NRT User added to Microsoft Entra ID Privileged Groups

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Id	70fc7201-f28e-4ba7-b9ea-c04b96701f13
Rulename	NRT User added to Microsoft Entra ID 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 Microsoft Entra ID 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	NRT
Source Uri	https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Microsoft Entra ID/Analytic Rules/NRT_UseraddedtoPrivilgedGroups.yaml
Version	1.0.6
Arm template	70fc7201-f28e-4ba7-b9ea-c04b96701f13.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 InitiatingAppId = tostring(InitiatedBy.app.appId)
| extend InitiatingAppName = tostring(InitiatedBy.app.displayName)
| extend InitiatingAppServicePrincipalId = tostring(InitiatedBy.app.servicePrincipalId)
| extend InitiatingAppServicePrincipalName = tostring(InitiatedBy.app.servicePrincipalName)
| 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 InitiatingUserRoles = InitiatedBy.user.roles
| where GroupName in~ (PrivilegedGroups)
// If you don't want to alert for operations from PIM, remove below filtering for MS-PIM.
//| where InitiatingAppName != "MS-PIM"
| project TimeGenerated, AADOperationType, Category, OperationName, AADTenantId, InitiatingUserPrincipalName, InitiatingAadUserId, InitiatingAppName, InitiatingAppId, InitiatingAppServicePrincipalId, InitiatingIpAddress, InitiatingUserRoles, DisplayName, GroupName, TargetUserPrincipalName
| extend InitiatedByName = tostring(split(InitiatingUserPrincipalName,'@',0)[0]), InitiatedByUPNSuffix = tostring(split(InitiatingUserPrincipalName,'@',1)[0])
| extend TargetName = tostring(split(TargetUserPrincipalName,'@',0)[0]), TargetUPNSuffix = tostring(split(TargetUserPrincipalName,'@',1)[0])

YAML

relevantTechniques:
- T1098
- T1078
name: NRT User added to Microsoft Entra ID Privileged Groups
requiredDataConnectors:
- dataTypes:
  - AuditLogs
  connectorId: AzureActiveDirectory
entityMappings:
- fieldMappings:
  - identifier: FullName
    columnName: InitiatingUserPrincipalName
  - identifier: Name
    columnName: InitiatedByName
  - identifier: UPNSuffix
    columnName: InitiatedByUPNSuffix
  entityType: Account
- fieldMappings:
  - identifier: FullName
    columnName: TargetUserPrincipalName
  - identifier: Name
    columnName: TargetName
  - identifier: UPNSuffix
    columnName: TargetUPNSuffix
  entityType: Account
- fieldMappings:
  - identifier: AadUserId
    columnName: InitiatingAadUserId
  entityType: Account
- fieldMappings:
  - identifier: AadUserId
    columnName: InitiatingAppServicePrincipalId
  entityType: Account
- fieldMappings:
  - identifier: Address
    columnName: InitiatingIpAddress
  entityType: IP
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 InitiatingAppId = tostring(InitiatedBy.app.appId)
  | extend InitiatingAppName = tostring(InitiatedBy.app.displayName)
  | extend InitiatingAppServicePrincipalId = tostring(InitiatedBy.app.servicePrincipalId)
  | extend InitiatingAppServicePrincipalName = tostring(InitiatedBy.app.servicePrincipalName)
  | 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 InitiatingUserRoles = InitiatedBy.user.roles
  | where GroupName in~ (PrivilegedGroups)
  // If you don't want to alert for operations from PIM, remove below filtering for MS-PIM.
  //| where InitiatingAppName != "MS-PIM"
  | project TimeGenerated, AADOperationType, Category, OperationName, AADTenantId, InitiatingUserPrincipalName, InitiatingAadUserId, InitiatingAppName, InitiatingAppId, InitiatingAppServicePrincipalId, InitiatingIpAddress, InitiatingUserRoles, DisplayName, GroupName, TargetUserPrincipalName
  | extend InitiatedByName = tostring(split(InitiatingUserPrincipalName,'@',0)[0]), InitiatedByUPNSuffix = tostring(split(InitiatingUserPrincipalName,'@',1)[0])
  | extend TargetName = tostring(split(TargetUserPrincipalName,'@',0)[0]), TargetUPNSuffix = tostring(split(TargetUserPrincipalName,'@',1)[0])  
id: 70fc7201-f28e-4ba7-b9ea-c04b96701f13
tactics:
- Persistence
- PrivilegeEscalation
version: 1.0.6
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Microsoft Entra ID/Analytic Rules/NRT_UseraddedtoPrivilgedGroups.yaml
kind: NRT
tags:
- DEV-0537
severity: Medium
status: Available
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 Microsoft Entra ID please see https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/users-groups-roles/directory-assign-admin-roles'

ARM

{
  "$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/70fc7201-f28e-4ba7-b9ea-c04b96701f13')]",
      "kind": "NRT",
      "name": "[concat(parameters('workspace'),'/Microsoft.SecurityInsights/70fc7201-f28e-4ba7-b9ea-c04b96701f13')]",
      "properties": {
        "alertRuleTemplateName": "70fc7201-f28e-4ba7-b9ea-c04b96701f13",
        "customDetails": null,
        "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 Microsoft Entra ID please see https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/users-groups-roles/directory-assign-admin-roles'\n",
        "displayName": "NRT User added to Microsoft Entra ID Privileged Groups",
        "enabled": true,
        "entityMappings": [
          {
            "entityType": "Account",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "InitiatingUserPrincipalName",
                "identifier": "FullName"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "InitiatedByName",
                "identifier": "Name"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "InitiatedByUPNSuffix",
                "identifier": "UPNSuffix"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "entityType": "Account",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "TargetUserPrincipalName",
                "identifier": "FullName"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "TargetName",
                "identifier": "Name"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "TargetUPNSuffix",
                "identifier": "UPNSuffix"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "entityType": "Account",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "InitiatingAadUserId",
                "identifier": "AadUserId"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "entityType": "Account",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "InitiatingAppServicePrincipalId",
                "identifier": "AadUserId"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "entityType": "IP",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "InitiatingIpAddress",
                "identifier": "Address"
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
        "OriginalUri": "https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Microsoft Entra ID/Analytic Rules/NRT_UseraddedtoPrivilgedGroups.yaml",
        "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 InitiatingAppId = tostring(InitiatedBy.app.appId)\n| extend InitiatingAppName = tostring(InitiatedBy.app.displayName)\n| extend InitiatingAppServicePrincipalId = tostring(InitiatedBy.app.servicePrincipalId)\n| extend InitiatingAppServicePrincipalName = tostring(InitiatedBy.app.servicePrincipalName)\n| extend InitiatingUserPrincipalName = tostring(InitiatedBy.user.userPrincipalName)\n| extend InitiatingAadUserId = tostring(InitiatedBy.user.id)\n| extend InitiatingIpAddress = tostring(iff(isnotempty(InitiatedBy.user.ipAddress), InitiatedBy.user.ipAddress, InitiatedBy.app.ipAddress))        \n| extend InitiatingUserRoles = InitiatedBy.user.roles\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 InitiatingAppName != \"MS-PIM\"\n| project TimeGenerated, AADOperationType, Category, OperationName, AADTenantId, InitiatingUserPrincipalName, InitiatingAadUserId, InitiatingAppName, InitiatingAppId, InitiatingAppServicePrincipalId, InitiatingIpAddress, InitiatingUserRoles, DisplayName, GroupName, TargetUserPrincipalName\n| extend InitiatedByName = tostring(split(InitiatingUserPrincipalName,'@',0)[0]), InitiatedByUPNSuffix = tostring(split(InitiatingUserPrincipalName,'@',1)[0])\n| extend TargetName = tostring(split(TargetUserPrincipalName,'@',0)[0]), TargetUPNSuffix = tostring(split(TargetUserPrincipalName,'@',1)[0])\n",
        "severity": "Medium",
        "status": "Available",
        "subTechniques": [],
        "suppressionDuration": "PT1H",
        "suppressionEnabled": false,
        "tactics": [
          "Persistence",
          "PrivilegeEscalation"
        ],
        "tags": [
          "DEV-0537"
        ],
        "techniques": [
          "T1078",
          "T1098"
        ],
        "templateVersion": "1.0.6"
      },
      "type": "Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers/alertRules"
    }
  ]
}