RDS Deletion Protection

ID: rds-deletion-protection

Severity: high

Author: princechaddha

Tags: cloud,devops,aws,amazon,rds,aws-cloud-config

Description

Ensure Amazon RDS instances have Deletion Protection enabled to prevent accidental deletions.

YAML Source

id: rds-deletion-protection
info:
  name: RDS Deletion Protection
  author: princechaddha
  severity: high
  description: |
    Ensure Amazon RDS instances have Deletion Protection enabled to prevent accidental deletions.
  impact: |
    Without Deletion Protection, RDS instances can be inadvertently deleted, leading to potential data loss and service disruption.
  remediation: |
    Enable Deletion Protection for all Amazon RDS instances via the AWS Management Console or using the AWS CLI.
  reference:
    - https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/USER_DeleteInstance.html
  metadata:
    max-request: 2
  tags: cloud,devops,aws,amazon,rds,aws-cloud-config
variables:
  region: "ap-northeast-1"

flow: |
  code(1)
  for(let DBInstances of iterate(template.instances)){
    set("db", DBInstances)
    code(2)
  }

self-contained: true
code:
  - engine:
      - sh
      - bash
    source: |
      aws rds describe-db-instances --region $region --output json --query 'DBInstances[*].DBInstanceIdentifier'

    extractors:
      - type: json
        name: instances
        internal: true
        json:
          - '.[]'

  - engine:
      - sh
      - bash
    source: |
         aws rds describe-db-instances --region $region --db-instance-identifier $db --query 'DBInstances[*].DeletionProtection' --output json

    matchers:
      - type: word
        words:
          - 'false'

    extractors:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - '"RDS Deletion protection feature is not enabled for RDS database instance " + db'
# digest: 4a0a00473045022018fbb94e0881e24fa32e1d836c422626ef525b7a589adcd55f2369a9c48dcf02022100e886ddd0c983785f04eb69bf4840dd572fd507ed675dc840713b6059a5d8d8c2:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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/aws/rds/rds-deletion-protection.yaml"

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