Detection rules › Kusto
NRT Privileged Role Assigned Outside PIM
Identifies a privileged role being assigned to a user outside of PIM Ref : https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/fundamentals/security-operations-privileged-accounts#things-to-monitor-1
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Privilege Escalation |
Telemetry coverage
| Platform | Record / event type |
|---|---|
| Azure | Add member to role |
Rules detecting the same action
These rules filter on the same operation.
- [Entra ID] Application Assigned Administrator Permissions Immediately After Obtaining Role Management Permissions (Kusto)
- [Entra ID] Mass Privileged Role Change Activity Detected (Kusto)
- [Entra ID] Privilege Elevation Request Denied (Kusto)
- [Entra ID] Privileged Role Assigned to a New User (Kusto)
- [Entra ID] Privileged Role Assigned to User (Kusto)
- Account Elevated to New Role (Kusto)
- Admin promotion after Role Management Application Permission Grant (Kusto)
- App Assigned To Azure RBAC/Microsoft Entra Role (Sigma)
Rule body
id: 14f6da04-2f96-44ee-9210-9ccc1be6401e
name: NRT Privileged Role Assigned Outside PIM
description: |
'Identifies a privileged role being assigned to a user outside of PIM
Ref : https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/fundamentals/security-operations-privileged-accounts#things-to-monitor-1'
severity: Low
status: Available
requiredDataConnectors:
- connectorId: AzureActiveDirectory
dataTypes:
- AuditLogs
tactics:
- PrivilegeEscalation
relevantTechniques:
- T1078.004
query: |
AuditLogs
| where Category =~ "RoleManagement"
| where OperationName has "Add member to role outside of PIM"
or (LoggedByService =~ "Core Directory" and OperationName =~ "Add member to role" and Identity != "MS-PIM" and Identity != "MS-PIM-Fairfax")
| mv-apply TargetResource = TargetResources on
(
where TargetResource.type =~ "User"
| extend TargetUserPrincipalName = tostring(TargetResource.userPrincipalName)
)
| 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(iff(isnotempty(InitiatedBy.user.ipAddress), InitiatedBy.user.ipAddress, InitiatedBy.app.ipAddress))
| extend TargetName = tostring(split(TargetUserPrincipalName,'@',0)[0]), TargetUPNSuffix = tostring(split(TargetUserPrincipalName,'@',1)[0])
| extend InitiatedByName = tostring(split(InitiatingUserPrincipalName,'@',0)[0]), InitiatedByUPNSuffix = tostring(split(InitiatingUserPrincipalName,'@',1)[0])
entityMappings:
- entityType: Account
fieldMappings:
- identifier: FullName
columnName: TargetUserPrincipalName
- identifier: Name
columnName: TargetName
- identifier: UPNSuffix
columnName: TargetUPNSuffix
- entityType: Account
fieldMappings:
- identifier: FullName
columnName: InitiatingUserPrincipalName
- identifier: Name
columnName: InitiatedByName
- identifier: UPNSuffix
columnName: InitiatedByUPNSuffix
- entityType: Account
fieldMappings:
- identifier: AadUserId
columnName: InitiatingAadUserId
- entityType: Account
fieldMappings:
- identifier: AadUserId
columnName: InitiatingAppServicePrincipalId
- entityType: IP
fieldMappings:
- identifier: Address
columnName: InitiatingIpAddress
version: 1.0.3
kind: NRT
Stages and Predicates
Stage 1: source
AuditLogs
Stage 2: where
| where Category =~ "RoleManagement"
Stage 3: where
| where OperationName has "Add member to role outside of PIM"
or (LoggedByService =~ "Core Directory" and OperationName =~ "Add member to role" and Identity != "MS-PIM" and Identity != "MS-PIM-Fairfax")
Stage 4: kusto:mv-apply
| mv-apply TargetResource = TargetResources on
(
where TargetResource.type =~ "User"
| extend TargetUserPrincipalName = tostring(TargetResource.userPrincipalName)
)
Stage 5: extend (7 consecutive steps)
| 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(iff(isnotempty(InitiatedBy.user.ipAddress), InitiatedBy.user.ipAddress, InitiatedBy.app.ipAddress))
| extend TargetName = tostring(split(TargetUserPrincipalName,'@',0)[0]), TargetUPNSuffix = tostring(split(TargetUserPrincipalName,'@',1)[0])
| extend InitiatedByName = tostring(split(InitiatingUserPrincipalName,'@',0)[0]), InitiatedByUPNSuffix = tostring(split(InitiatingUserPrincipalName,'@',1)[0])
Indicators
These rows show field, operator, and value matches.
| Field | Kind | Values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
Category | eq |
| field:"Category" kind:eq value:"RoleManagement" |
Identity | ne |
| field:"Identity" kind:ne |
LoggedByService | eq |
| field:"azure_ad::logged_by_service" kind:eq value:"Core Directory" |
OperationName | eq |
| field:"OperationName" kind:eq value:"Add member to role" |
OperationName | match |
| field:"OperationName" kind:match value:"Add member to role outside of PIM" |
type | eq |
| field:"type" kind:eq value:"User" |
Output fields
These fields are emitted when the rule matches.
| Field | Source |
|---|---|
InitiatingAppName | extend |
InitiatingAppServicePrincipalId | extend |
InitiatingUserPrincipalName | extend |
InitiatingAadUserId | extend |
InitiatingIpAddress | extend |
TargetName | extend |
TargetUPNSuffix | extend |
InitiatedByName | extend |
InitiatedByUPNSuffix | extend |