Detection rules › Kusto
VIP Mailbox manipulation
'Alert if a cmdlet that can be translated to data exfiltration or mailbox access is executed on a VIP Mailbox.'
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Persistence | |
| Collection | |
| Exfiltration |
Rule body
id: 5170c3c4-b8c9-485c-910d-a21d965ee181
name: VIP Mailbox manipulation
description: |
'Alert if a cmdlet that can be translated to data exfiltration or mailbox access is executed on a VIP Mailbox.'
requiredDataConnectors:
- connectorId: ESI-ExchangeAdminAuditLogEvents
dataTypes:
- Event
severity: Medium
queryFrequency: 30m
queryPeriod: 1h
triggerOperator: gt
triggerThreshold: 0
status: Available
tactics:
- Exfiltration
- Persistence
- Collection
relevantTechniques:
- T1020
- T1098
- T1114
query: |
let VIPRestriction = "on";
ExchangeAdminAuditLogs
| where IsVIP or VIPRestriction =~ "off"
| where UserOriented =~ 'Yes' and IsSensitive and ((IsRestrictedCmdLet and IsSenstiveCmdletParameters) or IsRestrictedCmdLet == false)
| extend Level = iif (Status == "Failure", "Medium", "High")
entityMappings:
- entityType: Mailbox
fieldMappings:
- identifier: MailboxPrimaryAddress
columnName: TargetObject
- entityType: Host
fieldMappings:
- identifier: FullName
columnName: Computer
- entityType: Account
fieldMappings:
- identifier: Sid
columnName: TargetObject
- identifier: ObjectGuid
columnName: TargetObject
- identifier: FullName
columnName: TargetObject
- entityType: Account
fieldMappings:
- identifier: Name
columnName: Caller
alertDetailsOverride:
alertDisplayNameFormat: "{{CmdletName}} executed on {{TargetObject}}"
alertDescriptionFormat: "Alert from Microsoft Exchange Security as {{CmdletName}} with parameters {{CmdletParameters}} was executed on {{TargetObject}}"
alertSeverityColumnName: Level
version: 1.2.0
kind: Scheduled
Stages and Predicates
Parameters
let VIPRestriction = "on";
Stage 1: source
ExchangeAdminAuditLogs
Stage 2: where
| where IsVIP or VIPRestriction =~ "off"
Stage 3: where
| where UserOriented =~ 'Yes' and IsSensitive and ((IsRestrictedCmdLet and IsSenstiveCmdletParameters) or IsRestrictedCmdLet == false)
Stage 4: extend
| extend Level = iif (Status == "Failure", "Medium", "High")
Indicators
These rows show field, operator, and value matches.
| Field | Kind | Values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
IsRestrictedCmdLet | eq |
| field:"IsRestrictedCmdLet" kind:eq value:"false" |
UserOriented | eq |
| field:"UserOriented" kind:eq value:"Yes" |
Output fields
These fields are emitted when the rule matches.
| Field | Source |
|---|---|
Level | extend |