Pathlock TDnR - Switchable Authorization Design Changes

Status: available
Severity: high
Time window: 1h
Source: github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel

Detects changes to Switchable Authorizations (SACF) design-time configuration in SAP, forwarded by Pathlock Threat Detection and Response. Modifications to switchable authorization design may disable security-relevant authorization checks, allowing bypasses of access controls without removing actual authorizations.

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

Tactic	Techniques
Privilege Escalation	`T1548` Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
Defense Impairment	`T1685` Disable or Modify Tools

Rule body

id: 2a3b4c5d-6e7f-4a0b-8c1d-2e3f4a5b6c47
name: Pathlock TDnR - Switchable Authorization Design Changes
kind: Scheduled
description: >-
  Detects changes to Switchable Authorizations (SACF) design-time configuration in SAP,
  forwarded by Pathlock Threat Detection and Response. Modifications to switchable authorization
  design may disable security-relevant authorization checks, allowing bypasses of access controls
  without removing actual authorizations.
severity: High
status: Available
requiredDataConnectors:
  - connectorId: Pathlock_TDnR
    dataTypes:
      - Pathlock_TDnR_CL
queryFrequency: 1h
queryPeriod: 1h
triggerOperator: gt
triggerThreshold: 0
tactics:
  - DefenseEvasion
  - PrivilegeEscalation
relevantTechniques:
  - T1562
  - T1548
query: |
  Pathlock_TDnR_CL
  | where DataSource == "SACF_CHANGES_DESIGN"
  | project TimeGenerated, Sysid, DataSource, Eventid, Instance, Hostname, Bname,
            Tcode, Report, Area, Subid, SrcIp, DestIp, AffectedUser, LogLine,
            MsgType, MsgId, MsgNo, MessageV1, MessageV2, MessageV3, MessageV4, CentralTs
entityMappings:
  - entityType: Account
    fieldMappings:
      - identifier: Name
        columnName: Bname
  - entityType: Host
    fieldMappings:
      - identifier: HostName
        columnName: Hostname
  - entityType: IP
    fieldMappings:
      - identifier: Address
        columnName: SrcIp
eventGroupingSettings:
  aggregationKind: SingleAlert
incidentConfiguration:
  createIncident: true
  groupingConfiguration:
    enabled: true
    reopenClosedIncident: false
    lookbackDuration: 5h
    matchingMethod: AnyAlert
    groupByEntities: []
    groupByAlertDetails: []
    groupByCustomDetails: []
suppressionDuration: 5h
suppressionEnabled: false
version: 1.0.0

Stages and Predicates

Stage 1: `source`

Pathlock_TDnR_CL

Stage 2: `where`

| where DataSource == "SACF_CHANGES_DESIGN"

Stage 3: `project`

| project TimeGenerated, Sysid, DataSource, Eventid, Instance, Hostname, Bname,
          Tcode, Report, Area, Subid, SrcIp, DestIp, AffectedUser, LogLine,
          MsgType, MsgId, MsgNo, MessageV1, MessageV2, MessageV3, MessageV4, CentralTs

Indicators

These rows show field, operator, and value matches.

Field	Kind	Values	Search
`DataSource`	eq	`SACF_CHANGES_DESIGN`	`field:"DataSource" kind:eq value:"SACF_CHANGES_DESIGN"`

Output fields

These fields are emitted when the rule matches.

Field	Source
`AffectedUser`	`project`
`Area`	`project`
`Bname`	`project`
`CentralTs`	`project`
`DataSource`	`project`
`DestIp`	`project`
`Eventid`	`project`
`Hostname`	`project`
`Instance`	`project`
`LogLine`	`project`
`MessageV1`	`project`
`MessageV2`	`project`
`MessageV3`	`project`
`MessageV4`	`project`
`MsgId`	`project`
`MsgNo`	`project`
`MsgType`	`project`
`Report`	`project`
`SrcIp`	`project`
`Subid`	`project`
`Sysid`	`project`
`Tcode`	`project`
`TimeGenerated`	`project`