PROD (TM012.1) - GPO - Enforced Outside of Tier Model

id: 05846968-15cc-4309-bddc-eaa296f84af1
name: 'PROD (TM012.1) - GPO - Enforced Outside of Tier Model'
description: |
  Enforcing of a GPO could bypass or override Tier Model GPOs.
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 not(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=[^,]+(,OU=[^,]+)*),(?i)DC=", 1, EventData)
  | 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")
  | where AttributeValueDescription == "Enforced"
  | extend ObjectClass = extract("<Data Name=\"ObjectClass\">([^<]+)</Data>", 1, EventData)
  | extend ObjectTier = "Outside Tier Model"
  | 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: '(TM012.1) A GPO was enforced and is overwriting the Tier Model GPOs'
  alertDescriptionFormat: 'Enforcing a GPO outside the Tier Model can overwrite and bypass Tier Model GPO with security controls.'
version: 1.0.0
kind: Scheduled