User account created without expected attributes defined
| Id | dc99e38c-f4e9-4837-94d7-353ac0b01a77 |
| Rulename | User account created without expected attributes defined |
| Description | This query looks for accounts being created that do not have attributes populated that are commonly populated in the tenant. Attackers may attempt to add accounts as a means of establishing persistant access to an environment, looking for anomalies in created accounts may help identify illegitimately created accounts. Created accounts should be investigated to ensure they were legitimated created. Ref: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/fundamentals/security-operations-user-accounts#accounts-not-following-naming-policies |
| Severity | Low |
| Tactics | Persistence |
| Techniques | T1136.003 |
| 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/Useraccountcreatedwithoutexpectedattributesdefined.yaml |
| Version | 1.1.0 |
| Arm template | dc99e38c-f4e9-4837-94d7-353ac0b01a77.json |
let threshold = 10;
let default_ad_attributes = dynamic(["LastDirSyncTime", "StsRefreshTokensValidFrom", "Included Updated Properties", "AccountEnabled", "Action Client Name", "SourceAnchor"]);
let addUsers = AuditLogs
| where OperationName =~ "Add user"
| where Result =~ "success"
| extend AccountProperties = TargetResources[0].modifiedProperties
| mv-expand AccountProperties
;
addUsers
| evaluate bag_unpack(AccountProperties) : (displayName:string, oldValue: string, newValue: string , TenantId : string, SourceSystem : string, TimeGenerated : datetime, ResourceId : string, OperationName : string, OperationVersion : string, Category : string, ResultType : string, ResultSignature : string, ResultDescription : string, DurationMs : long, CorrelationId : string, Resource : string, ResourceGroup : string, ResourceProvider : string, Identity : string, Level : string, Location : string, AdditionalDetails : dynamic, Id : string, InitiatedBy : dynamic, LoggedByService : string, Result : string, ResultReason : string, TargetResources : dynamic, AADTenantId : string, ActivityDisplayName : string, ActivityDateTime : datetime, AADOperationType : string, Type : string)
| extend displayName = column_ifexists("displayName", "Unknown Value")
| summarize count() by displayName, TenantId
| where displayName !in (default_ad_attributes)
| top threshold by count_ desc
| summarize make_set(displayName) by TenantId
| join kind=inner (
addUsers
| extend CreatingUserPrincipalName = tostring(parse_json(tostring(InitiatedBy.user)).userPrincipalName)
| extend CreatingAadUserId = tostring(InitiatedBy.user.id)
| extend CreatingUserIPAddress = tostring(InitiatedBy.user.ipAddress)
| extend CreatedUserPrincipalName = tostring(TargetResources[0].userPrincipalName)
| extend PropName = tostring(AccountProperties.displayName))
on TenantId
| summarize makeset(PropName) by TimeGenerated, CorrelationId, CreatedUserPrincipalName, CreatingUserPrincipalName, CreatingAadUserId, CreatingUserIPAddress, tostring(set_displayName)
| extend missing_props = set_difference(todynamic(set_displayName), set_PropName)
| where array_length(missing_props) > 0
| join kind=innerunique (
AuditLogs
| where Result =~ "success"
| where OperationName =~ "Add user"
| extend CreatedUserPrincipalName = tostring(TargetResources[0].userPrincipalName))
on CorrelationId, CreatedUserPrincipalName
| extend ExpectedProperties = set_displayName
| project-away set_displayName, set_PropName
| extend InitiatingAccountName = tostring(split(CreatingUserPrincipalName, "@")[0]), InitiatingAccountUPNSuffix = tostring(split(CreatingUserPrincipalName, "@")[1])
| extend TargetAccountName = tostring(split(CreatedUserPrincipalName, "@")[0]), TargetAccountUPNSuffix = tostring(split(CreatedUserPrincipalName, "@")[1])
relevantTechniques:
- T1136.003
entityMappings:
- fieldMappings:
- columnName: CreatingUserPrincipalName
identifier: FullName
- columnName: InitiatingAccountName
identifier: Name
- columnName: InitiatingAccountUPNSuffix
identifier: UPNSuffix
entityType: Account
- fieldMappings:
- columnName: CreatingAadUserId
identifier: AadUserId
entityType: Account
- fieldMappings:
- columnName: CreatedUserPrincipalName
identifier: FullName
- columnName: TargetAccountName
identifier: Name
- columnName: TargetAccountUPNSuffix
identifier: UPNSuffix
entityType: Account
- fieldMappings:
- columnName: CreatingUserIPAddress
identifier: Address
entityType: IP
triggerThreshold: 0
description: |
'This query looks for accounts being created that do not have attributes populated that are commonly populated in the tenant.
Attackers may attempt to add accounts as a means of establishing persistant access to an environment, looking for anomalies in created accounts may help identify illegitimately created accounts.
Created accounts should be investigated to ensure they were legitimated created.
Ref: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/fundamentals/security-operations-user-accounts#accounts-not-following-naming-policies'
metadata:
author:
name: Microsoft Security Research
source:
kind: Community
categories:
domains:
- Security - Others
support:
tier: Community
requiredDataConnectors:
- connectorId: AzureActiveDirectory
dataTypes:
- AuditLogs
triggerOperator: gt
version: 1.1.0
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Detections/AuditLogs/Useraccountcreatedwithoutexpectedattributesdefined.yaml
id: dc99e38c-f4e9-4837-94d7-353ac0b01a77
queryFrequency: 1d
query: |
let threshold = 10;
let default_ad_attributes = dynamic(["LastDirSyncTime", "StsRefreshTokensValidFrom", "Included Updated Properties", "AccountEnabled", "Action Client Name", "SourceAnchor"]);
let addUsers = AuditLogs
| where OperationName =~ "Add user"
| where Result =~ "success"
| extend AccountProperties = TargetResources[0].modifiedProperties
| mv-expand AccountProperties
;
addUsers
| evaluate bag_unpack(AccountProperties) : (displayName:string, oldValue: string, newValue: string , TenantId : string, SourceSystem : string, TimeGenerated : datetime, ResourceId : string, OperationName : string, OperationVersion : string, Category : string, ResultType : string, ResultSignature : string, ResultDescription : string, DurationMs : long, CorrelationId : string, Resource : string, ResourceGroup : string, ResourceProvider : string, Identity : string, Level : string, Location : string, AdditionalDetails : dynamic, Id : string, InitiatedBy : dynamic, LoggedByService : string, Result : string, ResultReason : string, TargetResources : dynamic, AADTenantId : string, ActivityDisplayName : string, ActivityDateTime : datetime, AADOperationType : string, Type : string)
| extend displayName = column_ifexists("displayName", "Unknown Value")
| summarize count() by displayName, TenantId
| where displayName !in (default_ad_attributes)
| top threshold by count_ desc
| summarize make_set(displayName) by TenantId
| join kind=inner (
addUsers
| extend CreatingUserPrincipalName = tostring(parse_json(tostring(InitiatedBy.user)).userPrincipalName)
| extend CreatingAadUserId = tostring(InitiatedBy.user.id)
| extend CreatingUserIPAddress = tostring(InitiatedBy.user.ipAddress)
| extend CreatedUserPrincipalName = tostring(TargetResources[0].userPrincipalName)
| extend PropName = tostring(AccountProperties.displayName))
on TenantId
| summarize makeset(PropName) by TimeGenerated, CorrelationId, CreatedUserPrincipalName, CreatingUserPrincipalName, CreatingAadUserId, CreatingUserIPAddress, tostring(set_displayName)
| extend missing_props = set_difference(todynamic(set_displayName), set_PropName)
| where array_length(missing_props) > 0
| join kind=innerunique (
AuditLogs
| where Result =~ "success"
| where OperationName =~ "Add user"
| extend CreatedUserPrincipalName = tostring(TargetResources[0].userPrincipalName))
on CorrelationId, CreatedUserPrincipalName
| extend ExpectedProperties = set_displayName
| project-away set_displayName, set_PropName
| extend InitiatingAccountName = tostring(split(CreatingUserPrincipalName, "@")[0]), InitiatingAccountUPNSuffix = tostring(split(CreatingUserPrincipalName, "@")[1])
| extend TargetAccountName = tostring(split(CreatedUserPrincipalName, "@")[0]), TargetAccountUPNSuffix = tostring(split(CreatedUserPrincipalName, "@")[1])
severity: Low
kind: Scheduled
queryPeriod: 1d
name: User account created without expected attributes defined
tactics:
- Persistence
tags:
- AADSecOpsGuide