| name | cis-azure-foundations-5.20 |
| description | Ensure 'Owners can manage group membership requests in My Groups' is set to 'No' |
| category | cis-azure-foundations |
| version | 5.0.0 |
| author | cyberstrike-official |
| tags | ["cis","azure","identity","group-management","self-service","least-privilege"] |
| cis_id | 5.20 |
| cis_benchmark | CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark v5.0.0 |
| tech_stack | ["azure"] |
| cwe_ids | [] |
| chains_with | ["cis-azure-foundations-5.18","cis-azure-foundations-5.19"] |
| prerequisites | [] |
| severity_boost | {} |
Ensure 'Owners can manage group membership requests in My Groups' is set to 'No'
Description
Restrict security group management to administrators only.
Rationale
Restricting security group management to administrators only prohibits users from making changes to security groups. This ensures that security groups are appropriately managed and their management is not delegated to non-administrators.
Impact
Group Membership for user accounts will need to be handled by Admins and cause administrative overhead.
Audit Procedure
Using Azure Portal
- From Azure Home select the Portal Menu
- Select
Microsoft Entra ID
- Under
Manage, select Groups
- Under
Settings, select General
- Under
Self Service Group Management, ensure that Owners can manage group membership requests in My Groups is set to No
Expected Result
Owners can manage group membership requests in My Groups should be set to No.
Remediation
Using Azure Portal
- From Azure Home select the Portal Menu
- Select
Microsoft Entra ID
- Under
Manage, select Groups
- Under
Settings, select General
- Under
Self Service Group Management, set Owners can manage group membership requests in My Groups to No
- Click
Save
Default Value
By default, Owners can manage group membership requests in My Groups is set to No.
References
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/users/groups-self-service-management#making-a-group-available-for-end-user-self-service
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/security/benchmark/azure/mcsb-privileged-access#pa-1-separate-and-limit-highly-privilegedadministrative-users