl has "%%2089","'Don't Expire Password' - Enabled", "Not Changed")
// 2050 indicates that the Password Not Required value is NOT set, this often shows up at the same time as a 2089 and is the recommended value. This value may not be in the event.
| extend Value_2050 = iff(UserAccountControl has "%%2050","'Password Not Required' - Disabled", "Not Changed")
// If value %%2082 is present in the 4738 event, this indicates the account has been configured to logon WITHOUT a password. Generally you should only see this value when an account is created and only in Event 4720: Account Creation Event.
| extend Value_2082 = iff(UserAccountControl has "%%2082","'Password Not Required' - Enabled", "Not Changed")
| extend Activity="4738 - A user account was changed."
| extend TargetAccount = strcat(EventData.TargetDomainName,"\\", EventData.TargetUserName)
| extend TargetSid = tostring(EventData.TargetSid)
| extend SubjectAccount = strcat(EventData.SubjectDomainName,"\\", EventData.SubjectUserName)
| extend SubjectUserSid = tostring(EventData.SubjectUserSid)
| extend AccountType=case(SubjectAccount endswith "$" or SubjectUserSid in ("S-1-5-18", "S-1-5-19", "S-1-5-20"), "Machine", isempty(SubjectUserSid), "", "User")
| project StartTime = TimeGenerated, EventID, Activity, Computer, TargetAccount, TargetUserName = tostring(EventData.TargetUserName), TargetDomainName = tostring(EventData.TargetDomainName), TargetSid,
AccountType, UserAccountControl, Value_2089, Value_2050, Value_2082, SubjectAccount, SubjectDomainName = tostring(EventData.SubjectDomainName), SubjectUserName = tostring(EventData.SubjectUserName), SubjectUserSid = tostring(EventData.SubjectUserSid)
)
| extend HostName = tostring(split(Computer, ".")[0]), DomainIndex = toint(indexof(Computer, '.'))
| extend HostNameDomain = iff(DomainIndex != -1, substring(Computer, DomainIndex + 1), Computer)
| project-away DomainIndex
triggerOperator: gt
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"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/6c360107-f3ee-4b91-9f43-f4cfd90441cf')]",
"kind": "Scheduled",
"name": "[concat(parameters('workspace'),'/Microsoft.SecurityInsights/6c360107-f3ee-4b91-9f43-f4cfd90441cf')]",
"properties": {
"alertRuleTemplateName": "6c360107-f3ee-4b91-9f43-f4cfd90441cf",
"customDetails": null,
"description": "'Identifies whenever a user account has the setting \"Password Never Expires\" in the user account properties selected.\nThis is indicated in Security event 4738 in the EventData item labeled UserAccountControl with an included value of %%2089.\n%%2089 resolves to \"Don't Expire Password - Enabled\".'\n",
"displayName": "AD account with Don't Expire Password",
"enabled": true,
"entityMappings": [
{
"entityType": "Account",
"fieldMappings": [
{
"columnName": "TargetAccount",
"identifier": "FullName"
},
{
"columnName": "TargetUserName",
"identifier": "Name"
},
{
"columnName": "TargetDomainName",
"identifier": "NTDomain"
}
]
},
{
"entityType": "Account",
"fieldMappings": [
{
"columnName": "TargetSid",
"identifier": "Sid"
}
]
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{
"entityType": "Account",
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{
"columnName": "SubjectAccount",
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},
{
"columnName": "SubjectUserName",
"identifier": "Name"
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{
"columnName": "SubjectDomainName",
"identifier": "NTDomain"
}
]
},
{
"entityType": "Account",
"fieldMappings": [
{
"columnName": "SubjectUserSid",
"identifier": "Sid"
}
]
},
{
"entityType": "Host",
"fieldMappings": [
{
"columnName": "Computer",
"identifier": "FullName"
},
{
"columnName": "HostName",
"identifier": "HostName"
},
{
"columnName": "HostNameDomain",
"identifier": "DnsDomain"
}
]
}
],
"OriginalUri": "https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/SecurityEvent/password_never_expires.yaml",
"query": "union isfuzzy=true\n(\n SecurityEvent\n | where EventID == 4738\n // 2089 value indicates the Don't Expire Password value has been set\n | where UserAccountControl has \"%%2089\"\n | extend Value_2089 = iff(UserAccountControl has \"%%2089\",\"'Don't Expire Password' - Enabled\", \"Not Changed\")\n // 2050 indicates that the Password Not Required value is NOT set, this often shows up at the same time as a 2089 and is the recommended value. This value may not be in the event.\n | extend Value_2050 = iff(UserAccountControl has \"%%2050\",\"'Password Not Required' - Disabled\", \"Not Changed\")\n // If value %%2082 is present in the 4738 event, this indicates the account has been configured to logon WITHOUT a password. Generally you should only see this value when an account is created and only in Event 4720: Account Creation Event.\n | extend Value_2082 = iff(UserAccountControl has \"%%2082\",\"'Password Not Required' - Enabled\", \"Not Changed\")\n | project StartTime = TimeGenerated, EventID, Activity, Computer, TargetAccount, TargetUserName, TargetDomainName, TargetSid, \n AccountType, UserAccountControl, Value_2089, Value_2050, Value_2082, SubjectAccount, SubjectUserName, SubjectDomainName, SubjectUserSid\n ),\n (\n WindowsEvent\n | where EventID == 4738 and EventData has '2089'\n // 2089 value indicates the Don't Expire Password value has been set\n | extend UserAccountControl = tostring(EventData.UserAccountControl)\n | where UserAccountControl has \"%%2089\"\n | extend Value_2089 = iff(UserAccountControl has \"%%2089\",\"'Don't Expire Password' - Enabled\", \"Not Changed\")\n // 2050 indicates that the Password Not Required value is NOT set, this often shows up at the same time as a 2089 and is the recommended value. This value may not be in the event.\n | extend Value_2050 = iff(UserAccountControl has \"%%2050\",\"'Password Not Required' - Disabled\", \"Not Changed\")\n // If value %%2082 is present in the 4738 event, this indicates the account has been configured to logon WITHOUT a password. Generally you should only see this value when an account is created and only in Event 4720: Account Creation Event.\n | extend Value_2082 = iff(UserAccountControl has \"%%2082\",\"'Password Not Required' - Enabled\", \"Not Changed\")\n | extend Activity=\"4738 - A user account was changed.\"\n | extend TargetAccount = strcat(EventData.TargetDomainName,\"\\\\\", EventData.TargetUserName)\n | extend TargetSid = tostring(EventData.TargetSid)\n | extend SubjectAccount = strcat(EventData.SubjectDomainName,\"\\\\\", EventData.SubjectUserName)\n | extend SubjectUserSid = tostring(EventData.SubjectUserSid)\n | extend AccountType=case(SubjectAccount endswith \"$\" or SubjectUserSid in (\"S-1-5-18\", \"S-1-5-19\", \"S-1-5-20\"), \"Machine\", isempty(SubjectUserSid), \"\", \"User\")\n | project StartTime = TimeGenerated, EventID, Activity, Computer, TargetAccount, TargetUserName = tostring(EventData.TargetUserName), TargetDomainName = tostring(EventData.TargetDomainName), TargetSid, \n AccountType, UserAccountControl, Value_2089, Value_2050, Value_2082, SubjectAccount, SubjectDomainName = tostring(EventData.SubjectDomainName), SubjectUserName = tostring(EventData.SubjectUserName), SubjectUserSid = tostring(EventData.SubjectUserSid)\n )\n | extend HostName = tostring(split(Computer, \".\")[0]), DomainIndex = toint(indexof(Computer, '.'))\n | extend HostNameDomain = iff(DomainIndex != -1, substring(Computer, DomainIndex + 1), Computer)\n | project-away DomainIndex\n",
"queryFrequency": "P1D",
"queryPeriod": "P1D",
"severity": "Low",
"subTechniques": [],
"suppressionDuration": "PT1H",
"suppressionEnabled": false,
"tactics": [
"Persistence"
],
"techniques": [
"T1098"
],
"templateVersion": "1.2.2",
"triggerOperator": "GreaterThan",
"triggerThreshold": 0
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"type": "Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers/alertRules"
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}