RAM Password Policy Reuse - Enabled

ID: password-policy-reuse-enabled

Severity: medium

Author: DhiyaneshDK

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

Description

The Alibaba Cloud RAM (Resource Access Management) password policy reuse is disabled, meaning users are not restricted from reusing old passwords. This lack of a configured password history policy increases the risk of users reusing weak, previously compromised, or easily guessable passwords, which could lead to unauthorized access.

YAML Source

id: password-policy-reuse-enabled

info:
  name: RAM Password Policy Reuse - Enabled
  author: DhiyaneshDK
  severity: medium
  description: |
    The Alibaba Cloud RAM (Resource Access Management) password policy reuse is disabled, meaning users are not restricted from reusing old passwords. This lack of a configured password history policy increases the risk of users reusing weak, previously compromised, or easily guessable passwords, which could lead to unauthorized access.
  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/prevent-password-reuse-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:
      - type: word
        name: policy
        words:
          - '"PasswordReusePrevention": 0'

    extractors:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - '"RAM Password Policy Allows Users Re-Use Old Password "'
# digest: 4a0a00473045022038d771b00b065b69552986f0255e955ada91cf894490f78ccd8dfd884cd45d54022100b2615506c64bcd841fef1b4d99c7c65d10acfce3feb2022405ab01f749c5834a: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-reuse-enabled.yaml"

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