RAM Password Policy requires Minimum Length 14 or Greater

ID: password-policy-length-unconfigured

Severity: medium

Author: DhiyaneshDK

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

Description

The Alibaba RAM password policy is not configured to require a minimum length of 14 characters. This misconfiguration allows users to set shorter, potentially weaker passwords, increasing the risk of brute-force attacks.

YAML Source

id: password-policy-length-unconfigured

info:
  name: RAM Password Policy requires Minimum Length 14 or Greater
  author: DhiyaneshDK
  severity: medium
  description: |
    The Alibaba RAM password policy is not configured to require a minimum length of 14 characters. This misconfiguration allows users to set shorter, potentially weaker passwords, increasing the risk of brute-force attacks.
  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-14-characters-password-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:
          - \"MinimumPasswordLength\":\s*(1[4-9]|[2-9][0-9]{1,})
        negative: true

      - type: regex
        regex:
          - \"MinimumPasswordLength":\s*(\d|1[0-3])

    extractors:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - '"RAM Password Policy Does not contain Minimum Length "'
# digest: 490a0046304402205d4196e02a5a3b0a4f7a8387344582cb697cd529c94f8b327a7b9c08de4945b002201f64123e410f44a14463f33f9b2bdd28b5c386eaa43fc7db3bf60ba2cf678ecf: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-length-unconfigured.yaml"

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