Sigma rule: App Permissions Granted For Other APIs

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-c709bc9d9c62, updated 2023-03-29T00:00:00.000Z.

SigmaHQ marks this rule as deprecated.

Rule

Title
App Permissions Granted For Other APIs
Status
deprecated
Level
medium
Author
Bailey Bercik '@baileybercik', Mark Morowczynski '@markmorow'
Date
2022/07/28
Modified
2023/03/29
File
deprecated/cloud/azure_app_permissions_for_api.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects when app permissions (app roles) for other APIs are granted

Log source

product
azure
service
auditlogs

Detection

selection:
    properties.message: Add app role assignment to service principal
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • When the permission is legitimately needed for the app

Tags

  • attack.privilege_escalation

References

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

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "App Permissions Granted For Other APIs" by Bailey Bercik '@baileybercik', Mark Morowczynski '@markmorow' (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/deprecated/cloud/azure_app_permissions_for_api.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: App Permissions Granted For Other APIs",
entity page, dataset version ref-c709bc9d9c62, updated 2023-03-29T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/ba2a7c80-027b-460f-92e2-57d113897dbc (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule ba2a7c80-027b-460f-92e2-57d113897dbc, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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