DNS Query Logging for Route 53 Hosted Zones - Disabled

ID: route53-dns-query-disabled

Severity: medium

Author: DhiyaneshDK

Tags: cloud,devops,aws,amazon,route53,aws-cloud-config

Description

Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) represents a set of protocols that adds a layer of security to the Domain Name System (DNS) lookup and exchange processes by enabling DNS responses to be validated.

YAML Source

id: route53-dns-query-disabled

info:
  name: DNS Query Logging for Route 53 Hosted Zones - Disabled
  author: DhiyaneshDK
  severity: medium
  description: |
    Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) represents a set of protocols that adds a layer of security to the Domain Name System (DNS) lookup and exchange processes by enabling DNS responses to be validated.
  impact: |
    Disabling DNS query logging for Route 53 hosted zones prevents visibility into DNS queries, making it difficult to detect suspicious activity, troubleshoot issues, or analyze traffic patterns.
  remediation: |
    Enable DNS query logging in the Route 53 console for the hosted zone to capture and store DNS queries, allowing for better monitoring and analysis of DNS traffic.
  reference:
    - https://www.trendmicro.com/cloudoneconformity-staging/knowledge-base/aws/Route53/enable-query-logging.html
    - https://docs.aws.amazon.com/Route53/latest/DeveloperGuide/monitoring-overview.html
  tags: cloud,devops,aws,amazon,route53,aws-cloud-config

variables:
  region: "us-west-2"

flow: |
  code(1)
  for(let HostedZones of iterate(template.hostedzones)){
    set("hostedzone", HostedZones)
    code(2) && code(3)
  }

self-contained: true

code:
  - engine:
      - sh
      - bash
    source: |
      aws route53 list-hosted-zones --region $region --query "HostedZones[*].Id" --output json

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

  - engine:
      - sh
      - bash

    source: |
        aws route53 get-hosted-zone --id $hostedzone --query "HostedZone.Config.PrivateZone" --region $region --output json

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

  - engine:
      - sh
      - bash

    source: |
        aws route53 list-query-logging-configs --hosted-zone-id "$hostedzone" --query "QueryLoggingConfigs" --region $region --output json

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

    extractors:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - 'hostedzone + " DNSSEC Signing for Route 53 Hosted Zones is Disabled"'
# digest: 4a0a00473045022100acce037500a2f8789b1e4f0d79346cc90a712d201a6a5b5e57d536a963db28e90220249ff6436c358712755976982a8217932081f3f5cf9c71a48e19bba148755039:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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/route53/route53-dns-query-disabled.yaml"

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