Diagnostic Settings Categories on Azure Resources not configured

ID: azure-diagnostic-categories-misconfigured

Severity: medium

Author: princechaddha

Tags: cloud,devops,azure,microsoft,diagnostic,azure-cloud-config

Description

Ensure that diagnostic settings are configured to log the appropriate activities from the Azure Monitor control/management plane. Proper configuration of diagnostic settings is crucial for effective monitoring and capturing essential management activities performed by resources on the Azure platform.

YAML Source

id: azure-diagnostic-categories-misconfigured
info:
  name: Diagnostic Settings Categories on Azure Resources not configured
  author: princechaddha
  severity: medium
  description: |
    Ensure that diagnostic settings are configured to log the appropriate activities from the Azure Monitor control/management plane. Proper configuration of diagnostic settings is crucial for effective monitoring and capturing essential management activities performed by resources on the Azure platform.
  impact: |
    Misconfigured diagnostic settings can lead to inadequate logging of control and management activities, increasing the risk of unnoticed malicious activities or misconfigurations.
  remediation: |
    Configure diagnostic settings for each Azure resource to log necessary activities from the control/management plane, ensuring that all important events are captured and reviewed regularly for anomalies.
  reference:
    - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/essentials/diagnostic-settings
  tags: cloud,devops,azure,microsoft,diagnostic,azure-cloud-config

self-contained: true
code:
  - engine:
      - sh
      - bash
    source: |
      az monitor diagnostic-settings subscription list --query 'value[*].{"name": name, "logs": logs}' --output json

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

    extractors:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - '"The configuration of the verified diagnostic setting for “Administrative”, “Security”, “Alert”, and “Policy” is not compliant."'
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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/azure/monitor/azure-diagnostic-categories-misconfigured.yaml"

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