User State changed from Guest to Member
| 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])
tactics:
- Persistence
relevantTechniques:
- T1098
id: a09a0b8e-30fe-4ebf-94a0-cffe50f579cd
severity: Medium
name: User State changed from Guest to Member
requiredDataConnectors:
- connectorId: AzureActiveDirectory
dataTypes:
- AuditLogs
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])
queryPeriod: 1d
entityMappings:
- entityType: Account
fieldMappings:
- identifier: Name
columnName: UpdatingAppName
- identifier: AadUserId
columnName: UpdatingServicePrincipalId
- entityType: Account
fieldMappings:
- identifier: FullName
columnName: UpdatingUserPrincipalName
- identifier: Name
columnName: InitiatingAccountName
- identifier: UPNSuffix
columnName: InitiatingAccountUPNSuffix
- entityType: Account
fieldMappings:
- identifier: AadUserId
columnName: UpdatingUserAadUserId
- entityType: Account
fieldMappings:
- identifier: FullName
columnName: UpdatedUserPrincipalName
- identifier: Name
columnName: TargetAccountName
- identifier: UPNSuffix
columnName: TargetAccountUPNSuffix
- entityType: IP
fieldMappings:
- identifier: Address
columnName: UpdatingUserIPAddress
tags:
- AADSecOpsGuide
triggerOperator: gt
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/AuditLogs/UserStatechangedfromGuesttoMember.yaml
triggerThreshold: 0
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'
version: 1.1.0
metadata:
categories:
domains:
- Security - Others
- Identity
author:
name: Microsoft Security Research
source:
kind: Community
support:
tier: Community
queryFrequency: 1d
kind: Scheduled
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"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"
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"entityType": "Account",
"fieldMappings": [
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"columnName": "UpdatingUserPrincipalName",
"identifier": "FullName"
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{
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"identifier": "Name"
},
{
"columnName": "InitiatingAccountUPNSuffix",
"identifier": "UPNSuffix"
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},
{
"entityType": "Account",
"fieldMappings": [
{
"columnName": "UpdatingUserAadUserId",
"identifier": "AadUserId"
}
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},
{
"entityType": "Account",
"fieldMappings": [
{
"columnName": "UpdatedUserPrincipalName",
"identifier": "FullName"
},
{
"columnName": "TargetAccountName",
"identifier": "Name"
},
{
"columnName": "TargetAccountUPNSuffix",
"identifier": "UPNSuffix"
}
]
},
{
"entityType": "IP",
"fieldMappings": [
{
"columnName": "UpdatingUserIPAddress",
"identifier": "Address"
}
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"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"
}
]
}