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TI map IP entity to AzureNetworkAnalytics_CL (NSG Flow Logs)

Severity
medium
Time window
14d
Group by
Id, ObservableValue, PIP, TI_ipEntity
Source
github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel

Identifies a match in AzureNetworkAnalytics_CL (NSG Flow Logs) from any IP IOC from TI that was Allowed

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

TacticTechniques
Command & ControlT1071 Application Layer Protocol

Rule body kusto

id: 929160b7-4449-4307-a3f9-bb742d1b8f01
name: TI map IP entity to AzureNetworkAnalytics_CL (NSG Flow Logs)
description: |
  Identifies a match in AzureNetworkAnalytics_CL (NSG Flow Logs) from any IP IOC from TI that was Allowed
severity: Medium
requiredDataConnectors:
  - connectorId: ThreatIntelligence
    dataTypes:
      - ThreatIntelIndicators
  - connectorId: ThreatIntelligenceTaxii
    dataTypes:
      - ThreatIntelIndicators
  - connectorId: MicrosoftDefenderThreatIntelligence
    dataTypes:
      - ThreatIntelIndicators
queryFrequency: 1h
queryPeriod: 14d
triggerOperator: gt
triggerThreshold: 0
tactics:
  - CommandAndControl
relevantTechniques:
  - T1071
query: |
  let dt_lookBack = 1h; // Look back 1 hour for AzureNetworkAnalytics_CL logs
  let ioc_lookBack = 14d; // Look back 14 days for threat intelligence indicators
  // Fetch threat intelligence indicators related to IP addresses
  let IP_Indicators = ThreatIntelIndicators
  //extract key part of kv pair
       | extend IndicatorType = replace(@"\[|\]|\""", "", tostring(split(ObservableKey, ":", 0)))
       | where IndicatorType in ("ipv4-addr", "ipv6-addr", "network-traffic")
       | extend NetworkSourceIP = toupper(ObservableValue)
       | extend TrafficLightProtocolLevel = tostring(parse_json(AdditionalFields).TLPLevel)
    | where TimeGenerated >= ago(ioc_lookBack)
    | extend TI_ipEntity = iff(isnotempty(NetworkSourceIP), NetworkSourceIP, NetworkSourceIP)
    | extend TI_ipEntity = iff(isempty(TI_ipEntity) and isnotempty(NetworkSourceIP), NetworkSourceIP, TI_ipEntity)
    //| extend TI_ipEntity = iff(isempty(TI_ipEntity) and isnotempty(EmailSourceIpAddress), EmailSourceIpAddress, TI_ipEntity)
    | where ipv4_is_private(TI_ipEntity) == false and  TI_ipEntity !startswith "fe80" and TI_ipEntity !startswith "::" and TI_ipEntity !startswith "127."
    | summarize LatestIndicatorTime = arg_max(TimeGenerated, *) by Id, ObservableValue
    | where IsActive and (ValidUntil > now() or isempty(ValidUntil));
  // Perform a join between IP indicators and AzureNetworkAnalytics_CL logs for NSG Flow information
  IP_Indicators
     | project-reorder *, Tags, TrafficLightProtocolLevel, NetworkSourceIP, Type, TI_ipEntity
    // Use innerunique to keep performance fast and result set low, as we only need one match to indicate potential malicious activity that needs investigation
    | join kind=innerunique (
        AzureNetworkAnalytics_CL
        | where TimeGenerated >= ago(dt_lookBack)
        | extend AzureNetworkAnalytics_CL_TimeGenerated = TimeGenerated
        | extend PIPs = split(PublicIPs_s, '|', 0)
        | extend PIP = tostring(PIPs[0])
    )
    on $left.TI_ipEntity == $right.PIP
    // Filter out logs that occurred after the expiration of the corresponding indicator
    | where AzureNetworkAnalytics_CL_TimeGenerated < ValidUntil
    // Filter out NSG Flow logs that are not allowed (FlowStatus_s == "A")
    | where FlowStatus_s == "A"
    // Group the results by IndicatorId and PIP (Public IP), and keep the log entry with the latest timestamp
    | summarize AzureNetworkAnalytics_CL_TimeGenerated = arg_max(AzureNetworkAnalytics_CL_TimeGenerated, *) by Id, PIP
    // Select the desired output fields
    | extend Description = tostring(parse_json(Data).description)
    | extend ActivityGroupNames = extract(@"ActivityGroup:(\S+)", 1, tostring(parse_json(Data).labels))
    | project AzureNetworkAnalytics_CL_TimeGenerated, Description, ActivityGroupNames, Id, ValidUntil, Confidence,
      TI_ipEntity, Computer, FlowDirection_s, FlowStatus_s, FlowType_s, SrcPublicIPs_s, DestPublicIPs_s, PublicIPs_s, L7Protocol_s, DestPort_d, NetworkSourceIP, Type
    // Extract hostname and DNS domain from the Computer field
    | extend HostName = tostring(split(Computer, '.', 0)[0]), DnsDomain = tostring(strcat_array(array_slice(split(Computer, '.'), 1, -1), '.'))
    // Rename the timestamp field
    | extend timestamp = AzureNetworkAnalytics_CL_TimeGenerated
entityMappings:
  - entityType: Host
    fieldMappings:
      - identifier: FullName
        columnName: Computer
      - identifier: HostName
        columnName: HostName
      - identifier: DnsDomain
        columnName: DnsDomain
  - entityType: IP
    fieldMappings:
      - identifier: Address
        columnName: TI_ipEntity
  - entityType: URL
    fieldMappings:
      - identifier: Url
        columnName: Url
version: 1.4.6
kind: Scheduled

Stages and Predicates

Parameters

let dt_lookBack = 1h;
let ioc_lookBack = 14d;

The stages below define let IP_Indicators (the rule's main pipeline source).

Stage 1: source

ThreatIntelIndicators

Stage 2: extend

| extend IndicatorType = replace(@"\[|\]|\""", "", tostring(split(ObservableKey, ":", 0)))

Stage 3: where

| where IndicatorType in ("ipv4-addr", "ipv6-addr", "network-traffic")

Stage 4: extend

| extend NetworkSourceIP = toupper(ObservableValue)

Stage 5: extend

| extend TrafficLightProtocolLevel = tostring(parse_json(AdditionalFields).TLPLevel)

Stage 6: where

| where TimeGenerated >= ago(ioc_lookBack)

Stage 7: extend

| extend TI_ipEntity = iff(isnotempty(NetworkSourceIP), NetworkSourceIP, NetworkSourceIP)
TI_ipEntity =
ifisnotempty(NetworkSourceIP)NetworkSourceIP
elseNetworkSourceIP

Stage 8: extend

| extend TI_ipEntity = iff(isempty(TI_ipEntity) and isnotempty(NetworkSourceIP), NetworkSourceIP, TI_ipEntity)
TI_ipEntity =
ifisempty(TI_ipEntity) and isnotempty(NetworkSourceIP)NetworkSourceIP
elseTI_ipEntity

Stage 9: where

| where ipv4_is_private(TI_ipEntity) == false and  TI_ipEntity !startswith "fe80" and TI_ipEntity !startswith "::" and TI_ipEntity !startswith "127."

Stage 10: summarize

| summarize LatestIndicatorTime = arg_max(TimeGenerated, *) by Id, ObservableValue

Stage 11: where

| where IsActive and (ValidUntil > now() or isempty(ValidUntil))

The stages below run on IP_Indicators (the outer pipeline).

Stage 12: project-reorder

IP_Indicators
| project-reorder *, Tags, TrafficLightProtocolLevel, NetworkSourceIP, Type, TI_ipEntity

Stage 13: join

| join kind=innerunique (
      AzureNetworkAnalytics_CL
      | where TimeGenerated >= ago(dt_lookBack)
      | extend AzureNetworkAnalytics_CL_TimeGenerated = TimeGenerated
      | extend PIPs = split(PublicIPs_s, '|', 0)
      | extend PIP = tostring(PIPs[0])
  )
  on $left.TI_ipEntity == $right.PIP

Stage 14: where

| where AzureNetworkAnalytics_CL_TimeGenerated < ValidUntil

Stage 15: where

| where FlowStatus_s == "A"

Stage 16: summarize

| summarize AzureNetworkAnalytics_CL_TimeGenerated = arg_max(AzureNetworkAnalytics_CL_TimeGenerated, *) by Id, PIP

Stage 17: extend

| extend Description = tostring(parse_json(Data).description)

Stage 18: extend

| extend ActivityGroupNames = extract(@"ActivityGroup:(\S+)", 1, tostring(parse_json(Data).labels))

Stage 19: project

| project AzureNetworkAnalytics_CL_TimeGenerated, Description, ActivityGroupNames, Id, ValidUntil, Confidence,
    TI_ipEntity, Computer, FlowDirection_s, FlowStatus_s, FlowType_s, SrcPublicIPs_s, DestPublicIPs_s, PublicIPs_s, L7Protocol_s, DestPort_d, NetworkSourceIP, Type

Stage 20: extend

| extend HostName = tostring(split(Computer, '.', 0)[0]), DnsDomain = tostring(strcat_array(array_slice(split(Computer, '.'), 1, -1), '.'))

Stage 21: extend

| extend timestamp = AzureNetworkAnalytics_CL_TimeGenerated

Exclusions

Top-level NOT(...) conjuncts: predicates this rule actively suppresses.

FieldKindExcluded values
TI_ipEntitycidr_match10.0.0.0/8, 172.16.0.0/12, 192.168.0.0/16, 169.254.0.0/16, 127.0.0.0/8
TI_ipEntitystarts_with127.
TI_ipEntitystarts_with::
TI_ipEntitystarts_withfe80

Indicators

Each row is a field, operator, and value that the rule matches. The corpus column counts how many other rules in the catalog look for the same combination: high numbers point to widely-used, community-vetted indicators. Blank or 1 shows that the indicator is specific to this rule.

FieldKindValues
AzureNetworkAnalytics_CL_TimeGeneratedlt
  • ValidUntil transforms: cased
FlowStatus_seq
  • A transforms: cased
IndicatorTypein
  • ipv4-addr transforms: cased
  • ipv6-addr transforms: cased
  • network-traffic transforms: cased
ValidUntilis_null
  • (no value, null check)

Output fields

Fields the rule emits when it matches. Chronicle authors list these in the outcome block; they appear on the detection and $risk_score drives alerting. Sentinel / Defender XDR rules build them up through project / summarize / extend stages. Sentinel maps these into alert fields via entityMappings and customDetails; Defender XDR custom detections surface them as alert fields directly.

FieldSource
ActivityGroupNamesproject
AzureNetworkAnalytics_CL_TimeGeneratedproject
Computerproject
Confidenceproject
Descriptionproject
DestPort_dproject
DestPublicIPs_sproject
FlowDirection_sproject
FlowStatus_sproject
FlowType_sproject
Idproject
L7Protocol_sproject
NetworkSourceIPproject
PublicIPs_sproject
SrcPublicIPs_sproject
TI_ipEntityproject
Typeproject
ValidUntilproject
DnsDomainextend
HostNameextend
timestampextend