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Application Redirect URL Update

Severity
medium
Time window
1d
Author
Microsoft Security Research
Source
github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel

Detects the redirect URL of an app being changed. Applications associated with URLs not controlled by the organization can pose a security risk. Ref: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/fundamentals/security-operations-applications#application-configuration-changes

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

Telemetry coverage

PlatformRecord / event type
AzureUpdate application

Rules detecting the same action

These rules filter on the same operation.

Rule body

id: a1080fc1-13d1-479b-8340-255f0290d96c
name: Application Redirect URL Update
description: |
  'Detects the redirect URL of an app being changed.
    Applications associated with URLs not controlled by the organization can pose a security risk.
    Ref: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/fundamentals/security-operations-applications#application-configuration-changes'
severity: Medium
requiredDataConnectors:
  - connectorId: AzureActiveDirectory
    dataTypes:
      - AuditLogs
queryFrequency: 1d
queryPeriod: 1d
triggerOperator: gt
triggerThreshold: 0
tactics:
  - Persistence
  - PrivilegeEscalation
relevantTechniques:
  - T1078.004
tags:
  - AADSecOpsGuide
query: |
  AuditLogs
    | where Category =~ "ApplicationManagement"
    | where Result =~ "success"
    | where OperationName =~ 'Update Application'
    | where TargetResources has "AppAddress"
    | mv-expand TargetResources
    | mv-expand TargetResources.modifiedProperties
    | where TargetResources_modifiedProperties.displayName =~ "AppAddress"
    | extend Key = tostring(TargetResources_modifiedProperties.displayName)
    | extend NewValue = TargetResources_modifiedProperties.newValue
    | extend OldValue = TargetResources_modifiedProperties.oldValue
    | where isnotempty(Key) and isnotempty(NewValue)
    | project-reorder Key, NewValue, OldValue
    | extend NewUrls = extract_all('"Address":([^,]*)', tostring(NewValue))
    | extend OldUrls = extract_all('"Address":([^,]*)', tostring(OldValue))
    | extend AddedUrls = set_difference(NewUrls, OldUrls)
    | where array_length(AddedUrls) > 0
    | extend UserAgent = iif(tostring(AdditionalDetails[0].key) == "User-Agent", tostring(AdditionalDetails[0].value), "")
    | 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(InitiatedBy.user.ipAddress)
    | extend AddedBy = iif(isnotempty(InitiatingUserPrincipalName), InitiatingUserPrincipalName, InitiatingAppName)
    | extend TargetAppName = tostring(TargetResources.displayName)
    | extend InitiatingAccountName = tostring(split(InitiatingUserPrincipalName, "@")[0]), InitiatingAccountUPNSuffix = tostring(split(InitiatingUserPrincipalName, "@")[1])
    | project-reorder TimeGenerated, TargetAppName, InitiatingAppName, InitiatingAppServicePrincipalId, InitiatingUserPrincipalName, InitiatingAadUserId, InitiatingIPAddress, AddedUrls, AddedBy, UserAgent
entityMappings:
  - entityType: URL
    fieldMappings:
      - identifier: Url
        columnName: AddedUrls
  - entityType: Account
    fieldMappings:
      - identifier: FullName
        columnName: InitiatingUserPrincipalName
      - identifier: Name
        columnName: InitiatingAccountName
      - identifier: UPNSuffix
        columnName: InitiatingAccountUPNSuffix
  - entityType: Account
    fieldMappings:
      - identifier: AadUserId
        columnName: InitiatingAadUserId
  - entityType: Account
    fieldMappings:
      - identifier: AadUserId
        columnName: InitiatingAppServicePrincipalId
  - entityType: IP
    fieldMappings:
      - identifier: Address
        columnName: InitiatingIPAddress
version: 1.1.1
kind: Scheduled
metadata:
    source:
        kind: Community
    author:
        name: Microsoft Security Research
    support:
        tier: Community
    categories:
        domains: [ "Security - Others" ]

Stages and Predicates

Stage 1: source

AuditLogs

Stage 2: where

| where Category =~ "ApplicationManagement"

Stage 3: where

| where Result =~ "success"

Stage 4: where

| where OperationName =~ 'Update Application'

Stage 5: where

| where TargetResources has "AppAddress"

Stage 6: mv-expand

| mv-expand TargetResources

Stage 7: mv-expand

| mv-expand TargetResources.modifiedProperties

Stage 8: where

| where TargetResources_modifiedProperties.displayName =~ "AppAddress"

Stage 9: extend (3 consecutive steps)

| extend Key = tostring(TargetResources_modifiedProperties.displayName)
| extend NewValue = TargetResources_modifiedProperties.newValue
| extend OldValue = TargetResources_modifiedProperties.oldValue

Stage 10: where

| where isnotempty(Key) and isnotempty(NewValue)

Stage 11: project-reorder

| project-reorder Key, NewValue, OldValue

Stage 12: extend (3 consecutive steps)

| extend NewUrls = extract_all('"Address":([^,]*)', tostring(NewValue))
| extend OldUrls = extract_all('"Address":([^,]*)', tostring(OldValue))
| extend AddedUrls = set_difference(NewUrls, OldUrls)

Stage 13: where

| where array_length(AddedUrls) > 0

Stage 14: extend (9 consecutive steps)

| extend UserAgent = iif(tostring(AdditionalDetails[0].key) == "User-Agent", tostring(AdditionalDetails[0].value), "")
| 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(InitiatedBy.user.ipAddress)
| extend AddedBy = iif(isnotempty(InitiatingUserPrincipalName), InitiatingUserPrincipalName, InitiatingAppName)
| extend TargetAppName = tostring(TargetResources.displayName)
| extend InitiatingAccountName = tostring(split(InitiatingUserPrincipalName, "@")[0]), InitiatingAccountUPNSuffix = tostring(split(InitiatingUserPrincipalName, "@")[1])

Stage 15: project-reorder

| project-reorder TimeGenerated, TargetAppName, InitiatingAppName, InitiatingAppServicePrincipalId, InitiatingUserPrincipalName, InitiatingAadUserId, InitiatingIPAddress, AddedUrls, AddedBy, UserAgent

Indicators

These rows show field, operator, and value matches.

Output fields

These fields are emitted when the rule matches.

FieldSource
Keyextend
NewValueextend
OldValueextend
NewUrlsextend
OldUrlsextend
AddedUrlsextend
UserAgentextend
InitiatingAppNameextend
InitiatingAppServicePrincipalIdextend
InitiatingUserPrincipalNameextend
InitiatingAadUserIdextend
InitiatingIPAddressextend
AddedByextend
TargetAppNameextend
InitiatingAccountNameextend
InitiatingAccountUPNSuffixextend