Sigma rule: Application AppID Uri Configuration Changes

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-00c9661f04b5, updated 2022-06-02T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Application AppID Uri Configuration Changes
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Mark Morowczynski '@markmorow', Bailey Bercik '@baileybercik'
Date
2022-06-02
File
rules/cloud/azure/audit_logs/azure_app_appid_uri_changes.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

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

Log source

product
azure
service
auditlogs

Detection

selection:
    properties.message:
        - Update Application
        - Update Service principal
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

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

Tags

  • attack.initial-access
  • attack.persistence
  • attack.credential-access
  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1552
  • attack.t1078.004

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

References

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/cloud/azure/audit_logs/azure_app_appid_uri_changes.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Application AppID Uri Configuration Changes" by Mark Morowczynski '@markmorow', Bailey Bercik '@baileybercik' (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/cloud/azure/audit_logs/azure_app_appid_uri_changes.yml.
    Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License

    Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: Application AppID Uri Configuration Changes",
entity page, dataset version ref-00c9661f04b5, updated 2022-06-02T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/1b45b0d1-773f-4f23-aedc-814b759563b1 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 1b45b0d1-773f-4f23-aedc-814b759563b1, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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