Failed host logons but success logon to AzureAD


Description

'Identifies a list of IP addresses with a minimum number(default of 5) of failed logon attempts to remote hosts. Uses that list to identify any successful logons to Microsoft Entra ID from these IPs within the same timeframe.'

Query · kql

//Adjust this threshold to fit environment
let signin_threshold = 5; 
//Make a list of IPs with failed Windows host logins above threshold
let win_fails = 
SecurityEvent
| where EventID == 4625
| where LogonType in (10, 7, 3)
| where IpAddress != "-"
| summarize count() by IpAddress
| where count_ > signin_threshold
| summarize make_list(IpAddress);
let wef_fails =
WindowsEvent
| where EventID == 4625
| extend LogonType = tostring(EventData.LogonType)
| where LogonType in (10, 7, 3)
| extend IpAddress = tostring(EventData.IpAddress)
| where IpAddress != "-"
| summarize count() by IpAddress
| where count_ > signin_threshold
| summarize make_list(IpAddress);
//Make a list of IPs with failed *nix host logins above threshold
let nix_fails = 
Syslog
| where Facility contains 'auth' and ProcessName != 'sudo' and SyslogMessage has 'from' and not(SyslogMessage has_any ('Disconnecting', 'Disconnected', 'Accepted', 'disconnect', @'[preauth]'))
| extend SourceIP = extract("(([0-9]{1,3})\\.([0-9]{1,3})\\.([0-9]{1,3})\\.(([0-9]{1,3})))",1,SyslogMessage)
| where SourceIP != "" and SourceIP != "127.0.0.1"
| summarize count() by SourceIP
| where count_ > signin_threshold
| summarize make_list(SourceIP);
//See if any of the IPs with failed host logins hve had a sucessful Azure AD login
let aadFunc = (tableName:string){
table(tableName)
| where ResultType in ("0", "50125", "50140")
| where IPAddress in (win_fails) or IPAddress in (nix_fails) or IPAddress in (wef_fails)
| extend Reason=  "Multiple failed host logins from IP address with successful Azure AD login"
| extend timestamp = TimeGenerated, Type = Type
| extend AccountName = tostring(split(UserPrincipalName, "@")[0]), AccountUPNSuffix = tostring(split(UserPrincipalName, "@")[1])
};
let aadSignin = aadFunc("SigninLogs");
let aadNonInt = aadFunc("AADNonInteractiveUserSignInLogs");
union isfuzzy=true aadSignin, aadNonInt
Raw source Failed host logons but success logon to AzureAD · KQL
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Published by Azure/Azure-Sentinel ↗, licensed under MIT ↗. Reproduced here unmodified.
id:  1ce5e766-26ab-4616-b7c8-3b33ae321e80
name: Failed host logons but success logon to AzureAD
description: |
  'Identifies a list of IP addresses with a minimum number(default of 5) of failed logon attempts to remote hosts.
  Uses that list to identify any successful logons to Microsoft Entra ID from these IPs within the same timeframe.'
severity: Medium
requiredDataConnectors:
  - connectorId: AzureActiveDirectory
    dataTypes:
     - SigninLogs
  - connectorId: AzureActiveDirectory
    dataTypes:
      - AADNonInteractiveUserSignInLogs
  - connectorId: SecurityEvents
    dataTypes:
      - SecurityEvent
  - connectorId: Syslog
    dataTypes:
      - Syslog 
  - connectorId: WindowsSecurityEvents
    dataTypes: 
      - SecurityEvents 
  - connectorId: WindowsForwardedEvents
    dataTypes: 
      - WindowsEvent 
queryFrequency: 1d
queryPeriod: 1d
triggerOperator: gt
triggerThreshold: 0
tactics:
  - InitialAccess
  - CredentialAccess
relevantTechniques:
  - T1078
  - T1110
  
query: |
  //Adjust this threshold to fit environment
  let signin_threshold = 5; 
  //Make a list of IPs with failed Windows host logins above threshold
  let win_fails = 
  SecurityEvent
  | where EventID == 4625
  | where LogonType in (10, 7, 3)
  | where IpAddress != "-"
  | summarize count() by IpAddress
  | where count_ > signin_threshold
  | summarize make_list(IpAddress);
  let wef_fails =
  WindowsEvent
  | where EventID == 4625
  | extend LogonType = tostring(EventData.LogonType)
  | where LogonType in (10, 7, 3)
  | extend IpAddress = tostring(EventData.IpAddress)
  | where IpAddress != "-"
  | summarize count() by IpAddress
  | where count_ > signin_threshold
  | summarize make_list(IpAddress);
  //Make a list of IPs with failed *nix host logins above threshold
  let nix_fails = 
  Syslog
  | where Facility contains 'auth' and ProcessName != 'sudo' and SyslogMessage has 'from' and not(SyslogMessage has_any ('Disconnecting', 'Disconnected', 'Accepted', 'disconnect', @'[preauth]'))
  | extend SourceIP = extract("(([0-9]{1,3})\\.([0-9]{1,3})\\.([0-9]{1,3})\\.(([0-9]{1,3})))",1,SyslogMessage)
  | where SourceIP != "" and SourceIP != "127.0.0.1"
  | summarize count() by SourceIP
  | where count_ > signin_threshold
  | summarize make_list(SourceIP);
  //See if any of the IPs with failed host logins hve had a sucessful Azure AD login
  let aadFunc = (tableName:string){
  table(tableName)
  | where ResultType in ("0", "50125", "50140")
  | where IPAddress in (win_fails) or IPAddress in (nix_fails) or IPAddress in (wef_fails)
  | extend Reason=  "Multiple failed host logins from IP address with successful Azure AD login"
  | extend timestamp = TimeGenerated, Type = Type
  | extend AccountName = tostring(split(UserPrincipalName, "@")[0]), AccountUPNSuffix = tostring(split(UserPrincipalName, "@")[1])
  };
  let aadSignin = aadFunc("SigninLogs");
  let aadNonInt = aadFunc("AADNonInteractiveUserSignInLogs");
  union isfuzzy=true aadSignin, aadNonInt
entityMappings:
  - entityType: Account
    fieldMappings:
      - identifier: FullName
        columnName: UserPrincipalName
      - identifier: Name
        columnName: AccountName
      - identifier: UPNSuffix
        columnName: AccountUPNSuffix
  - entityType: IP
    fieldMappings:
      - identifier: Address
        columnName: IPAddress
version: 1.1.5
kind: Scheduled
metadata:
    source:
        kind: Community
    author:
        name: Microsoft Security Research
    support:
        tier: Community
    categories:
        domains: [ "Security - Others", "Identity" ]

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