Detection rules › Kusto
Suspicious application consent for offline access
This will alert when a user consents to provide a previously-unknown Azure application with offline access via OAuth. Offline access will provide the Azure App with access to the listed resources without requiring two-factor authentication. Consent to applications with offline access and read capabilities should be rare, 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 |
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: 3533f74c-9207-4047-96e2-0eb9383be587
name: Suspicious application consent for offline access
description: |
'This will alert when a user consents to provide a previously-unknown Azure application with offline access via OAuth.
Offline access will provide the Azure App with access to the listed resources without requiring two-factor authentication.
Consent to applications with offline access and read capabilities should be rare, 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: Low
requiredDataConnectors:
- connectorId: AzureActiveDirectory
dataTypes:
- AuditLogs
queryFrequency: 1d
queryPeriod: 14d
triggerOperator: gt
triggerThreshold: 0
status: Available
tactics:
- CredentialAccess
relevantTechniques:
- T1528
query: |
let detectionTime = 1d;
let joinLookback = 14d;
AuditLogs
| where TimeGenerated > ago(detectionTime)
| where LoggedByService =~ "Core Directory"
| where Category =~ "ApplicationManagement"
| where OperationName =~ "Consent to application"
| where TargetResources has "offline"
| mv-apply TargetResource=TargetResources on
(
where TargetResource.type =~ "ServicePrincipal"
| extend ModifiedProperties = TargetResource.modifiedProperties,
AppDisplayName = tostring(TargetResource.displayName),
AppClientId = tolower(tostring(TargetResource.id))
)
| 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")))
| mv-apply Properties=ModifiedProperties on
(
where Properties.displayName =~ "ConsentAction.Permissions"
| extend ConsentFull = tostring(Properties.newValue)
| extend ConsentFull = trim(@'"',tostring(ConsentFull))
)
| parse ConsentFull with * "ConsentType: " GrantConsentType ", Scope: " GrantScope1 "]" *
| where ConsentFull has "offline_access" and ConsentFull has_any ("Files.Read", "Mail.Read", "Notes.Read", "ChannelMessage.Read", "Chat.Read", "TeamsActivity.Read", "Group.Read", "EWS.AccessAsUser.All", "EAS.AccessAsUser.All")
| 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
| 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)
| extend GrantUserAgent = tostring(iff(AdditionalDetails[0].key =~ "User-Agent", AdditionalDetails[0].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 ModifiedProperties = TargetResource.modifiedProperties,
AppClientId = tolower(TargetResource.id)
)
| mv-apply ModifiedProperties=TargetResource.modifiedProperties on
(
where ModifiedProperties.displayName =~ "AppAddress" and ModifiedProperties.newValue has "AddressType"
| extend AppReplyURLs = ModifiedProperties.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
version: 1.0.2
kind: Scheduled
Stages and Predicates
Parameters
let detectionTime = 1d;
let joinLookback = 14d;
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: where
| where TargetResources has "offline"
Stage 7: kusto:mv-apply
| mv-apply TargetResource=TargetResources on
(
where TargetResource.type =~ "ServicePrincipal"
| extend ModifiedProperties = TargetResource.modifiedProperties,
AppDisplayName = tostring(TargetResource.displayName),
AppClientId = tolower(tostring(TargetResource.id))
)
Stage 8: 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 9: kusto:mv-apply
| mv-apply Properties=ModifiedProperties on
(
where Properties.displayName =~ "ConsentAction.Permissions"
| extend ConsentFull = tostring(Properties.newValue)
| extend ConsentFull = trim(@'"',tostring(ConsentFull))
)
Stage 10: parse
| parse ConsentFull with * "ConsentType: " GrantConsentType ", Scope: " GrantScope1 "]" *
Stage 11: where
| where ConsentFull has "offline_access" and ConsentFull has_any ("Files.Read", "Mail.Read", "Notes.Read", "ChannelMessage.Read", "Chat.Read", "TeamsActivity.Read", "Group.Read", "EWS.AccessAsUser.All", "EAS.AccessAsUser.All")
Stage 12: where
| where GrantConsentType != "AllPrincipals"
Stage 13: extend (7 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)
| extend GrantUserAgent = tostring(iff(AdditionalDetails[0].key =~ "User-Agent", AdditionalDetails[0].value, ""))
Stage 14: project
| project TimeGenerated, GrantConsentType, GrantScope1, GrantInitiatedBy, AppDisplayName, GrantInitiatedByUserPrincipalName, GrantInitiatedByAadUserId, GrantInitiatedByAppName, GrantInitiatedByAppServicePrincipalId, GrantIpAddress, GrantUserAgent, AppClientId, OperationName, ConsentFull, CorrelationId
Stage 15: 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 ModifiedProperties = TargetResource.modifiedProperties,
AppClientId = tolower(TargetResource.id)
)
| mv-apply ModifiedProperties=TargetResource.modifiedProperties on
(
where ModifiedProperties.displayName =~ "AppAddress" and ModifiedProperties.newValue has "AddressType"
| extend AppReplyURLs = ModifiedProperties.newValue
)
| distinct AppClientId, tostring(AppReplyURLs)
)
on AppClientId
Stage 16: 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 17: project
| project TimeGenerated, GrantConsentType, GrantScope1, GrantInitiatedBy, AppDisplayName, AppReplyURLs, GrantInitiatedByUserPrincipalName, GrantInitiatedByAadUserId, GrantInitiatedByAppName, GrantInitiatedByAppServicePrincipalId, GrantIpAddress, GrantUserAgent, AppClientId, GrantAuthentication, OperationName, GrantOperation, CorrelationId, ConsentFull
Stage 18: 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 |
|
LoggedByService | eq |
|
OperationName | eq |
|
TargetResources | match |
|
displayName | eq |
|
displayName | is_not_null | |
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 |