Detection rules › Kusto
Failed AzureAD logons but success logon to host
Identifies a list of IP addresses with a minimum number (default of 5) of failed logon attempts to Microsoft Entra ID. Uses that list to identify any successful remote logons to hosts from these IPs within the same timeframe.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Initial Access | T1078 Valid Accounts |
| Credential Access | T1110 Brute Force |
Event coverage
| Provider | Event | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Security-Auditing | Event ID 4624 | An account was successfully logged on. |
Rule body kusto
id: 8ee967a2-a645-4832-85f4-72b635bcb3a6
name: Failed AzureAD logons but success logon to host
description: |
'Identifies a list of IP addresses with a minimum number (default of 5) of failed logon attempts to Microsoft Entra ID.
Uses that list to identify any successful remote logons to hosts from these IPs within the same timeframe.'
severity: Medium
requiredDataConnectors:
- connectorId: AzureActiveDirectory
dataTypes:
- SigninLogs
- connectorId: AzureActiveDirectory
dataTypes:
- AADNonInteractiveUserSignInLogs
- connectorId: SecurityEvents
dataTypes:
- SecurityEvent
- connectorId: Syslog
dataTypes:
- Syslog
- connectorId: WindowsSecurityEvents
dataTypes:
- SecurityEvents
- connectorId: WindowsForwardedEvents
dataTypes:
- WindowsEvent
queryFrequency: 1d
queryPeriod: 1d
triggerOperator: gt
triggerThreshold: 0
tactics:
- InitialAccess
- CredentialAccess
relevantTechniques:
- T1078
- T1110
query: |
//Adjust this threshold to fit the environment
let signin_threshold = 5;
//Make a list of all IPs with failed signins to AAD above our threshold
let aadFunc = (tableName:string){
let suspicious_signins =
table(tableName)
| where ResultType !in ("0", "50125", "50140")
| where IPAddress !in ('127.0.0.1', '::1', '')
| summarize count() by IPAddress
| where count_ > signin_threshold
| summarize make_set(IPAddress);
//See if any of these IPs have sucessfully logged into *nix hosts
let linux_logons =
Syslog
| where Facility contains "auth" and ProcessName != "sudo"
| where SyslogMessage has "Accepted"
| extend SourceIP = extract("(([0-9]{1,3})\\.([0-9]{1,3})\\.([0-9]{1,3})\\.(([0-9]{1,3})))",1,SyslogMessage)
| where SourceIP in (suspicious_signins)
| extend Reason = "Multiple failed AAD logins from IP address"
| project TimeGenerated, Computer, HostIP, IpAddress = SourceIP, SyslogMessage, Facility, ProcessName, Reason;
//See if any of these IPs have sucessfully logged into Windows hosts
let win_logons = (union isfuzzy=true
(SecurityEvent
| where EventID == 4624
| where LogonType in (10, 7, 3)
| where IpAddress != "-"
| where IpAddress in (suspicious_signins)
| extend Reason = "Multiple failed AAD logins from IP address"
| project TimeGenerated, Account, AccountType, Computer, Activity, EventID, LogonProcessName, IpAddress, LogonTypeName, TargetUserSid, TargetUserName, TargetDomainName, _ResourceId, Reason
),
(WindowsEvent
| where EventID == 4624 and has_any_ipv4(EventData, toscalar(suspicious_signins))
| extend LogonType = tostring(EventData.LogonType)
| where LogonType in (10, 7, 3)
| extend IpAddress = tostring(EventData.IpAddress)
| where IpAddress != "-"
| where IpAddress in (suspicious_signins)
| extend Reason = "Multiple failed AAD logins from IP address"
| extend Activity = "4624 - An account was successfully logged on."
| extend TargetUserName = tostring(EventData.TargetUserName), TargetDomainName = tostring(EventData.TargetDomainName)
| extend Account = strcat(TargetDomainName,"\\", TargetUserName)
| extend TargetUserSid = tostring(EventData.TargetUserSid)
| extend TargetAccount = strcat(EventData.TargetDomainName,"\\", EventData.TargetUserName)
| extend AccountType =case(Account endswith "$" or TargetUserSid in ("S-1-5-18", "S-1-5-19", "S-1-5-20"), "Machine", isempty(TargetUserSid), "", "User")
| extend LogonProcessName = tostring(EventData.LogonProcessName)
| project TimeGenerated, Account, AccountType, Computer, Activity, EventID, LogonProcessName, IpAddress, TargetUserSid, TargetUserName, TargetDomainName, _ResourceId, Reason
)
);
union isfuzzy=true linux_logons,win_logons
| extend timestamp = TimeGenerated
| extend HostName = tostring(split(Computer, ".")[0]), DomainIndex = toint(indexof(Computer, '.'))
| extend HostNameDomain = iff(DomainIndex != -1, substring(Computer, DomainIndex+1), Computer)
};
let aadSignin = aadFunc("SigninLogs");
let aadNonInt = aadFunc("AADNonInteractiveUserSignInLogs");
union isfuzzy=true aadSignin, aadNonInt
entityMappings:
- entityType: Account
fieldMappings:
- identifier: FullName
columnName: Account
- identifier: Name
columnName: TargetUserName
- identifier: NTDomain
columnName: TargetDomainName
- entityType: Host
fieldMappings:
- identifier: FullName
columnName: Computer
- identifier: HostName
columnName: HostName
- identifier: NTDomain
columnName: HostNameDomain
- entityType: Host
fieldMappings:
- identifier: AzureID
columnName: _ResourceId
- entityType: IP
fieldMappings:
- identifier: Address
columnName: IpAddress
version: 1.3.2
kind: Scheduled
metadata:
source:
kind: Community
author:
name: Microsoft Security Research
support:
tier: Community
categories:
domains: [ "Security - Others", "Identity" ]
Stages and Predicates
Parameters
let signin_threshold = 5;
let aadSignin = aadFunc("SigninLogs");
let aadNonInt = aadFunc("AADNonInteractiveUserSignInLogs");
Let binding: aadFunc
let aadFunc = (tableName:string){
let suspicious_signins =
table(tableName)
| where ResultType !in ("0", "50125", "50140")
| where IPAddress !in ('127.0.0.1', '::1', '')
| summarize count() by IPAddress
| where count_ > signin_threshold
| summarize make_set(IPAddress);
Derived from signin_threshold.
Let binding: linux_logons
let linux_logons = Syslog
| where Facility contains "auth" and ProcessName != "sudo"
| where SyslogMessage has "Accepted"
| extend SourceIP = extract("(([0-9]{1,3})\\.([0-9]{1,3})\\.([0-9]{1,3})\\.(([0-9]{1,3})))",1,SyslogMessage)
| where SourceIP in (suspicious_signins)
| extend Reason = "Multiple failed AAD logins from IP address"
| project TimeGenerated, Computer, HostIP, IpAddress = SourceIP, SyslogMessage, Facility, ProcessName, Reason;
Let binding: win_logons
let win_logons = (union isfuzzy=true
(SecurityEvent
| where EventID == 4624
| where LogonType in (10, 7, 3)
| where IpAddress != "-"
| where IpAddress in (suspicious_signins)
| extend Reason = "Multiple failed AAD logins from IP address"
| project TimeGenerated, Account, AccountType, Computer, Activity, EventID, LogonProcessName, IpAddress, LogonTypeName, TargetUserSid, TargetUserName, TargetDomainName, _ResourceId, Reason
),
(WindowsEvent
| where EventID == 4624 and has_any_ipv4(EventData, toscalar(suspicious_signins))
| extend LogonType = tostring(EventData.LogonType)
| where LogonType in (10, 7, 3)
| extend IpAddress = tostring(EventData.IpAddress)
| where IpAddress != "-"
| where IpAddress in (suspicious_signins)
| extend Reason = "Multiple failed AAD logins from IP address"
| extend Activity = "4624 - An account was successfully logged on."
| extend TargetUserName = tostring(EventData.TargetUserName), TargetDomainName = tostring(EventData.TargetDomainName)
| extend Account = strcat(TargetDomainName,"\\", TargetUserName)
| extend TargetUserSid = tostring(EventData.TargetUserSid)
| extend TargetAccount = strcat(EventData.TargetDomainName,"\\", EventData.TargetUserName)
| extend AccountType =case(Account endswith "$" or TargetUserSid in ("S-1-5-18", "S-1-5-19", "S-1-5-20"), "Machine", isempty(TargetUserSid), "", "User")
| extend LogonProcessName = tostring(EventData.LogonProcessName)
| project TimeGenerated, Account, AccountType, Computer, Activity, EventID, LogonProcessName, IpAddress, TargetUserSid, TargetUserName, TargetDomainName, _ResourceId, Reason
)
);
union isfuzzy=true (2 sources)
Each leg below queries one source; the rule matches if any leg does. Sources: linux_logons, win_logons
Leg 1: linux_logons
Leg 2: win_logons
Applied to the combined result
| extend timestamp = TimeGenerated | extend HostName = tostring(split(Computer, ".")[0]), DomainIndex = toint(indexof(Computer, '.')) | extend HostNameDomain = iff(DomainIndex != -1, substring(Computer, DomainIndex+1), Computer)
};
union isfuzzy=true aadSignin, aadNonInt