Detection rules › YARA-L
Entra ID Add User To Admin Role
Adding users to administrative roles is needed but due to sensitivity of these roles, validation should occur when this occurs
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Persistence | T1098.003 Account Manipulation: Additional Cloud Roles |
References
Event coverage
| Provider | Event |
|---|---|
| Entra-AuditLogs | Add member to role |
Rule body yaral
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rule entra_id_add_user_to_admin_role {
meta:
author = "Google Cloud Security"
description = "Adding users to administrative roles is needed but due to sensitivity of these roles, validation should occur when this occurs"
rule_id = "mr_069a282b-a605-4572-921e-f466b93d0cf3"
rule_name = "Entra ID Add User To Admin Role"
tactic = "TA0003"
technique = "T1098.003"
assumption = "The list entra_id_watchlist_roles is populated with GUIDs, ie 62e90394-69f5-4237-9190-012177145e10"
reference = "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/roles/permissions-reference"
type = "alert"
platform = "azure"
data_source = "azure ad"
severity = "Medium"
priority = "Medium"
events:
$app.metadata.event_type = "USER_CHANGE_PERMISSIONS"
$app.metadata.product_event_type = "Add member to role"
$app.metadata.product_name = "Azure AD Directory Audit"
$app.metadata.vendor_name = "Microsoft"
$app.security_result.action = "ALLOW"
//To use with a single named role, like Exchange Administrator, use the following
//$app.target.user.title = "Exchange Administrator"
//To use with single role in GUID form (Preferred), use the following
$app.target.resource.attribute.labels["Role.TemplateId"] = "62e90394-69f5-4237-9190-012177145e10"
//To use a list of GUIDs (Preferred), create a reference list and use the syntax below
//$app.target.resource.attribute.labels["Role.TemplateId"] in %entra_id_watchlist_roles_guid
$app.principal.user.userid = $userid
match:
$userid over 5m
outcome:
$risk_score = 65
$event_count = count_distinct($app.metadata.id)
$assigned_role = array_distinct($app.target.user.title)
$assigned_role_guid = array_distinct($app.target.resource.attribute.labels["Role.TemplateId"])
$principal_county_region = array_distinct($app.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region)
$user_agent = array_distinct($app.network.http.user_agent)
$network_session = array_distinct($app.network.session_id)
$principal_ip = array_distinct($app.principal.ip)
$userid_making_modification = array_distinct($app.principal.user.userid)
$principal_user_email_addresses = array_distinct($app.principal.user.email_addresses)
$modified_userid = array_distinct($app.target.user.userid)
condition:
$app
}
Detection logic
Fires when at least one $app event in the 5m window.
Events
$app
metadata.product_event_type = "Add member to role"security_result.action = "ALLOW"target.resource.attribute.labels["Role.TemplateId"] = "62e90394-69f5-4237-9190-012177145e10"
Correlation
Outcome
Fields the detection emits on a match. $risk_score drives alerting; Chronicle surfaces the rest on the detection.
| Field | Expression |
|---|---|
risk_score | 65 |
event_count | count_distinct($app.metadata.id) |
assigned_role | array_distinct($app.target.user.title) |
assigned_role_guid | array_distinct($app.target.resource.attribute.labels["Role.TemplateId"]) |
principal_county_region | array_distinct($app.principal.ip_geo_artifact.location.country_or_region) |
user_agent | array_distinct($app.network.http.user_agent) |
network_session | array_distinct($app.network.session_id) |
principal_ip | array_distinct($app.principal.ip) |
userid_making_modification | array_distinct($app.principal.user.userid) |
principal_user_email_addresses | array_distinct($app.principal.user.email_addresses) |
modified_userid | array_distinct($app.target.user.userid) |