Name:O365 Multiple Service Principals Created by SP id:ef4c3f20-d1ad-4ad1-a3f4-d5f391c005fe version:3 date:2024-09-30 author:Mauricio Velazco, Splunk status:production type:Anomaly Description:The following analytic identifies instances where a single service principal creates more than three unique OAuth applications within a 10-minute timeframe. It leverages O365 logs from the Unified Audit Log, focusing on the 'Add service principal' operation in the Office 365 Azure Active Directory environment. This activity is significant as it may indicate a compromised or malicious service principal attempting to expand control or access within the network. If confirmed malicious, this could lead to unauthorized access and potential lateral movement within the environment, posing a significant security risk. Data_source:
-O365 Add service principal.
search:`o365_management_activity` Workload=AzureActiveDirectory Operation="Add service principal." | bucket span=10m _time | eval len=mvcount('Actor{}.ID') | eval userType = mvindex('Actor{}.ID',len-1) | search userType = "ServicePrincipal" | eval displayName = object | stats count earliest(_time) as firstTime latest(_time) as lastTime values(displayName) as displayName dc(displayName) as unique_apps by src_user | where unique_apps > 3 | `security_content_ctime(firstTime)` | `security_content_ctime(lastTime)` | `o365_multiple_service_principals_created_by_sp_filter`
how_to_implement:You must install the Splunk Microsoft Office 365 Add-on and ingest Office 365 management activity events. known_false_positives:Certain users or applications may create multiple service principals in a short period of time for legitimate purposes. Filter as needed. References: -https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1136/003/ -https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/01/25/midnight-blizzard-guidance-for-responders-on-nation-state-attack/ drilldown_searches: name:'View the detection results for - "$src_user$"' search:'%original_detection_search% | search src_user = "$src_user$"' earliest_offset:'$info_min_time$' latest_offset:'$info_max_time$' name:'View risk events for the last 7 days for - "$src_user$"' search:'| from datamodel Risk.All_Risk | search normalized_risk_object IN ("$src_user$") starthoursago=168 | stats count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime values(search_name) as "Search Name" values(risk_message) as "Risk Message" values(analyticstories) as "Analytic Stories" values(annotations._all) as "Annotations" values(annotations.mitre_attack.mitre_tactic) as "ATT&CK Tactics" by normalized_risk_object | `security_content_ctime(firstTime)` | `security_content_ctime(lastTime)`' earliest_offset:'$info_min_time$' latest_offset:'$info_max_time$' tags: analytic_story: - 'Office 365 Persistence Mechanisms' - 'NOBELIUM Group' asset_type:O365 Tenant confidence:60 impact:70 message:Multiple OAuth applications were created by $src_user$ in a short period of time mitre_attack_id: - 'T1136.003' observable: name:'src_user' type:'User' - role: - 'Victim' product: - 'Splunk Enterprise' - 'Splunk Enterprise Security' - 'Splunk Cloud' required_fields: - '_time' - 'Workload' - 'Operation' - 'Actor{}.ID' - 'src_user' - 'object' risk_score:42 security_domain:identity
