Analytic rule catalog
User State changed from Guest to Member
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| Id | a09a0b8e-30fe-4ebf-94a0-cffe50f579cd |
| Rulename | User State changed from Guest to Member |
| Description | Detects when a guest account in a tenant is converted to a member of the tenant. Monitoring guest accounts and the access they are provided is important to detect potential account abuse. Accounts converted to members should be investigated to ensure the activity was legitimate. Ref: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/fundamentals/security-operations-user-accounts#monitoring-for-failed-unusual-sign-ins |
| Severity | Medium |
| Tactics | Persistence |
| Techniques | T1098 |
| Required data connectors | AzureActiveDirectory |
| 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/AuditLogs/UserStatechangedfromGuesttoMember.yaml |
| Version | 1.1.0 |
| Arm template | a09a0b8e-30fe-4ebf-94a0-cffe50f579cd.json |
AuditLogs
| where OperationName =~ "Update user"
| where Result =~ "success"
| mv-expand TargetResources
| mv-expand TargetResources.modifiedProperties
| where TargetResources_modifiedProperties.displayName =~ "TargetId.UserType"
| extend UpdatingAppName = tostring(parse_json(tostring(InitiatedBy.app)).displayName)
| extend UpdatingServicePrincipalId = tostring(parse_json(tostring(InitiatedBy.app)).servicePrincipalId)
| extend UpdatingUserPrincipalName = tostring(parse_json(tostring(InitiatedBy.user)).userPrincipalName)
| extend UpdatingUserAadUserId = tostring(parse_json(tostring(InitiatedBy.user)).id)
| extend UpdatingUserIPAddress = tostring(parse_json(tostring(InitiatedBy.user)).ipAddress)
| extend UpdatingUser = iif(isnotempty(UpdatingServicePrincipalId), UpdatingServicePrincipalId, UpdatingUserPrincipalName)
| extend UpdatedUserPrincipalName = tostring(TargetResources.userPrincipalName)
| project-reorder TimeGenerated, UpdatedUserPrincipalName, UpdatingUser
| where parse_json(tostring(TargetResources_modifiedProperties.newValue)) =~ "\"Member\"" and parse_json(tostring(TargetResources_modifiedProperties.oldValue)) =~ "\"Guest\""
| extend InitiatingAccountName = tostring(split(UpdatingUserPrincipalName, "@")[0]), InitiatingAccountUPNSuffix = tostring(split(UpdatingUserPrincipalName, "@")[1])
| extend TargetAccountName = tostring(split(UpdatedUserPrincipalName, "@")[0]), TargetAccountUPNSuffix = tostring(split(UpdatedUserPrincipalName, "@")[1])
entityMappings:
- entityType: Account
fieldMappings:
- columnName: UpdatingAppName
identifier: Name
- columnName: UpdatingServicePrincipalId
identifier: AadUserId
- entityType: Account
fieldMappings:
- columnName: UpdatingUserPrincipalName
identifier: FullName
- columnName: InitiatingAccountName
identifier: Name
- columnName: InitiatingAccountUPNSuffix
identifier: UPNSuffix
- entityType: Account
fieldMappings:
- columnName: UpdatingUserAadUserId
identifier: AadUserId
- entityType: Account
fieldMappings:
- columnName: UpdatedUserPrincipalName
identifier: FullName
- columnName: TargetAccountName
identifier: Name
- columnName: TargetAccountUPNSuffix
identifier: UPNSuffix
- entityType: IP
fieldMappings:
- columnName: UpdatingUserIPAddress
identifier: Address
query: |
AuditLogs
| where OperationName =~ "Update user"
| where Result =~ "success"
| mv-expand TargetResources
| mv-expand TargetResources.modifiedProperties
| where TargetResources_modifiedProperties.displayName =~ "TargetId.UserType"
| extend UpdatingAppName = tostring(parse_json(tostring(InitiatedBy.app)).displayName)
| extend UpdatingServicePrincipalId = tostring(parse_json(tostring(InitiatedBy.app)).servicePrincipalId)
| extend UpdatingUserPrincipalName = tostring(parse_json(tostring(InitiatedBy.user)).userPrincipalName)
| extend UpdatingUserAadUserId = tostring(parse_json(tostring(InitiatedBy.user)).id)
| extend UpdatingUserIPAddress = tostring(parse_json(tostring(InitiatedBy.user)).ipAddress)
| extend UpdatingUser = iif(isnotempty(UpdatingServicePrincipalId), UpdatingServicePrincipalId, UpdatingUserPrincipalName)
| extend UpdatedUserPrincipalName = tostring(TargetResources.userPrincipalName)
| project-reorder TimeGenerated, UpdatedUserPrincipalName, UpdatingUser
| where parse_json(tostring(TargetResources_modifiedProperties.newValue)) =~ "\"Member\"" and parse_json(tostring(TargetResources_modifiedProperties.oldValue)) =~ "\"Guest\""
| extend InitiatingAccountName = tostring(split(UpdatingUserPrincipalName, "@")[0]), InitiatingAccountUPNSuffix = tostring(split(UpdatingUserPrincipalName, "@")[1])
| extend TargetAccountName = tostring(split(UpdatedUserPrincipalName, "@")[0]), TargetAccountUPNSuffix = tostring(split(UpdatedUserPrincipalName, "@")[1])
metadata:
categories:
domains:
- Security - Others
- Identity
source:
kind: Community
author:
name: Microsoft Security Research
support:
tier: Community
tags:
- AADSecOpsGuide
queryFrequency: 1d
id: a09a0b8e-30fe-4ebf-94a0-cffe50f579cd
version: 1.1.0
severity: Medium
relevantTechniques:
- T1098
name: User State changed from Guest to Member
kind: Scheduled
tactics:
- Persistence
requiredDataConnectors:
- dataTypes:
- AuditLogs
connectorId: AzureActiveDirectory
description: |
'Detects when a guest account in a tenant is converted to a member of the tenant.
Monitoring guest accounts and the access they are provided is important to detect potential account abuse.
Accounts converted to members should be investigated to ensure the activity was legitimate.
Ref: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/fundamentals/security-operations-user-accounts#monitoring-for-failed-unusual-sign-ins'
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/AuditLogs/UserStatechangedfromGuesttoMember.yaml
triggerOperator: gt
triggerThreshold: 0
queryPeriod: 1d
{
"$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/a09a0b8e-30fe-4ebf-94a0-cffe50f579cd')]",
"kind": "Scheduled",
"name": "[concat(parameters('workspace'),'/Microsoft.SecurityInsights/a09a0b8e-30fe-4ebf-94a0-cffe50f579cd')]",
"properties": {
"alertRuleTemplateName": "a09a0b8e-30fe-4ebf-94a0-cffe50f579cd",
"customDetails": null,
"description": "'Detects when a guest account in a tenant is converted to a member of the tenant.\n Monitoring guest accounts and the access they are provided is important to detect potential account abuse.\n Accounts converted to members should be investigated to ensure the activity was legitimate.\n Ref: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/fundamentals/security-operations-user-accounts#monitoring-for-failed-unusual-sign-ins'\n",
"displayName": "User State changed from Guest to Member",
"enabled": true,
"entityMappings": [
{
"entityType": "Account",
"fieldMappings": [
{
"columnName": "UpdatingAppName",
"identifier": "Name"
},
{
"columnName": "UpdatingServicePrincipalId",
"identifier": "AadUserId"
}
]
},
{
"entityType": "Account",
"fieldMappings": [
{
"columnName": "UpdatingUserPrincipalName",
"identifier": "FullName"
},
{
"columnName": "InitiatingAccountName",
"identifier": "Name"
},
{
"columnName": "InitiatingAccountUPNSuffix",
"identifier": "UPNSuffix"
}
]
},
{
"entityType": "Account",
"fieldMappings": [
{
"columnName": "UpdatingUserAadUserId",
"identifier": "AadUserId"
}
]
},
{
"entityType": "Account",
"fieldMappings": [
{
"columnName": "UpdatedUserPrincipalName",
"identifier": "FullName"
},
{
"columnName": "TargetAccountName",
"identifier": "Name"
},
{
"columnName": "TargetAccountUPNSuffix",
"identifier": "UPNSuffix"
}
]
},
{
"entityType": "IP",
"fieldMappings": [
{
"columnName": "UpdatingUserIPAddress",
"identifier": "Address"
}
]
}
],
"OriginalUri": "https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/AuditLogs/UserStatechangedfromGuesttoMember.yaml",
"query": "AuditLogs\n | where OperationName =~ \"Update user\"\n | where Result =~ \"success\"\n | mv-expand TargetResources\n | mv-expand TargetResources.modifiedProperties\n | where TargetResources_modifiedProperties.displayName =~ \"TargetId.UserType\"\n | extend UpdatingAppName = tostring(parse_json(tostring(InitiatedBy.app)).displayName)\n | extend UpdatingServicePrincipalId = tostring(parse_json(tostring(InitiatedBy.app)).servicePrincipalId)\n | extend UpdatingUserPrincipalName = tostring(parse_json(tostring(InitiatedBy.user)).userPrincipalName)\n | extend UpdatingUserAadUserId = tostring(parse_json(tostring(InitiatedBy.user)).id)\n | extend UpdatingUserIPAddress = tostring(parse_json(tostring(InitiatedBy.user)).ipAddress)\n | extend UpdatingUser = iif(isnotempty(UpdatingServicePrincipalId), UpdatingServicePrincipalId, UpdatingUserPrincipalName)\n | extend UpdatedUserPrincipalName = tostring(TargetResources.userPrincipalName)\n | project-reorder TimeGenerated, UpdatedUserPrincipalName, UpdatingUser\n | where parse_json(tostring(TargetResources_modifiedProperties.newValue)) =~ \"\\\"Member\\\"\" and parse_json(tostring(TargetResources_modifiedProperties.oldValue)) =~ \"\\\"Guest\\\"\"\n | extend InitiatingAccountName = tostring(split(UpdatingUserPrincipalName, \"@\")[0]), InitiatingAccountUPNSuffix = tostring(split(UpdatingUserPrincipalName, \"@\")[1])\n | extend TargetAccountName = tostring(split(UpdatedUserPrincipalName, \"@\")[0]), TargetAccountUPNSuffix = tostring(split(UpdatedUserPrincipalName, \"@\")[1])\n",
"queryFrequency": "P1D",
"queryPeriod": "P1D",
"severity": "Medium",
"subTechniques": [],
"suppressionDuration": "PT1H",
"suppressionEnabled": false,
"tactics": [
"Persistence"
],
"tags": [
"AADSecOpsGuide"
],
"techniques": [
"T1098"
],
"templateVersion": "1.1.0",
"triggerOperator": "GreaterThan",
"triggerThreshold": 0
},
"type": "Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers/alertRules"
}
]
}