Ensure that there is no wildcard action in ElasticSearch access policy

Amazon OpenSearch Service offers several ways to control access to your domains. They include Resource-based policies,Identity-based policies,IP-based policies. While writing policy statement make sure you DO NOT provide full access to any principle by mentioning WILDCARD like * in action.

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Risk Level: High
Cloud Entity: Amazon ElasticSearch service
CloudGuard Rule ID: D9.CFT.IAM.42
Covered by Spectral: Yes
Category: Analytics

GSL LOGIC

AWS_Elasticsearch_Domain should not have AccessPolicies.Statement contain-any [ Effect='Allow' and ( Action='es:*' or Action='*')]

REMEDIATION

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Make sure for property in AWS::Elasticsearch::Domain::AccessPolicies::Statement when Effect= Allow DO NOT write Action='es:*' in your template.
See below example;

Resources:
BADDOMAIN:
Type: AWS::Elasticsearch::Domain
Properties:
...
AccessPolicies:
Version: 2012-10-17
Statement:
- Effect: Allow
Action: 'es:*'
...

References

  1. https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-elasticsearch-domain.html#cfn-elasticsearch-domain-accesspolicies
  2. https://docs.aws.amazon.com/opensearch-service/latest/developerguide/ac.html

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Compliance Frameworks

  • AWS CloudFormation ruleset

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