GKE Cluster Not Using Shielded Nodes

ID: gcloud-gke-shielded-nodes-disabled

Severity: medium

Author: princechaddha

Tags: cloud,devops,gcp,gcloud,gke,kubernetes,security,shielded-nodes,gcp-cloud-config

Description

Ensure that your Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) clusters are configured to use Shielded GKE Nodes to protect against rootkits and bootkits. Shielded GKE Nodes provide verifiable node identity and integrity through the use of Secure Boot, virtual trusted platform module (vTPM)-enabled measured boot, and integrity monitoring.

YAML Source

id: gcloud-gke-shielded-nodes-disabled

info:
  name: GKE Cluster Not Using Shielded Nodes
  author: princechaddha
  severity: medium
  description: |
    Ensure that your Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) clusters are configured to use Shielded GKE Nodes to protect against rootkits and bootkits. Shielded GKE Nodes provide verifiable node identity and integrity through the use of Secure Boot, virtual trusted platform module (vTPM)-enabled measured boot, and integrity monitoring.
  impact: |
    Without Shielded GKE Nodes, cluster nodes are more vulnerable to boot-level and kernel-level malware, rootkits, and other advanced threats that can compromise node integrity.
  remediation: |
    Enable Shielded GKE Nodes for your clusters using the 'gcloud container clusters update' command with --enable-shielded-nodes flag or through the console. For new clusters, use --enable-shielded-nodes flag during cluster creation.
  reference:
    - https://www.trendmicro.com/cloudoneconformity/knowledge-base/gcp/GKE/use-shielded-cluster-nodes.html
    - https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/how-to/shielded-gke-nodes
  tags: cloud,devops,gcp,gcloud,gke,kubernetes,security,shielded-nodes,gcp-cloud-config

flow: |
  code(1)
  for(let projectId of iterate(template.projectIds)){
    set("projectId", projectId)
    code(2)
    for(let cluster of iterate(template.clusters)){
      cluster = JSON.parse(cluster)
      set("clusterName", cluster.name)
      set("location", cluster.location)
      code(3)
    }
  }

self-contained: true

code:
  - engine:
      - sh
      - bash
    source: |
      gcloud projects list --format="json(projectId)"

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

  - engine:
      - sh
      - bash
    source: |
      gcloud container clusters list --project $projectId --format="json(name,location)"

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

  - engine:
      - sh
      - bash
    source: |
      gcloud container clusters describe $clusterName --location $location --project $projectId --format="json(shieldedNodes.enabled)"

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        words:
          - "shieldedNodes"

      - type: word
        words:
          - '"enabled": true'
        negative: true

    extractors:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - '"GKE cluster " + clusterName + " in " + location + " of project " + projectId + " does not have Shielded Nodes enabled"'
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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/gcp/gke/gcloud-gke-shielded-nodes-disabled.yaml"

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