Added Credentials to Existing Application
Detects when a new credential is added to an existing application.
What it detects
Detects when a new credential is added to an existing application. Any additional credentials added outside of expected processes could be a malicious actor using those credentials.
MITRE ATT&CK mapping
- T1098.001Account Manipulation: Additional Cloud Credentials· Persistence
False positives and triage
When credentials are added/removed as part of the normal working hours/workflows
The rule
Declarative YAML read by the detection engine — data, never executed. Confidence 70%. Source: rules/sigma/sigma.azure_audit_logs_azure_app_credential_added.yaml, licensed under the Detection Rule License 1.1.
id: sigma.azure_audit_logs_azure_app_credential_added
version: 1.0.0
status: experimental
severity: high
confidence: 0.7
platforms:
- application
mitre_techniques:
- T1098.001
description: Detects when a new credential is added to an existing application. Any additional credentials added outside of expected processes could be a malicious actor using those credentials.
match:
event_category: account
raw_message_any:
- Update application – Certificates and secrets management
- Update Service principal/Update Application
false_positive_guidance: When credentials are added/removed as part of the normal working hours/workflows
Converted from the SigmaHQ rule “Added Credentials to Existing Application” by Mark Morowczynski '@markmorow', Bailey Bercik '@baileybercik', distributed under the Detection Rule License 1.1. Original rule.
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Run this rule on your own logs — offline
KIROSEC runs this rule and the rest of the library over Windows, Linux, macOS and cloud audit logs on the analyst's own machine. Every alert links to the events that raised it, and nothing leaves the device.