Detection rules › Kusto
Suspicious application consent similar to O365 Attack Toolkit
This will alert when a user consents to provide a previously-unknown Azure application with the same OAuth permissions used by the MDSec O365 Attack Toolkit (https://github.com/mdsecactivebreach/o365-attack-toolkit). The default permissions/scope for the MDSec O365 Attack toolkit change sometimes but often include contacts.read, user.read, mail.read, notes.read.all, mailboxsettings.readwrite, files.readwrite.all, mail.send, files.read, and files.read.all. Consent to applications with these permissions should be rare, especially as the knownApplications list is expanded, especially as the knownApplications list is expanded. Public contributions to expand this filter are welcome! For further information on AuditLogs please see https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/reports-monitoring/reference-audit-activities.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Credential Access | T1528 Steal Application Access Token |
| Lateral Movement | T1550 Use Alternate Authentication Material |
Event coverage
Rules detecting the same action
Other rules on this platform that filter on the same API call or operation.
- Admin promotion after Role Management Application Permission Grant (Kusto)
- Application ID URI Changed (Kusto)
- Application Redirect URL Update (Kusto)
- Changes to Application Logout URL (Kusto)
- Changes to Application Ownership (Kusto)
- full_access_as_app Granted To Application (Kusto)
- Mail.Read Permissions Granted to Application (Kusto)
- Microsoft Entra ID Role Management Permission Grant (Kusto)
Rule body kusto
id: f948a32f-226c-4116-bddd-d95e91d97eb9
name: Suspicious application consent similar to O365 Attack Toolkit
description: |
'This will alert when a user consents to provide a previously-unknown Azure application with the same OAuth permissions used by the MDSec O365 Attack Toolkit (https://github.com/mdsecactivebreach/o365-attack-toolkit).
The default permissions/scope for the MDSec O365 Attack toolkit change sometimes but often include contacts.read, user.read, mail.read, notes.read.all, mailboxsettings.readwrite, files.readwrite.all, mail.send, files.read, and files.read.all.
Consent to applications with these permissions should be rare, especially as the knownApplications list is expanded, especially as the knownApplications list is expanded. Public contributions to expand this filter are welcome!
For further information on AuditLogs please see https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/reports-monitoring/reference-audit-activities.'
severity: High
requiredDataConnectors:
- connectorId: AzureActiveDirectory
dataTypes:
- AuditLogs
queryFrequency: 1d
queryPeriod: 14d
triggerOperator: gt
triggerThreshold: 0
status: Available
tactics:
- CredentialAccess
- DefenseEvasion
relevantTechniques:
- T1528
- T1550
query: |
let detectionTime = 1d;
let joinLookback = 14d;
let threshold = 5;
let o365_attack_regex = "contacts.read|user.read|mail.read|notes.read.all|mailboxsettings.readwrite|Files.ReadWrite.All|mail.send|files.read|files.read.all";
let o365_attack = dynamic(["contacts.read", "user.read", "mail.read", "notes.read.all", "mailboxsettings.readwrite", "Files.ReadWrite.All", "mail.send", "files.read", "files.read.all"]);
AuditLogs
| where TimeGenerated > ago(detectionTime)
| where LoggedByService =~ "Core Directory"
| where Category =~ "ApplicationManagement"
| where OperationName =~ "Consent to application"
| mv-apply TargetResource = TargetResources on
(
where TargetResource.type =~ "ServicePrincipal"
| extend AppDisplayName = tostring(TargetResource.displayName),
AppClientId = tostring(TargetResource.id),
props = TargetResource.modifiedProperties
)
| where AppClientId !in ((externaldata(knownAppClientId:string, knownAppDisplayName:string)[@"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/master/Sample%20Data/Feeds/Microsoft.OAuth.KnownApplications.csv"] with (format="csv"))) // NOTE: a MATCH from this list will cause the alert to NOT fire - please modify for your environment!
| mv-apply ConsentFull = props on
(
where ConsentFull.displayName =~ "ConsentAction.Permissions"
)
| parse ConsentFull with * "ConsentType: " GrantConsentType ", Scope: " GrantScope1 ", CreatedDateTime" * "]" *
| where GrantConsentType != "AllPrincipals" // NOTE: we are ignoring if OAuth application was granted to all users via an admin - but admin due diligence should be audited occasionally
| where ConsentFull has_any (o365_attack)
| extend GrantScopeCount = countof(tolower(GrantScope1), o365_attack_regex, 'regex')
| where GrantScopeCount > threshold
| extend GrantInitiatedByAppName = tostring(InitiatedBy.app.displayName)
| extend GrantInitiatedByAppServicePrincipalId = tostring(InitiatedBy.app.servicePrincipalId)
| extend GrantInitiatedByUserPrincipalName = tostring(InitiatedBy.user.userPrincipalName)
| extend GrantInitiatedByAadUserId = tostring(InitiatedBy.user.id)
| extend GrantIpAddress = iff(isnotempty(InitiatedBy.user.ipAddress), tostring(InitiatedBy.user.ipAddress), tostring(InitiatedBy.app.ipAddress))
| extend GrantInitiatedBy = iff(isnotempty(GrantInitiatedByUserPrincipalName), GrantInitiatedByUserPrincipalName, GrantInitiatedByAppName)
| mv-apply AdditionalDetail = AdditionalDetails on
(
where AdditionalDetail.key =~ "User-Agent"
| extend GrantUserAgent = AdditionalDetail.value
)
| project TimeGenerated, GrantConsentType, GrantScope1, GrantInitiatedBy, AppDisplayName, GrantInitiatedByUserPrincipalName, GrantInitiatedByAadUserId, GrantInitiatedByAppName, GrantInitiatedByAppServicePrincipalId, GrantIpAddress, GrantUserAgent, AppClientId, OperationName, ConsentFull, CorrelationId
| join kind = leftouter (AuditLogs
| where TimeGenerated > ago(joinLookback)
| where LoggedByService =~ "Core Directory"
| where Category =~ "ApplicationManagement"
| where OperationName =~ "Add service principal"
| mv-apply TargetResource = TargetResources on
(
where TargetResource.type =~ "ServicePrincipal"
| extend props = TargetResource.modifiedProperties,
AppClientId = tostring(TargetResource.id)
)
| mv-apply Property = props on
(
where Property.displayName =~ "AppAddress" and Property.newValue has "AddressType"
| extend AppReplyURLs = trim('"',tostring(Property.newValue))
)
| distinct AppClientId, tostring(AppReplyURLs)
) on AppClientId
| join kind = innerunique (AuditLogs
| where TimeGenerated > ago(joinLookback)
| where LoggedByService =~ "Core Directory"
| where Category =~ "ApplicationManagement"
| where OperationName =~ "Add OAuth2PermissionGrant" or OperationName =~ "Add delegated permission grant"
| mv-apply TargetResource = TargetResources on
(
where TargetResource.type =~ "ServicePrincipal" and array_length(TargetResource.modifiedProperties) > 0 and isnotnull(TargetResource.displayName)
| extend GrantAuthentication = tostring(TargetResource.displayName)
)
| extend GrantOperation = OperationName
| project GrantAuthentication, GrantOperation, CorrelationId
) on CorrelationId
| project TimeGenerated, GrantConsentType, GrantScope1, GrantInitiatedBy, AppDisplayName, AppReplyURLs, GrantInitiatedByUserPrincipalName, GrantInitiatedByAadUserId, GrantInitiatedByAppName, GrantInitiatedByAppServicePrincipalId, GrantIpAddress, GrantUserAgent, AppClientId, GrantAuthentication, OperationName, GrantOperation, CorrelationId, ConsentFull
| extend Name = tostring(split(GrantInitiatedByUserPrincipalName,'@',0)[0]), UPNSuffix = tostring(split(GrantInitiatedByUserPrincipalName,'@',1)[0])
entityMappings:
- entityType: Account
fieldMappings:
- identifier: FullName
columnName: GrantInitiatedByUserPrincipalName
- identifier: Name
columnName: Name
- identifier: UPNSuffix
columnName: UPNSuffix
- entityType: Account
fieldMappings:
- identifier: AadUserId
columnName: GrantInitiatedByAadUserId
- entityType: Account
fieldMappings:
- identifier: AadUserId
columnName: GrantInitiatedByAppServicePrincipalId
- entityType: IP
fieldMappings:
- identifier: Address
columnName: GrantIpAddress
- entityType: CloudApplication
fieldMappings:
- identifier: Name
columnName: AppDisplayName
version: 1.1.2
kind: Scheduled
Stages and Predicates
Parameters
let detectionTime = 1d;
let joinLookback = 14d;
let threshold = 5;
Let binding: o365_attack_regex
let o365_attack_regex = "contacts.read|user.read|mail.read|notes.read.all|mailboxsettings.readwrite|Files.ReadWrite.All|mail.send|files.read|files.read.all";
Let binding: o365_attack
let o365_attack = dynamic(["contacts.read", "user.read", "mail.read", "notes.read.all", "mailboxsettings.readwrite", "Files.ReadWrite.All", "mail.send", "files.read", "files.read.all"]);
Stage 1: source
AuditLogs
Stage 2: where
| where TimeGenerated > ago(detectionTime)
Stage 3: where
| where LoggedByService =~ "Core Directory"
Stage 4: where
| where Category =~ "ApplicationManagement"
Stage 5: where
| where OperationName =~ "Consent to application"
Stage 6: kusto:mv-apply
| mv-apply TargetResource = TargetResources on
(
where TargetResource.type =~ "ServicePrincipal"
| extend AppDisplayName = tostring(TargetResource.displayName),
AppClientId = tostring(TargetResource.id),
props = TargetResource.modifiedProperties
)
Stage 7: where
| where AppClientId !in ((externaldata(knownAppClientId:string, knownAppDisplayName:string)[@"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/master/Sample%20Data/Feeds/Microsoft.OAuth.KnownApplications.csv"] with (format="csv")))
Stage 8: kusto:mv-apply
| mv-apply ConsentFull = props on
(
where ConsentFull.displayName =~ "ConsentAction.Permissions"
)
Stage 9: parse
| parse ConsentFull with * "ConsentType: " GrantConsentType ", Scope: " GrantScope1 ", CreatedDateTime" * "]" *
Stage 10: where
| where GrantConsentType != "AllPrincipals"
Stage 11: where
| where ConsentFull has_any (o365_attack)
References o365_attack (defined above).
Stage 12: extend
| extend GrantScopeCount = countof(tolower(GrantScope1), o365_attack_regex, 'regex')
References o365_attack_regex (defined above).
Stage 13: where
| where GrantScopeCount > threshold
Stage 14: extend (6 consecutive steps)
| extend GrantInitiatedByAppName = tostring(InitiatedBy.app.displayName)
| extend GrantInitiatedByAppServicePrincipalId = tostring(InitiatedBy.app.servicePrincipalId)
| extend GrantInitiatedByUserPrincipalName = tostring(InitiatedBy.user.userPrincipalName)
| extend GrantInitiatedByAadUserId = tostring(InitiatedBy.user.id)
| extend GrantIpAddress = iff(isnotempty(InitiatedBy.user.ipAddress), tostring(InitiatedBy.user.ipAddress), tostring(InitiatedBy.app.ipAddress))
| extend GrantInitiatedBy = iff(isnotempty(GrantInitiatedByUserPrincipalName), GrantInitiatedByUserPrincipalName, GrantInitiatedByAppName)
Stage 15: kusto:mv-apply
| mv-apply AdditionalDetail = AdditionalDetails on
(
where AdditionalDetail.key =~ "User-Agent"
| extend GrantUserAgent = AdditionalDetail.value
)
Stage 16: project
| project TimeGenerated, GrantConsentType, GrantScope1, GrantInitiatedBy, AppDisplayName, GrantInitiatedByUserPrincipalName, GrantInitiatedByAadUserId, GrantInitiatedByAppName, GrantInitiatedByAppServicePrincipalId, GrantIpAddress, GrantUserAgent, AppClientId, OperationName, ConsentFull, CorrelationId
Stage 17: join
| join kind = leftouter (AuditLogs
| where TimeGenerated > ago(joinLookback)
| where LoggedByService =~ "Core Directory"
| where Category =~ "ApplicationManagement"
| where OperationName =~ "Add service principal"
| mv-apply TargetResource = TargetResources on
(
where TargetResource.type =~ "ServicePrincipal"
| extend props = TargetResource.modifiedProperties,
AppClientId = tostring(TargetResource.id)
)
| mv-apply Property = props on
(
where Property.displayName =~ "AppAddress" and Property.newValue has "AddressType"
| extend AppReplyURLs = trim('"',tostring(Property.newValue))
)
| distinct AppClientId, tostring(AppReplyURLs)
) on AppClientId
Stage 18: join
| join kind = innerunique (AuditLogs
| where TimeGenerated > ago(joinLookback)
| where LoggedByService =~ "Core Directory"
| where Category =~ "ApplicationManagement"
| where OperationName =~ "Add OAuth2PermissionGrant" or OperationName =~ "Add delegated permission grant"
| mv-apply TargetResource = TargetResources on
(
where TargetResource.type =~ "ServicePrincipal" and array_length(TargetResource.modifiedProperties) > 0 and isnotnull(TargetResource.displayName)
| extend GrantAuthentication = tostring(TargetResource.displayName)
)
| extend GrantOperation = OperationName
| project GrantAuthentication, GrantOperation, CorrelationId
) on CorrelationId
Stage 19: project
| project TimeGenerated, GrantConsentType, GrantScope1, GrantInitiatedBy, AppDisplayName, AppReplyURLs, GrantInitiatedByUserPrincipalName, GrantInitiatedByAadUserId, GrantInitiatedByAppName, GrantInitiatedByAppServicePrincipalId, GrantIpAddress, GrantUserAgent, AppClientId, GrantAuthentication, OperationName, GrantOperation, CorrelationId, ConsentFull
Stage 20: extend
| extend Name = tostring(split(GrantInitiatedByUserPrincipalName,'@',0)[0]), UPNSuffix = tostring(split(GrantInitiatedByUserPrincipalName,'@',1)[0])
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.
| Field | Kind | Values |
|---|---|---|
Category | eq |
|
ConsentFull | match |
|
GrantConsentType | ne |
|
GrantScopeCount | gt |
|
LoggedByService | eq |
|
OperationName | eq |
|
displayName | eq |
|
displayName | is_not_null | |
key | eq |
|
modifiedProperties | gt |
|
newValue | match |
|
type | eq |
|
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.
| Field | Source |
|---|---|
AppClientId | project |
AppDisplayName | project |
AppReplyURLs | project |
ConsentFull | project |
CorrelationId | project |
GrantAuthentication | project |
GrantConsentType | project |
GrantInitiatedBy | project |
GrantInitiatedByAadUserId | project |
GrantInitiatedByAppName | project |
GrantInitiatedByAppServicePrincipalId | project |
GrantInitiatedByUserPrincipalName | project |
GrantIpAddress | project |
GrantOperation | project |
GrantScope1 | project |
GrantUserAgent | project |
OperationName | project |
TimeGenerated | project |
Name | extend |
UPNSuffix | extend |