Application URI Configuration Changes

Severity highCloud & SaaSSingle eventexperimentalsigma.azure_audit_logs_azure_app_uri_modifications · v1.0.0

Detects when a configuration change is made to an applications URI.

What it detects

Detects when a configuration change is made to an applications URI. URIs for domain names that no longer exist (dangling URIs), not using HTTPS, wildcards at the end of the domain, URIs that are no unique to that app, or URIs that point to domains you do not control should be investigated.

MITRE ATT&CK mapping

  • T1528Steal Application Access Token· Credential Access
  • T1078.004Valid Accounts: Cloud Accounts· Initial Access

False positives and triage

When and administrator is making legitimate URI configuration changes to an application. This should be a planned event.

The rule

Declarative YAML read by the detection engine — data, never executed. Confidence 70%. Source: rules/sigma/sigma.azure_audit_logs_azure_app_uri_modifications.yaml, licensed under the Detection Rule License 1.1.

id: sigma.azure_audit_logs_azure_app_uri_modifications
version: 1.0.0
status: experimental
severity: high
confidence: 0.7
platforms:
- application
mitre_techniques:
- T1528
- T1078.004
description: |
  Detects when a configuration change is made to an applications URI.
  URIs for domain names that no longer exist (dangling URIs), not using HTTPS, wildcards at the end of the domain, URIs that are no unique to that app, or URIs that point to domains you do not control should be investigated.
match:
  event_category: account
  raw_message_any:
  - Update Application Sucess- Property Name AppAddress
false_positive_guidance: When and administrator is making legitimate URI configuration changes to an application. This should be a planned event.

Converted from the SigmaHQ rule “Application URI Configuration Changes” by Mark Morowczynski '@markmorow', Bailey Bercik '@baileybercik', distributed under the Detection Rule License 1.1. Original rule.

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