VPC Flow Log - Disabled

ID: vpc-flow-disabled

Severity: medium

Author: DhiyaneshDK

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

Description

The VPC Flow Log is disabled, meaning network traffic data is not being captured or monitored. This lack of logging reduces visibility into network activities, making it difficult to detect and investigate potential security incidents or performance issues.

YAML Source

id: vpc-flow-disabled

info:
  name: VPC Flow Log - Disabled
  author: DhiyaneshDK
  severity: medium
  description: |
    The VPC Flow Log is disabled, meaning network traffic data is not being captured or monitored. This lack of logging reduces visibility into network activities, making it difficult to detect and investigate potential security incidents or performance issues.
  reference:
    - https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/vpc/user-guide/create-and-manage-flow-log
    - https://www.trendmicro.com/cloudoneconformity/knowledge-base/alibaba-cloud/AlibabaCloud-VPC/enable-flow-logs.html
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    verified: true
  tags: cloud,devops,aliyun,alibaba,alibaba-cloud-config,alibaba-vpc

variables:
  region: "cn-hangzhou"

self-contained: true

flow: |
  code(1)
  for(let VpcId of iterate(template.vpcid)){
    set("vpc", VpcId)
    code(2)
  }

code:
  - engine:
      - sh
      - bash
    source: |
      aliyun vpc DescribeVpcs --region $region

    extractors:
      - type: json
        name: vpcid
        internal: true
        json:
          - '.Vpcs.Vpc[].VpcId'

  - engine:
      - sh
      - bash

    source: |
      aliyun vpc DescribeFlowLogs --RegionId $region --VpcId $vpcid

    matchers:
      - type: word
        words:
          - '"FlowLog": []'

    extractors:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - 'vpcid + " VPC Flow Log is Disabled "'
# digest: 490a004630440220721651a199ad66d9248c520014a542df1de8ee0e95aa8b20688be059ffc1b07902204763733958bc565151af0a403d7ca951193862779fdaa488e62726dca8ed2151:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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/vpc/vpc-flow-disabled.yaml"

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