URL Added to Application from Unknown Domain


Description

'Detects a URL being added to an application where the domain is not one that is associated with the tenant. The query uses domains seen in sign in logs to determine if the domain is associated with the tenant. Applications associated with URLs not controlled by the organization can pose a security risk. Ref: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/entra/architecture/security-operations-applications#application-configuration-changes'

Query · kql

let domains =
  SigninLogs
  | where ResultType == 0
  | extend domain = split(UserPrincipalName, "@")[1]
  | extend domain = tostring(split(UserPrincipalName, "@")[1])
  | summarize by tolower(tostring(domain));
  AuditLogs
  | where Category =~ "ApplicationManagement"
  | where Result =~ "success"
  | where OperationName =~ 'Update Application'
  | mv-expand TargetResources
  | mv-expand TargetResources.modifiedProperties
  | where TargetResources_modifiedProperties.displayName =~ "AppAddress"
  | extend Key = tostring(TargetResources_modifiedProperties.displayName)
  | extend NewValue = TargetResources_modifiedProperties.newValue
  | extend OldValue = TargetResources_modifiedProperties.oldValue
  | where isnotempty(Key) and isnotempty(NewValue)
  | project-reorder Key, NewValue, OldValue
  | extend NewUrls = extract_all('"Address":([^,]*)', tostring(NewValue))
  | extend OldUrls = extract_all('"Address":([^,]*)', tostring(OldValue))
  | extend AddedUrls = set_difference(NewUrls, OldUrls)
  | where array_length(AddedUrls) > 0
  | extend UserAgent = iif(tostring(AdditionalDetails[0].key) == "User-Agent", tostring(AdditionalDetails[0].value), "")
  | extend InitiatingAppName = tostring(InitiatedBy.app.displayName)
  | extend InitiatingAppServicePrincipalId = tostring(InitiatedBy.app.servicePrincipalId)
  | extend InitiatingUserPrincipalName = tostring(InitiatedBy.user.userPrincipalName)
  | extend InitiatingAadUserId = tostring(InitiatedBy.user.id)
  | extend InitiatingIPAddress = tostring(InitiatedBy.user.ipAddress)
  | extend InitiatedBy = tostring(iff(isnotempty(InitiatingUserPrincipalName),InitiatingUserPrincipalName, InitiatingAppName))
  | extend AppDisplayName = tostring(TargetResources.displayName)
  | where isnotempty(AddedUrls)
  | mv-expand AddedUrls
  | extend AddedUrls = trim(@'"', tostring(AddedUrls))
  | extend Domain = extract("^(?:https?:\\/\\/)?(?:[^@\\/\\n]+@)?(?:www\\.)?([^:\\/?\\n]+)/", 1, replace_string(tolower(AddedUrls), '"', ""))
  | where isnotempty(Domain)
  | extend Domain = strcat(split(Domain, ".")[-2], ".", split(Domain, ".")[-1])
  | where Domain !in (domains)
  | project-reorder TimeGenerated, AppDisplayName, AddedUrls, InitiatedBy, UserAgent, InitiatingIPAddress
  | extend InitiatingAccountName = tostring(split(InitiatingUserPrincipalName, "@")[0]), InitiatingAccountUPNSuffix = tostring(split(InitiatingUserPrincipalName, "@")[1])
Raw source URL Added to Application from Unknown Domain · KQL
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Published by Azure/Azure-Sentinel ↗, licensed under MIT ↗. Reproduced here unmodified.
id: 017e095a-94d8-430c-a047-e51a11fb737b
name: URL Added to Application from Unknown Domain
description: |
  'Detects a URL being added to an application where the domain is not one that is associated with the tenant.
    The query uses domains seen in sign in logs to determine if the domain is associated with the tenant.
    Applications associated with URLs not controlled by the organization can pose a security risk.
    Ref: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/entra/architecture/security-operations-applications#application-configuration-changes'
severity: High
requiredDataConnectors:
  - connectorId: AzureActiveDirectory
    dataTypes:
      - AuditLogs
queryFrequency: 2h
queryPeriod: 2h
triggerOperator: gt
triggerThreshold: 0
tactics:
  - Persistence
  - PrivilegeEscalation
relevantTechniques:
  - T1078.004
tags:
  - AADSecOpsGuide
query: |
  let domains =
    SigninLogs
    | where ResultType == 0
    | extend domain = split(UserPrincipalName, "@")[1]
    | extend domain = tostring(split(UserPrincipalName, "@")[1])
    | summarize by tolower(tostring(domain));
    AuditLogs
    | where Category =~ "ApplicationManagement"
    | where Result =~ "success"
    | where OperationName =~ 'Update Application'
    | mv-expand TargetResources
    | mv-expand TargetResources.modifiedProperties
    | where TargetResources_modifiedProperties.displayName =~ "AppAddress"
    | extend Key = tostring(TargetResources_modifiedProperties.displayName)
    | extend NewValue = TargetResources_modifiedProperties.newValue
    | extend OldValue = TargetResources_modifiedProperties.oldValue
    | where isnotempty(Key) and isnotempty(NewValue)
    | project-reorder Key, NewValue, OldValue
    | extend NewUrls = extract_all('"Address":([^,]*)', tostring(NewValue))
    | extend OldUrls = extract_all('"Address":([^,]*)', tostring(OldValue))
    | extend AddedUrls = set_difference(NewUrls, OldUrls)
    | where array_length(AddedUrls) > 0
    | extend UserAgent = iif(tostring(AdditionalDetails[0].key) == "User-Agent", tostring(AdditionalDetails[0].value), "")
    | extend InitiatingAppName = tostring(InitiatedBy.app.displayName)
    | extend InitiatingAppServicePrincipalId = tostring(InitiatedBy.app.servicePrincipalId)
    | extend InitiatingUserPrincipalName = tostring(InitiatedBy.user.userPrincipalName)
    | extend InitiatingAadUserId = tostring(InitiatedBy.user.id)
    | extend InitiatingIPAddress = tostring(InitiatedBy.user.ipAddress)
    | extend InitiatedBy = tostring(iff(isnotempty(InitiatingUserPrincipalName),InitiatingUserPrincipalName, InitiatingAppName))
    | extend AppDisplayName = tostring(TargetResources.displayName)
    | where isnotempty(AddedUrls)
    | mv-expand AddedUrls
    | extend AddedUrls = trim(@'"', tostring(AddedUrls))
    | extend Domain = extract("^(?:https?:\\/\\/)?(?:[^@\\/\\n]+@)?(?:www\\.)?([^:\\/?\\n]+)/", 1, replace_string(tolower(AddedUrls), '"', ""))
    | where isnotempty(Domain)
    | extend Domain = strcat(split(Domain, ".")[-2], ".", split(Domain, ".")[-1])
    | where Domain !in (domains)
    | project-reorder TimeGenerated, AppDisplayName, AddedUrls, InitiatedBy, UserAgent, InitiatingIPAddress
    | extend InitiatingAccountName = tostring(split(InitiatingUserPrincipalName, "@")[0]), InitiatingAccountUPNSuffix = tostring(split(InitiatingUserPrincipalName, "@")[1])
entityMappings:
  - entityType: URL
    fieldMappings:
      - identifier: Url
        columnName: AddedUrls
  - entityType: Account
    fieldMappings:
      - identifier: Name
        columnName: InitiatingAppName
      - identifier: AadUserId
        columnName: InitiatingAppServicePrincipalId
  - entityType: Account
    fieldMappings:
      - identifier: FullName
        columnName: InitiatingUserPrincipalName
      - identifier: Name
        columnName: InitiatingAccountName
      - identifier: UPNSuffix
        columnName: InitiatingAccountUPNSuffix
  - entityType: Account
    fieldMappings:
      - identifier: AadUserId
        columnName: InitiatingAadUserId
  - entityType: IP
    fieldMappings:
      - identifier: Address
        columnName: InitiatingIPAddress
version: 1.1.1
kind: Scheduled
metadata:
    source:
        kind: Community
    author:
        name: Microsoft Security Research
    support:
        tier: Community
    categories:
        domains: [ "Security - Others" ]

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