Server Oriented Cmdlet And User Oriented Cmdlet used

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

'Detect if a server oriented cmdlet and a user oriented cmdlet that are monitored are launched by the same user in the same server within a 10 minutes timeframe'

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

Tactic	Techniques
Persistence	`T1098` Account Manipulation
Collection	`T1114` Email Collection
Exfiltration	`T1020` Automated Exfiltration

Rule body kusto

id: 7bce901b-9bc8-4948-8dfc-8f68878092d5
name: Server Oriented Cmdlet And User Oriented Cmdlet used
description: |
  'Detect if a server oriented cmdlet and a user oriented cmdlet that are monitored are launched by the same user in the same server within a 10 minutes timeframe'
requiredDataConnectors:
  - connectorId: ESI-ExchangeAdminAuditLogEvents
    dataTypes:
      - Event
severity: High
queryFrequency: 1d
queryPeriod: 1d
triggerOperator: gt
triggerThreshold: 0
status: Available
tactics:
  - Exfiltration
  - Persistence
  - Collection
relevantTechniques:
  - T1020
  - T1098
  - T1114
query: |
  let timeframe = 1d;
  let spanoftime = 10m;
  let threshold = 0;
  ExchangeAdminAuditLogs 
    | where TimeGenerated > ago(2 * timeframe)
    | where isempty(UserOriented)
    | project serverExecutedTime = TimeGenerated,
      ServerCmdlet = CmdletName,
      ServerCmdletParams = CmdletParameters,
      Computer,
      Caller,
      ServerCmdletTargetObject = TargetObject
    | join kind= inner (
        ExchangeAdminAuditLogs
        | where TimeGenerated > ago(timeframe)
        | where UserOriented =~ 'Yes'
        | project userExecutedTime = TimeGenerated,
          UserCmdlet = CmdletName,
          UserCmdletParams = CmdletParameters,
          Computer,
          Caller,
          UserCmdletTargetObject = TargetObject,
          userPrincipalName,
          objectGUID,
          sAMAccountName,
          IsVIP)
      on Computer, Caller
    | where userExecutedTime - serverExecutedTime < spanoftime
    | extend TimeDelta = userExecutedTime - serverExecutedTime
    | extend TimeDeltaInverse = serverExecutedTime - userExecutedTime
    | where tolong(TimeDelta) >= threshold or tolong(TimeDeltaInverse) >= threshold
entityMappings:
- entityType: Mailbox
  fieldMappings:
    - identifier: MailboxPrimaryAddress
      columnName: userPrincipalName
    - identifier: Upn
      columnName: userPrincipalName
- entityType: Host
  fieldMappings:
    - identifier: FullName
      columnName: Computer
- entityType: Host
  fieldMappings:
    - identifier: HostName
      columnName: ServerCmdletTargetObject
- entityType: Account
  fieldMappings:
    - identifier: Name
      columnName: Caller
    - identifier: ObjectGuid
      columnName: objectGUID
version: 1.2.0
kind: Scheduled

Stages and Predicates

Parameters

let timeframe = 1d;
let spanoftime = 10m;
let threshold = 0;

Stage 1: `source`

ExchangeAdminAuditLogs

Stage 2: `where`

| where TimeGenerated > ago(2 * timeframe)

Stage 3: `where`

| where isempty(UserOriented)

Stage 4: `project`

| project serverExecutedTime = TimeGenerated,
    ServerCmdlet = CmdletName,
    ServerCmdletParams = CmdletParameters,
    Computer,
    Caller,
    ServerCmdletTargetObject = TargetObject

Stage 5: `join`

| join kind= inner (
      ExchangeAdminAuditLogs
      | where TimeGenerated > ago(timeframe)
      | where UserOriented =~ 'Yes'
      | project userExecutedTime = TimeGenerated,
        UserCmdlet = CmdletName,
        UserCmdletParams = CmdletParameters,
        Computer,
        Caller,
        UserCmdletTargetObject = TargetObject,
        userPrincipalName,
        objectGUID,
        sAMAccountName,
        IsVIP)
    on Computer, Caller

Stage 6: `where` where userExecutedTime - serverExecutedTime < 10m

| where userExecutedTime - serverExecutedTime < spanoftime

Stage 7: `extend`

| extend TimeDelta = userExecutedTime - serverExecutedTime

Stage 8: `extend`

| extend TimeDeltaInverse = serverExecutedTime - userExecutedTime

Stage 9: `where`

| where tolong(TimeDelta) >= threshold or tolong(TimeDeltaInverse) >= threshold

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
`TimeDelta`	ge	`0` transforms: `tolong`, `cased`
`TimeDeltaInverse`	ge	`0` transforms: `tolong`, `cased`
`UserOriented`	eq	`Yes`
`UserOriented`	is_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.

Field	Source
`Caller`	`project`
`Computer`	`project`
`ServerCmdlet`	`project`
`ServerCmdletParams`	`project`
`ServerCmdletTargetObject`	`project`
`serverExecutedTime`	`project`
`TimeDelta`	`extend`
`TimeDeltaInverse`	`extend`

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`type:`	`events` / `rules` / `providers`
`vendor:`	`sigma` / `elastic` / `splunk` / `kusto` / `chronicle` (vendor name alone also works: `sigma:`, `kql:`, `secops:`…)
`tactic:`	TA-id, slug, or name: `credential_access`, `TA0006`
`technique:`	technique or sub-technique ID: `T1003`, `T1003.001` (alias `tech:`)
`severity:`	`critical` / `high` / `medium` / `low` / `informational` (alias `sev:`)
`risk_score`	Numeric comparison on the Elastic risk score (0 to 100): `risk_score>50`, `risk_score<=20`, `risk_score=99` (alias `risk`; Elastic rules only)
`stages:`	Rules with exactly N pipeline stages
`correlation:`	`single_event` / `sequence` / `alternatives` / `alternatives_cross_log` / `all_required` / `correlated`
`with:`	Co-occurrence event-id; stacks (`with:4624 with:4769`) to require all, while a comma list in one occurrence (`with:4624,4769`) is an either-or group. Implies multi-event
`like:`	Structural neighbors of a rule slug (equivalents + subsumption stricter / broader): `like:comsvcs_lsass_memory_dump-splunk-sysmon`
`groupby:`	Entity-grouping substring match against `group_by_keys`: `groupby:user`, `groupby:host`
`uses:`	Rules whose predicate tree touches the field (any kind, any value): `uses:CommandLine`
`excludes:`	Rules with top-level `not()` clauses on the field (FP whitelists): `excludes:ParentImage`
`field:` / `value:`	Predicate search; narrows rule cards to those with a matching leaf and drives the indicator tier. Unquoted = substring, wildcards allowed (`value:mimikatz`)
`indicator:`	Shorthand for `field:F value:V`: `indicator:Image=*\powershell.exe`
`kind:`	Filter by predicate kind. Narrows rule cards to those carrying a matching predicate leaf (`vendor:elastic kind:cidr_match`) and drives the indicator tier: `contains` / `starts_with` / `ends_with` / `regex` / `cidr` / `eq` / `in` … (operator aliases `op:`/`match:`)
`has:` / `no:`	`sample`, `field`, `notes`, `refs`, `trace`, `thirdparty`, `rule`, `pattern`, `timewindow`, `threshold`, `newterms`, `sigma`/`elastic`/`splunk`/`kusto`/`chronicle`
`-op:val`	Exclude matches; works on most operators but not `type:`/`like:`/`has:`/`no:` (use `no:<flag>` to exclude a rule flag): `tactic:execution -vendor:splunk`. Standalone `-kind:`/`-field:`/`-value:` drop every rule carrying a matching predicate leaf (`type:rules -kind:is_null`)
`field:"…"` / `value:"…"`	Quoted value = anchored exact match (also allows spaces): `value:"net user"`
`a,b`	Comma = OR inside one operator (`vendor:sigma,elastic`, `severity:high,critical`); repeating a facet merges the same way. `field:`/`value:` never split (literal commas)
`vendors:` / `stage:`	Singular and plural spellings fold to the canonical operator and value: `tactics:` = `tactic:`, `type:event` = `type:events`, `correlation:sequences` = `correlation:sequence`, `has:thresholds` = `has:threshold`
`"quoted phrase"`	Exact-match a multi-word phrase (free text)

Server Oriented Cmdlet And User Oriented Cmdlet used

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

Rule body kusto

Stages and Predicates

Parameters

Stage 1: `source`

Stage 2: `where`

Stage 3: `where`

Stage 4: `project`

Stage 5: `join`

Stage 6: `where` where userExecutedTime - serverExecutedTime < 10m

Stage 7: `extend`

Stage 8: `extend`

Stage 9: `where`

Indicators

Output fields

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Server Oriented Cmdlet And User Oriented Cmdlet used

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

Rule body kusto

Stages and Predicates

Parameters

Stage 1: source

Stage 2: where

Stage 3: where

Stage 4: project

Stage 5: join

Stage 6: where where userExecutedTime - serverExecutedTime < 10m

Stage 7: extend

Stage 8: extend

Stage 9: where

Indicators

Output fields

Stage 1: `source`

Stage 2: `where`

Stage 3: `where`

Stage 4: `project`

Stage 5: `join`

Stage 6: `where` where userExecutedTime - serverExecutedTime < 10m

Stage 7: `extend`

Stage 8: `extend`

Stage 9: `where`