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Ida09a0b8e-30fe-4ebf-94a0-cffe50f579cd
RulenameUser State changed from Guest to Member
DescriptionDetects 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
SeverityMedium
TacticsPersistence
TechniquesT1098
Required data connectorsAzureActiveDirectory
KindScheduled
Query frequency1d
Query period1d
Trigger threshold0
Trigger operatorgt
Source Urihttps://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/AuditLogs/UserStatechangedfromGuesttoMember.yaml
Version1.1.0
Arm templatea09a0b8e-30fe-4ebf-94a0-cffe50f579cd.json
Deploy To Azure
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])
name: User State changed from Guest to Member
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])  
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'  
tactics:
- Persistence
requiredDataConnectors:
- dataTypes:
  - AuditLogs
  connectorId: AzureActiveDirectory
queryPeriod: 1d
queryFrequency: 1d
triggerThreshold: 0
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/AuditLogs/UserStatechangedfromGuesttoMember.yaml
id: a09a0b8e-30fe-4ebf-94a0-cffe50f579cd
triggerOperator: gt
version: 1.1.0
relevantTechniques:
- T1098
severity: Medium
kind: Scheduled
metadata:
  support:
    tier: Community
  author:
    name: Microsoft Security Research
  source:
    kind: Community
  categories:
    domains:
    - Security - Others
    - Identity
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
{
  "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2019-04-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
  "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
  "parameters": {
    "workspace": {
      "type": "String"
    }
  },
  "resources": [
    {
      "apiVersion": "2023-02-01-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",
        "suppressionDuration": "PT1H",
        "suppressionEnabled": false,
        "tactics": [
          "Persistence"
        ],
        "tags": [
          "AADSecOpsGuide"
        ],
        "techniques": [
          "T1098"
        ],
        "templateVersion": "1.1.0",
        "triggerOperator": "GreaterThan",
        "triggerThreshold": 0
      },
      "type": "Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers/alertRules"
    }
  ]
}