AD account with Dont Expire Password

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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

KQL

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

YAML

id: 6c360107-f3ee-4b91-9f43-f4cfd90441cf
tactics:
- Persistence
queryPeriod: 1d
metadata:
  categories:
    domains:
    - Security - Others
    - Identity
  source:
    kind: Community
  support:
    tier: Community
  author:
    name: Microsoft Security Research
triggerThreshold: 0
name: AD account with Don't Expire Password
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  
severity: Low
triggerOperator: gt
kind: Scheduled
relevantTechniques:
- T1098
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/SecurityEvent/password_never_expires.yaml
queryFrequency: 1d
requiredDataConnectors:
- connectorId: SecurityEvents
  dataTypes:
  - SecurityEvent
- connectorId: WindowsSecurityEvents
  dataTypes:
  - SecurityEvent
- connectorId: WindowsForwardedEvents
  dataTypes:
  - WindowsEvent
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".'  
version: 1.2.2
entityMappings:
- fieldMappings:
  - columnName: TargetAccount
    identifier: FullName
  - columnName: TargetUserName
    identifier: Name
  - columnName: TargetDomainName
    identifier: NTDomain
  entityType: Account
- fieldMappings:
  - columnName: TargetSid
    identifier: Sid
  entityType: Account
- fieldMappings:
  - columnName: SubjectAccount
    identifier: FullName
  - columnName: SubjectUserName
    identifier: Name
  - columnName: SubjectDomainName
    identifier: NTDomain
  entityType: Account
- fieldMappings:
  - columnName: SubjectUserSid
    identifier: Sid
  entityType: Account
- fieldMappings:
  - columnName: Computer
    identifier: FullName
  - columnName: HostName
    identifier: HostName
  - columnName: HostNameDomain
    identifier: DnsDomain
  entityType: Host

ARM

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      "kind": "Scheduled",
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        "displayName": "AD account with Don't Expire Password",
        "enabled": true,
        "entityMappings": [
          {
            "entityType": "Account",
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              {
                "columnName": "TargetAccount",
                "identifier": "FullName"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "TargetUserName",
                "identifier": "Name"
              },
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                "columnName": "TargetDomainName",
                "identifier": "NTDomain"
              }
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                "columnName": "TargetSid",
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                "columnName": "SubjectDomainName",
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              }
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            "entityType": "Account",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "SubjectUserSid",
                "identifier": "Sid"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "entityType": "Host",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "Computer",
                "identifier": "FullName"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "HostName",
                "identifier": "HostName"
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              {
                "columnName": "HostNameDomain",
                "identifier": "DnsDomain"
              }
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        ],
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        "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",
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