Cis Azure Foundations 5.13

---
name: cis-azure-foundations-5.13
description: "Ensure 'User consent for applications' is set to 'Allow user consent for apps from verified publishers, for selected permissions'"
category: cis-azure-foundations
version: "5.0.0"
author: cyberstrike-official
tags: [cis, azure, identity, application-consent, verified-publishers, permissions]
cis_id: "5.13"
cis_benchmark: "CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark v5.0.0"
tech_stack: [azure]
cwe_ids: []
chains_with: [cis-azure-foundations-5.12, cis-azure-foundations-5.14]
prerequisites: []
severity_boost: {}
---

# Ensure 'User consent for applications' is set to 'Allow user consent for apps from verified publishers, for selected permissions'

## Description

Allow users to provide consent for selected permissions when a request is coming from a verified publisher.

## Rationale

If Microsoft Entra ID is running as an identity provider for third-party applications, permissions and consent should be limited to administrators or pre-approved. Malicious applications may attempt to exfiltrate data or abuse privileged user accounts.

## Impact

Enforcing this setting may create additional requests that administrators need to review.

## Audit Procedure

### Using Azure Portal

1. From Azure Home select the Portal Menu
2. Select `Microsoft Entra ID`
3. Under `Manage`, select `Enterprise applications`
4. Under `Security`, select `Consent and permissions`
5. Under `Manage`, select `User consent settings`
6. Under `User consent for applications`, ensure `Allow user consent for apps from verified publishers, for selected permissions` is selected

### Using PowerShell

```powershell
Connect-MgGraph
(Get-MgPolicyAuthorizationPolicy).DefaultUserRolePermissions | Select-Object -ExpandProperty PermissionGrantPoliciesAssigned
```

The command should return either `ManagePermissionGrantsForSelf.microsoft-user-default-low` or a custom app consent policy id if one is in use.

## Expected Result

`User consent for applications` should be set to `Allow user consent for apps from verified publishers, for selected permissions`. PowerShell should return `ManagePermissionGrantsForSelf.microsoft-user-default-low`.

## Remediation

### Using Azure Portal

1. From Azure Home select the Portal Menu
2. Select `Microsoft Entra ID`
3. Under `Manage`, select `Enterprise applications`
4. Under `Security`, select `Consent and permissions`
5. Under `Manage`, select `User consent settings`
6. Under `User consent for applications`, select `Allow user consent for apps from verified publishers, for selected permissions`
7. Click `Save`

## Default Value

By default, `User consent for applications` is set to `Allow user consent for apps`.

## References

1. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/enterprise-apps/configure-user-consent?pivots=ms-graph#configure-user-consent-to-applications
2. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/security/benchmark/azure/mcsb-privileged-access#pa-1-separate-and-limit-highly-privilegedadministrative-users
3. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/security/benchmark/azure/mcsb-governance-strategy#gs-2-define-and-implement-enterprise-segmentationseparation-of-duties-strategy
4. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/security/benchmark/azure/mcsb-governance-strategy#gs-6-define-and-implement-identity-and-privileged-access-strategy
5. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.graph.identity.signins/get-mgpolicyauthorizationpolicy?view=graph-powershell-1.0

## CIS Controls

| Controls Version | Control                              | IG 1 | IG 2 | IG 3 |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------ | ---- | ---- | ---- |
| v8               | 2.3 Address Unauthorized Software    | x    | x    | x    |
| v8               | 2.5 Allowlist Authorized Software    |      | x    | x    |
| v7               | 2.6 Address unapproved software      | x    | x    | x    |
| v7               | 2.7 Utilize Application Whitelisting |      |      | x    |

## Profile

Level 2 | Manual