RAM Password Policy Expiration - Unconfigured

ID: password-policy-expiration-unconfigured

Severity: medium

Author: DhiyaneshDK

Tags: cloud,devops,aliyun,alibaba,alibaba-cloud-config,alibaba-ram

Description

The Alibaba Cloud RAM Password Policy is unconfigured, leaving user accounts vulnerable to weak or expired passwords. This lack of a configured policy may lead to potential unauthorized access due to weak password management.

YAML Source

id: password-policy-expiration-unconfigured

info:
  name: RAM Password Policy Expiration - Unconfigured
  author: DhiyaneshDK
  severity: medium
  description: |
    The Alibaba Cloud RAM Password Policy is unconfigured, leaving user accounts vulnerable to weak or expired passwords. This lack of a configured policy may lead to potential unauthorized access due to weak password management.
  reference:
    - https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/ram/user-guide/configure-a-password-policy-for-ram-users
    - https://www.trendmicro.com/cloudoneconformity/knowledge-base/alibaba-cloud/AlibabaCloud-RAM/require-password-expiration-policy.html
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    verified: true
  tags: cloud,devops,aliyun,alibaba,alibaba-cloud-config,alibaba-ram

variables:
  region: "cn-hangzhou"

self-contained: true

code:
  - engine:
      - sh
      - bash

    source: |
      aliyun ram GetPasswordPolicy --region $region

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: regex
        regex:
          - '"MaxPasswordAge":\s*(9[1-9]|[1-9][0-9]{2,})'  # Matches values greater than 90

      - type: regex
        regex:
          - '"MaxPasswordAge":\s*(0|[1-9][0-9]?)'  # Excludes values between 0 and 90

    extractors:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - '"RAM Password Policy Expiration is Greater than 90 Days "'
# digest: 490a0046304402207549bde74799cf714c472d8f8730a35eaa38a938692866df1904d0bd21ef7687022034a74ab5e9e73f0cf753ba6c4aaa75c4ec50913741389f2f63b7dcfdd63a2fc3:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

Guide to check the vulnerabilities

This template is used to detect vulnerabilities in web applications. It can be used with the Nuclei tool to scan for specific patterns or behaviors.

$ nuclei -u "URL" -t "cloud/alibaba/ram/password-policy-expiration-unconfigured.yaml"

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