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PROD (TM005.1) - GPO - Linked, Unlinked, or Enforced at Tier Level OU
Linking, Unlinking, or Enforcing of a GPO within the Tier Level OU structure
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Privilege Escalation | |
| Defense Impairment |
Telemetry coverage
| Provider | Record / event type |
|---|---|
| Security-Auditing | Event ID 5136: A directory service object was modified. |
Rule body
id: 02cf2172-0eb7-4a4a-bce7-7251cdd3e233
name: 'PROD (TM005.1) - GPO - Linked, Unlinked, or Enforced at Tier Level OU'
description: |
Linking, Unlinking, or Enforcing of a GPO within the Tier Level OU structure
severity: High
requiredDataConnectors:
- connectorId: SecurityEvents
dataTypes:
- SecurityEvent
- connectorId: WindowsSecurityEvents
dataTypes:
- SecurityEvent
queryFrequency: 5m
queryPeriod: 5m
triggerOperator: gt
triggerThreshold: 0
status: Available
tactics:
- DefenseEvasion
relevantTechniques:
- T1484.001
query: |
SecurityEvent
| where EventID == 5136
and (EventData matches regex @"(?i)OU=Domain Controllers"
or EventData matches regex @"(?i)OU=Tier 0 Member Servers"
or EventData matches regex @"(?i)OU=Tier 1 Member Servers"
or EventData matches regex @"(?i)OU=Tier 2 End-User Accounts"
or EventData matches regex @"(?i)OU=Tier 2 End-User Devices"
or EventData matches regex @"(?i)OU=Tier 2 End-User Groups"
or EventData matches regex @"(?i)OU=Tier Model Administration"
or EventData matches regex @"(?i)OU=Tier Model Computer Quarantine")
and Activity has "modified"
and EventData has '"ObjectClass">organizationalUnit'
and EventData has '<Data Name="AttributeLDAPDisplayName">gPLink</Data>'
and (EventData has ';0]'
or EventData has ';1]'
or EventData has ';2]')
and EventData has '"OperationType">%%14674'
| extend ObjectName = extract("<Data Name=\"ObjectDN\">(((?i)OU=[^,]+,?)+),(?i)DC=", 1, EventData)
| extend ObjectTier = case(
ObjectName has "Tier 0", "Tier 0",
ObjectName has "Tier 1", "Tier 1",
ObjectName has "Tier 2", "Tier 2",
ObjectName has "Tier Model Administration", "Tier 0",
ObjectName has "Tier Model Computer Quarantine", "Tier 0",
ObjectName has "Domain Controllers", "Tier 0",
"Unknown")
| extend AttributeLDAP = extract("<Data Name=\"AttributeLDAPDisplayName\">([^<]+)</Data>", 1, EventData)
| extend AttributeValue = extract("\\[([^\\]]+)\\]", 1, EventData)
| extend LastThreeChars = substring(AttributeValue, strlen(AttributeValue) - 2, 3)
| extend AttributeValueDescription = case(
LastThreeChars == ";0", "Linked",
LastThreeChars == ";1", "Unlinked",
LastThreeChars == ";2", "Enforced",
"Unknown")
| extend ObjectClass = extract("<Data Name=\"ObjectClass\">([^<]+)</Data>", 1, EventData)
| extend Domain = extract("([^.]+\\.[^.]+)$", 1, Computer)
| project TimeGenerated
, ObjectName
, ObjectTier
, ObjectClass
, ActivityType = AttributeValueDescription
, AttributeLDAP
, Account
, Domain
, Computer
, Channel
, EventID
, EventData
entityMappings:
- entityType: Account
fieldMappings:
- identifier: FullName
columnName: ObjectName
- entityType: Host
fieldMappings:
- identifier: HostName
columnName: Computer
- entityType: Account
fieldMappings:
- identifier: FullName
columnName: Account
customDetails:
ObjectName: ObjectName
ObjectTier: ObjectTier
ObjectClass: ObjectClass
ActivityType: ActivityType
AttributeLDAP: AttributeLDAP
Account: Account
Domain: Domain
Computer: Computer
Channel: Channel
EventID: EventID
EventData: EventData
eventGroupingSettings:
aggregationKind: AlertPerResult
incidentConfiguration:
createIncident: true
groupingConfiguration:
enabled: false
reopenClosedIncident: false
lookbackDuration: PT5H
matchingMethod: AllEntities
alertDetailsOverride:
alertDisplayNameFormat: '(TM005.1) A GPO was {{ActivityType}} at the following {{ObjectTier}} {{ObjectName}} OU'
alertDescriptionFormat: 'This will alert when a GPO is linked, unlinked, or enforced at any of the Tier Model OUs.'
version: 1.0.0
kind: Scheduled
Stages and Predicates
Stage 1: source
SecurityEvent
Stage 2: where
| where EventID == 5136
and (EventData matches regex @"(?i)OU=Domain Controllers"
or EventData matches regex @"(?i)OU=Tier 0 Member Servers"
or EventData matches regex @"(?i)OU=Tier 1 Member Servers"
or EventData matches regex @"(?i)OU=Tier 2 End-User Accounts"
or EventData matches regex @"(?i)OU=Tier 2 End-User Devices"
or EventData matches regex @"(?i)OU=Tier 2 End-User Groups"
or EventData matches regex @"(?i)OU=Tier Model Administration"
or EventData matches regex @"(?i)OU=Tier Model Computer Quarantine")
and Activity has "modified"
and EventData has '"ObjectClass">organizationalUnit'
and EventData has '<Data Name="AttributeLDAPDisplayName">gPLink</Data>'
and (EventData has ';0]'
or EventData has ';1]'
or EventData has ';2]')
and EventData has '"OperationType">%%14674'
Stage 3: extend (8 consecutive steps)
| extend ObjectName = extract("<Data Name=\"ObjectDN\">(((?i)OU=[^,]+,?)+),(?i)DC=", 1, EventData)
| extend ObjectTier = case(
ObjectName has "Tier 0", "Tier 0",
ObjectName has "Tier 1", "Tier 1",
ObjectName has "Tier 2", "Tier 2",
ObjectName has "Tier Model Administration", "Tier 0",
ObjectName has "Tier Model Computer Quarantine", "Tier 0",
ObjectName has "Domain Controllers", "Tier 0",
"Unknown")
| extend AttributeLDAP = extract("<Data Name=\"AttributeLDAPDisplayName\">([^<]+)</Data>", 1, EventData)
| extend AttributeValue = extract("\\[([^\\]]+)\\]", 1, EventData)
| extend LastThreeChars = substring(AttributeValue, strlen(AttributeValue) - 2, 3)
| extend AttributeValueDescription = case(
LastThreeChars == ";0", "Linked",
LastThreeChars == ";1", "Unlinked",
LastThreeChars == ";2", "Enforced",
"Unknown")
| extend ObjectClass = extract("<Data Name=\"ObjectClass\">([^<]+)</Data>", 1, EventData)
| extend Domain = extract("([^.]+\\.[^.]+)$", 1, Computer)
Stage 4: project
| project TimeGenerated
, ObjectName
, ObjectTier
, ObjectClass
, ActivityType = AttributeValueDescription
, AttributeLDAP
, Account
, Domain
, Computer
, Channel
, EventID
, EventData
Indicators
These rows show field, operator, and value matches.
| Field | Kind | Values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
Activity | match |
| field:"Activity" kind:match value:"modified" |
EventData | match |
| field:"EventData" kind:match |
EventData | regex_match |
| field:"EventData" kind:regex_match |
EventID | eq |
| field:"EventID" kind:eq value:"5136" |
Output fields
These fields are emitted when the rule matches.
| Field | Source |
|---|---|
Account | project |
ActivityType | project |
AttributeLDAP | project |
Channel | project |
Computer | project |
Domain | project |
EventData | project |
EventID | project |
ObjectClass | project |
ObjectName | project |
ObjectTier | project |
TimeGenerated | project |