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RAM Password Policy requires atleast One Uppercase - Unconfigured

ID: password-policy-uppercase-unconfigured

Severity: medium

Author: DhiyaneshDK

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

The Alibaba RAM password policy is not configured to require at least one uppercase letter in passwords. This misconfiguration may result in weak passwords, increasing the risk of unauthorized access.

id: password-policy-uppercase-unconfigured
info:
name: RAM Password Policy requires atleast One Uppercase - Unconfigured
author: DhiyaneshDK
severity: medium
description: |
The Alibaba RAM password policy is not configured to require at least one uppercase letter in passwords. This misconfiguration may result in weak passwords, increasing the risk of 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/uppercase-letter-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:
- '"RequireUppercaseCharacters": false'
extractors:
- type: dsl
dsl:
- '"RAM Password Policy Does not contain One Uppercase "'
# digest: 4a0a00473045022100c499cd44ffa83f03e9c8fb263c637807c5715cb8e91ee70177758ccf4bb30a1b0220761da466ac954977004228aebfb485f970d35c750c42647a60d86e8b7788bac6:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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.

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

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