Ensure that Object-level logging for write events is enabled for S3 bucket

Risk Level: Low
Cloud Entity: Simple Storage Service (S3)
CloudGuard Rule ID: D9.AWS.LOG.19
Covered by Spectral: Yes
Category: Storage

GSL LOGIC

S3Bucket should have objectLevelLogging=true

REMEDIATION

From Portal

1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the Amazon S3 console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/s3/.
2. In the Buckets list, choose the name of the bucket.
3. Choose Properties.
4. Under AWS CloudTrail data events, choose Configure in CloudTrail.
5. You can create a new CloudTrail trail or reuse an existing trail and configure Amazon S3 data events to be logged in your trail.

From TF

resource "aws_cloudtrail" "example" {
	...
	event_selector {
		read_write_type           = "All"
		include_management_events = true
		
		data_resource {
			type = "AWS::S3::Object"
			
			# Make sure to append a trailing '/' to your ARN if you want
			# to monitor all objects in a bucket.
			values = ["BUCKET-ARN/"]
		}
	}
	...
}

From Command Line
To enable object level logging for a s3 bucket, run:

aws cloudtrail put-event-selectors --trail-name TRAIL-NAME --event-selectors '[{"ReadWriteType": "All","IncludeManagementEvents": true,"DataResources": [{"Type":"AWS::S3::Object", "Values": ["arn:aws:s3:::BUCKET-NAME/"]}]}]'

References

1. https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/user-guide/enable-cloudtrail-events.html
2. https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/dev/cloudtrail-logging.html
3. https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/cloudtrail/put-event-selectors.html
4. https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/resources/cloudtrail

Simple Storage Service (S3)

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Compliance Frameworks

• AWS CIS Foundations v. 1.3.0
• AWS CIS Foundations v. 1.4.0
• AWS CIS Foundations v. 1.5.0
• AWS CIS Foundations v. 2.0.0
• AWS CSA CCM v.4.0.1
• AWS CloudGuard Best Practices
• AWS CloudGuard S3 Bucket Security
• AWS CloudGuard SOC2 based on AICPA TSC 2017
• AWS HITRUST
• AWS HITRUST v11.0.0
• AWS ISO27001:2022
• AWS ITSG-33
• AWS LGPD regulation
• AWS MITRE ATT&CK Framework v10
• AWS MITRE ATT&CK Framework v11.3
• AWS NIST 800-53 Rev 5
• CloudGuard AWS All Rules Ruleset