Azure VM Boot Diagnostics Not Enabled

ID: azure-vm-boot-diagnostics-not-enabled

Severity: medium

Author: princechaddha

Tags: cloud,devops,azure,microsoft,virtual-machines,azure-cloud-config

Description

Ensure that Boot Diagnostics feature is enabled for your Azure virtual machines (VMs) in order to capture server serial console output and the operating system screenshots, required for diagnosing and troubleshooting VM startup issues.

YAML Source

id: azure-vm-boot-diagnostics-not-enabled
info:
  name: Azure VM Boot Diagnostics Not Enabled
  author: princechaddha
  severity: medium
  description: |
    Ensure that Boot Diagnostics feature is enabled for your Azure virtual machines (VMs) in order to capture server serial console output and the operating system screenshots, required for diagnosing and troubleshooting VM startup issues.
  impact: |
    Disabling Boot Diagnostics may hinder effective troubleshooting and diagnosis of VM startup issues, potentially increasing the downtime of critical services.
  remediation: |
    Enable Boot Diagnostics for all your Azure VMs to facilitate effective troubleshooting and ensure quick recovery from startup-related issues.
  reference:
    - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/troubleshooting/boot-diagnostics
  tags: cloud,devops,azure,microsoft,virtual-machines,azure-cloud-config

flow: |
  code(1);
  for (let VmData of iterate(template.vmList)) {
    set("ids", VmData);
    code(2);
  }

self-contained: true
code:
  - engine:
      - sh
      - bash
    source: |
      az vm list --query '[*].id'

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

  - engine:
      - sh
      - bash
    source: |
      az vm show --ids "$ids" --query '{"BootDiagnosticsStatus": diagnosticsProfile.bootDiagnostics.enabled}'

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        words:
          - '"BootDiagnosticsStatus": false'

    extractors:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - 'ids + " does not have Boot Diagnostics enabled."'
# digest: 4a0a00473045022100e9ced3625fdb6c4c6d73fe35aa74e0e680583f98e83d4445f0dc0617605b6a8702203cbb30feb0d59a2f694ee34691d885d18443cfc0d8cd88c1abcdd8c253a2cbce: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/azure/virtualmachines/azure-vm-boot-diagnostics-not-enabled.yaml"

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