Detection rules › Sigma
User Added To Privilege Role
Detects when a user is added to a privileged role.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Initial Access | T1078.004 Valid Accounts: Cloud Accounts |
| Persistence | T1078.004 Valid Accounts: Cloud Accounts |
| Privilege Escalation | T1078.004 Valid Accounts: Cloud Accounts |
| Stealth | T1078.004 Valid Accounts: Cloud Accounts |
Rule body yaml
title: User Added To Privilege Role
id: 49a268a4-72f4-4e38-8a7b-885be690c5b5
status: test
description: Detects when a user is added to a privileged role.
references:
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/architecture/security-operations-privileged-identity-management#azure-ad-roles-assignment
author: Mark Morowczynski '@markmorow', Yochana Henderson, '@Yochana-H'
date: 2022-08-06
tags:
- attack.persistence
- attack.initial-access
- attack.privilege-escalation
- attack.stealth
- attack.t1078.004
logsource:
product: azure
service: auditlogs
detection:
selection:
properties.message:
- Add eligible member (permanent)
- Add eligible member (eligible)
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Legtimate administrator actions of adding members from a role
level: high
Stages and Predicates
Stage 0: condition
selectionStage 1: selection
selection:
properties.message:
- Add eligible member (permanent)
- Add eligible member (eligible)
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 |
|---|---|---|
properties.message | eq |
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