External guest invitation followed by Microsoft Entra ID PowerShell signin
| Id | acc4c247-aaf7-494b-b5da-17f18863878a |
| Rulename | External guest invitation followed by Microsoft Entra ID PowerShell signin |
| Description | By default guests have capability to invite more external guest users, guests also can do suspicious Microsoft Entra ID enumeration. This detection look at guest users, who have been invited or have invited recently, who also are logging via various PowerShell CLI. Ref : ‘https://danielchronlund.com/2021/11/18/scary-azure-ad-tenant-enumeration-using-regular-b2b-guest-accounts/ |
| Severity | Medium |
| Tactics | InitialAccess Persistence Discovery |
| Techniques | T1078.004 T1136.003 T1087.004 |
| Required data connectors | AzureActiveDirectory |
| Kind | Scheduled |
| Query frequency | 1h |
| Query period | 1d |
| Trigger threshold | 0 |
| Trigger operator | gt |
| Source Uri | https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Microsoft Entra ID/Analytic Rules/UnusualGuestActivity.yaml |
| Version | 1.0.3 |
| Arm template | acc4c247-aaf7-494b-b5da-17f18863878a.json |
let queryfrequency = 1h;
let queryperiod = 1d;
AuditLogs
| where TimeGenerated > ago(queryperiod)
| where OperationName in ("Invite external user", "Bulk invite users - started (bulk)", "Invite external user with reset invitation status")
| extend InitiatingAppName = tostring(InitiatedBy.app.displayName)
| extend InitiatingAppServicePrincipalId = tostring(InitiatedBy.app.servicePrincipalId)
| 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 InitiatedBy = iff(isnotempty(InitiatingUserPrincipalName), InitiatingUserPrincipalName, InitiatingAppName)
// Uncomment the following line to filter events where the inviting user was a guest user
//| where InitiatedBy has_any ("live.com#", "#EXT#")
| mv-apply TargetResource = TargetResources on
(
where TargetResource.type =~ "User"
| extend InvitedUser = tostring(TargetResource.userPrincipalName)
)
| mv-expand UserToCompare = pack_array(InitiatedBy, InvitedUser) to typeof(string)
| where UserToCompare has_any ("live.com#", "#EXT#")
| extend
parsedUser = replace_string(tolower(iff(UserToCompare startswith "live.com#", tostring(split(UserToCompare, "#")[1]), tostring(split(UserToCompare, "#EXT#")[0]))), "@", "_"),
InvitationTime = TimeGenerated
| join (
(union isfuzzy=true SigninLogs, AADNonInteractiveUserSignInLogs)
| where TimeGenerated > ago(queryfrequency)
| where UserType != "Member"
| where AppId has_any // This web may contain a list of these apps: https://msshells.net/
("1b730954-1685-4b74-9bfd-dac224a7b894",// Azure Active Directory PowerShell
"04b07795-8ddb-461a-bbee-02f9e1bf7b46",// Microsoft Azure CLI
"1950a258-227b-4e31-a9cf-717495945fc2",// Microsoft Azure PowerShell
"a0c73c16-a7e3-4564-9a95-2bdf47383716",// Microsoft Exchange Online Remote PowerShell
"fb78d390-0c51-40cd-8e17-fdbfab77341b",// Microsoft Exchange REST API Based Powershell
"d1ddf0e4-d672-4dae-b554-9d5bdfd93547",// Microsoft Intune PowerShell
"9bc3ab49-b65d-410a-85ad-de819febfddc",// Microsoft SharePoint Online Management Shell
"12128f48-ec9e-42f0-b203-ea49fb6af367",// MS Teams Powershell Cmdlets
"23d8f6bd-1eb0-4cc2-a08c-7bf525c67bcd",// Power BI PowerShell
"31359c7f-bd7e-475c-86db-fdb8c937548e",// PnP Management Shell
"90f610bf-206d-4950-b61d-37fa6fd1b224",// Aadrm Admin Powershell
"14d82eec-204b-4c2f-b7e8-296a70dab67e",// Microsoft Graph PowerShell
"9cee029c-6210-4654-90bb-17e6e9d36617" // Power Platform CLI - pac"
)
| summarize arg_min(TimeGenerated, *) by UserPrincipalName
| extend
parsedUser = replace_string(UserPrincipalName, "@", "_"),
SigninTime = TimeGenerated
)
on parsedUser
| project InvitationTime, InitiatedBy, InitiatingUserPrincipalName, InitiatingAadUserId, InitiatingAppName, InitiatingAppServicePrincipalId, InitiatingIpAddress, OperationName, InvitedUser, SigninTime, SigninCategory = Category1, SigninUserPrincipalName = UserPrincipalName, AppDisplayName, ResourceDisplayName, UserAgent, InvitationAdditionalDetails = AdditionalDetails, InvitationTargetResources = TargetResources
| extend InvitedUserName = tostring(split(InvitedUser,'@',0)[0]), InvitedUserUPNSuffix = tostring(split(InvitedUser,'@',1)[0]),
InitiatedByName = tostring(split(InitiatingUserPrincipalName,'@',0)[0]), InitiatedByUPNSuffix = tostring(split(InitiatingUserPrincipalName,'@',1)[0])
tactics:
- InitialAccess
- Persistence
- Discovery
relevantTechniques:
- T1078.004
- T1136.003
- T1087.004
status: Available
severity: Medium
name: External guest invitation followed by Microsoft Entra ID PowerShell signin
requiredDataConnectors:
- connectorId: AzureActiveDirectory
dataTypes:
- AuditLogs
- connectorId: AzureActiveDirectory
dataTypes:
- SigninLogs
query: |
let queryfrequency = 1h;
let queryperiod = 1d;
AuditLogs
| where TimeGenerated > ago(queryperiod)
| where OperationName in ("Invite external user", "Bulk invite users - started (bulk)", "Invite external user with reset invitation status")
| extend InitiatingAppName = tostring(InitiatedBy.app.displayName)
| extend InitiatingAppServicePrincipalId = tostring(InitiatedBy.app.servicePrincipalId)
| 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 InitiatedBy = iff(isnotempty(InitiatingUserPrincipalName), InitiatingUserPrincipalName, InitiatingAppName)
// Uncomment the following line to filter events where the inviting user was a guest user
//| where InitiatedBy has_any ("live.com#", "#EXT#")
| mv-apply TargetResource = TargetResources on
(
where TargetResource.type =~ "User"
| extend InvitedUser = tostring(TargetResource.userPrincipalName)
)
| mv-expand UserToCompare = pack_array(InitiatedBy, InvitedUser) to typeof(string)
| where UserToCompare has_any ("live.com#", "#EXT#")
| extend
parsedUser = replace_string(tolower(iff(UserToCompare startswith "live.com#", tostring(split(UserToCompare, "#")[1]), tostring(split(UserToCompare, "#EXT#")[0]))), "@", "_"),
InvitationTime = TimeGenerated
| join (
(union isfuzzy=true SigninLogs, AADNonInteractiveUserSignInLogs)
| where TimeGenerated > ago(queryfrequency)
| where UserType != "Member"
| where AppId has_any // This web may contain a list of these apps: https://msshells.net/
("1b730954-1685-4b74-9bfd-dac224a7b894",// Azure Active Directory PowerShell
"04b07795-8ddb-461a-bbee-02f9e1bf7b46",// Microsoft Azure CLI
"1950a258-227b-4e31-a9cf-717495945fc2",// Microsoft Azure PowerShell
"a0c73c16-a7e3-4564-9a95-2bdf47383716",// Microsoft Exchange Online Remote PowerShell
"fb78d390-0c51-40cd-8e17-fdbfab77341b",// Microsoft Exchange REST API Based Powershell
"d1ddf0e4-d672-4dae-b554-9d5bdfd93547",// Microsoft Intune PowerShell
"9bc3ab49-b65d-410a-85ad-de819febfddc",// Microsoft SharePoint Online Management Shell
"12128f48-ec9e-42f0-b203-ea49fb6af367",// MS Teams Powershell Cmdlets
"23d8f6bd-1eb0-4cc2-a08c-7bf525c67bcd",// Power BI PowerShell
"31359c7f-bd7e-475c-86db-fdb8c937548e",// PnP Management Shell
"90f610bf-206d-4950-b61d-37fa6fd1b224",// Aadrm Admin Powershell
"14d82eec-204b-4c2f-b7e8-296a70dab67e",// Microsoft Graph PowerShell
"9cee029c-6210-4654-90bb-17e6e9d36617" // Power Platform CLI - pac"
)
| summarize arg_min(TimeGenerated, *) by UserPrincipalName
| extend
parsedUser = replace_string(UserPrincipalName, "@", "_"),
SigninTime = TimeGenerated
)
on parsedUser
| project InvitationTime, InitiatedBy, InitiatingUserPrincipalName, InitiatingAadUserId, InitiatingAppName, InitiatingAppServicePrincipalId, InitiatingIpAddress, OperationName, InvitedUser, SigninTime, SigninCategory = Category1, SigninUserPrincipalName = UserPrincipalName, AppDisplayName, ResourceDisplayName, UserAgent, InvitationAdditionalDetails = AdditionalDetails, InvitationTargetResources = TargetResources
| extend InvitedUserName = tostring(split(InvitedUser,'@',0)[0]), InvitedUserUPNSuffix = tostring(split(InvitedUser,'@',1)[0]),
InitiatedByName = tostring(split(InitiatingUserPrincipalName,'@',0)[0]), InitiatedByUPNSuffix = tostring(split(InitiatingUserPrincipalName,'@',1)[0])
id: acc4c247-aaf7-494b-b5da-17f18863878a
queryPeriod: 1d
entityMappings:
- entityType: Account
fieldMappings:
- identifier: FullName
columnName: InvitedUser
- identifier: Name
columnName: InvitedUserName
- identifier: UPNSuffix
columnName: InvitedUserUPNSuffix
- entityType: Account
fieldMappings:
- identifier: FullName
columnName: InitiatingUserPrincipalName
- identifier: Name
columnName: InitiatedByName
- identifier: UPNSuffix
columnName: InitiatedByUPNSuffix
- entityType: Account
fieldMappings:
- identifier: AadUserId
columnName: InitiatingAadUserId
- entityType: Account
fieldMappings:
- identifier: AadUserId
columnName: InitiatingAppServicePrincipalId
- entityType: IP
fieldMappings:
- identifier: Address
columnName: InitiatingIpAddress
triggerOperator: gt
triggerThreshold: 0
description: |
'By default guests have capability to invite more external guest users, guests also can do suspicious Microsoft Entra ID enumeration. This detection look at guest users, who have been invited or have invited recently, who also are logging via various PowerShell CLI.
Ref : 'https://danielchronlund.com/2021/11/18/scary-azure-ad-tenant-enumeration-using-regular-b2b-guest-accounts/'
version: 1.0.3
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Microsoft Entra ID/Analytic Rules/UnusualGuestActivity.yaml
queryFrequency: 1h
kind: Scheduled
{
"$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/acc4c247-aaf7-494b-b5da-17f18863878a')]",
"kind": "Scheduled",
"name": "[concat(parameters('workspace'),'/Microsoft.SecurityInsights/acc4c247-aaf7-494b-b5da-17f18863878a')]",
"properties": {
"alertRuleTemplateName": "acc4c247-aaf7-494b-b5da-17f18863878a",
"customDetails": null,
"description": "'By default guests have capability to invite more external guest users, guests also can do suspicious Microsoft Entra ID enumeration. This detection look at guest users, who have been invited or have invited recently, who also are logging via various PowerShell CLI.\nRef : 'https://danielchronlund.com/2021/11/18/scary-azure-ad-tenant-enumeration-using-regular-b2b-guest-accounts/'\n",
"displayName": "External guest invitation followed by Microsoft Entra ID PowerShell signin",
"enabled": true,
"entityMappings": [
{
"entityType": "Account",
"fieldMappings": [
{
"columnName": "InvitedUser",
"identifier": "FullName"
},
{
"columnName": "InvitedUserName",
"identifier": "Name"
},
{
"columnName": "InvitedUserUPNSuffix",
"identifier": "UPNSuffix"
}
]
},
{
"entityType": "Account",
"fieldMappings": [
{
"columnName": "InitiatingUserPrincipalName",
"identifier": "FullName"
},
{
"columnName": "InitiatedByName",
"identifier": "Name"
},
{
"columnName": "InitiatedByUPNSuffix",
"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/UnusualGuestActivity.yaml",
"query": "let queryfrequency = 1h;\nlet queryperiod = 1d;\nAuditLogs\n| where TimeGenerated > ago(queryperiod)\n| where OperationName in (\"Invite external user\", \"Bulk invite users - started (bulk)\", \"Invite external user with reset invitation status\")\n| extend InitiatingAppName = tostring(InitiatedBy.app.displayName)\n| extend InitiatingAppServicePrincipalId = tostring(InitiatedBy.app.servicePrincipalId)\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 InitiatedBy = iff(isnotempty(InitiatingUserPrincipalName), InitiatingUserPrincipalName, InitiatingAppName)\n// Uncomment the following line to filter events where the inviting user was a guest user\n//| where InitiatedBy has_any (\"live.com#\", \"#EXT#\")\n| mv-apply TargetResource = TargetResources on \n (\n where TargetResource.type =~ \"User\"\n | extend InvitedUser = tostring(TargetResource.userPrincipalName)\n )\n| mv-expand UserToCompare = pack_array(InitiatedBy, InvitedUser) to typeof(string)\n| where UserToCompare has_any (\"live.com#\", \"#EXT#\")\n| extend\n parsedUser = replace_string(tolower(iff(UserToCompare startswith \"live.com#\", tostring(split(UserToCompare, \"#\")[1]), tostring(split(UserToCompare, \"#EXT#\")[0]))), \"@\", \"_\"),\n InvitationTime = TimeGenerated\n| join (\n (union isfuzzy=true SigninLogs, AADNonInteractiveUserSignInLogs)\n | where TimeGenerated > ago(queryfrequency)\n | where UserType != \"Member\"\n | where AppId has_any // This web may contain a list of these apps: https://msshells.net/\n (\"1b730954-1685-4b74-9bfd-dac224a7b894\",// Azure Active Directory PowerShell\n \"04b07795-8ddb-461a-bbee-02f9e1bf7b46\",// Microsoft Azure CLI\n \"1950a258-227b-4e31-a9cf-717495945fc2\",// Microsoft Azure PowerShell\n \"a0c73c16-a7e3-4564-9a95-2bdf47383716\",// Microsoft Exchange Online Remote PowerShell\n \"fb78d390-0c51-40cd-8e17-fdbfab77341b\",// Microsoft Exchange REST API Based Powershell\n \"d1ddf0e4-d672-4dae-b554-9d5bdfd93547\",// Microsoft Intune PowerShell\n \"9bc3ab49-b65d-410a-85ad-de819febfddc\",// Microsoft SharePoint Online Management Shell\n \"12128f48-ec9e-42f0-b203-ea49fb6af367\",// MS Teams Powershell Cmdlets\n \"23d8f6bd-1eb0-4cc2-a08c-7bf525c67bcd\",// Power BI PowerShell\n \"31359c7f-bd7e-475c-86db-fdb8c937548e\",// PnP Management Shell\n \"90f610bf-206d-4950-b61d-37fa6fd1b224\",// Aadrm Admin Powershell\n \"14d82eec-204b-4c2f-b7e8-296a70dab67e\",// Microsoft Graph PowerShell\n \"9cee029c-6210-4654-90bb-17e6e9d36617\" // Power Platform CLI - pac\"\n )\n | summarize arg_min(TimeGenerated, *) by UserPrincipalName\n | extend\n parsedUser = replace_string(UserPrincipalName, \"@\", \"_\"),\n SigninTime = TimeGenerated\n )\n on parsedUser\n| project InvitationTime, InitiatedBy, InitiatingUserPrincipalName, InitiatingAadUserId, InitiatingAppName, InitiatingAppServicePrincipalId, InitiatingIpAddress, OperationName, InvitedUser, SigninTime, SigninCategory = Category1, SigninUserPrincipalName = UserPrincipalName, AppDisplayName, ResourceDisplayName, UserAgent, InvitationAdditionalDetails = AdditionalDetails, InvitationTargetResources = TargetResources\n| extend InvitedUserName = tostring(split(InvitedUser,'@',0)[0]), InvitedUserUPNSuffix = tostring(split(InvitedUser,'@',1)[0]), \n InitiatedByName = tostring(split(InitiatingUserPrincipalName,'@',0)[0]), InitiatedByUPNSuffix = tostring(split(InitiatingUserPrincipalName,'@',1)[0])\n",
"queryFrequency": "PT1H",
"queryPeriod": "P1D",
"severity": "Medium",
"status": "Available",
"subTechniques": [
"T1078.004",
"T1136.003",
"T1087.004"
],
"suppressionDuration": "PT1H",
"suppressionEnabled": false,
"tactics": [
"Discovery",
"InitialAccess",
"Persistence"
],
"techniques": [
"T1078",
"T1087",
"T1136"
],
"templateVersion": "1.0.3",
"triggerOperator": "GreaterThan",
"triggerThreshold": 0
},
"type": "Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers/alertRules"
}
]
}