NAT Gateway Subnets Not Restricted to Specific VPCs

ID: gcloud-nat-subnet-unrestricted

Severity: medium

Author: princechaddha

Tags: cloud,devops,gcp,gcloud,google-cloud-nat,gcp-cloud-config

Description

Ensure that your Google Cloud NAT gateways are mapped only to specific VPC subnets to maintain controlled and secure outbound Internet access, minimize unintended traffic exposure, and optimize resource usage within your network design. This promotes network isolation and ensures adherence to your organization’s stringent compliance requirements.

YAML Source

id: gcloud-nat-subnet-unrestricted

info:
  name: NAT Gateway Subnets Not Restricted to Specific VPCs
  author: princechaddha
  severity: medium
  description: |
    Ensure that your Google Cloud NAT gateways are mapped only to specific VPC subnets to maintain controlled and secure outbound Internet access, minimize unintended traffic exposure, and optimize resource usage within your network design. This promotes network isolation and ensures adherence to your organization's stringent compliance requirements.
  impact: |
    NAT gateways associated with unrestricted subnets can result in unauthorized network access, unintended traffic exposure, and compliance violations.
  remediation: |
    Restrict your Cloud NAT gateways to specific VPC subnets by defining subnet mappings in the NAT configuration settings. Review and update your network configurations to ensure adherence to your organization's security policies.
  reference:
    - https://cloud.google.com/nat/docs/using-nat
  tags: cloud,devops,gcp,gcloud,google-cloud-nat,gcp-cloud-config

flow: |
  code(1)
  for(let projectId of iterate(template.projectIds)){
    set("projectId", projectId)
    code(2)
    for(let vpcNetwork of iterate(template.vpcNetworks)){
      set("vpcNetwork", vpcNetwork)
      code(3)
      for(let router of iterate(template.routers)){
        set("router", router)
        code(4)
        for(let natGateway of iterate(template.natGateways)){
          set("natGateway", natGateway)
          code(5)
        }
      }
    }
  }

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 compute networks list --project $projectId --format="json(name)"

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

  - engine:
      - sh
      - bash
    source: |
      gcloud compute routers list --project $projectId --filter="network:($vpcNetwork)" --format="json(name)"

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

  - engine:
      - sh
      - bash
    source: |
      gcloud compute routers nats list --router=$router --project=$projectId --format="json(name)"

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

  - engine:
      - sh
      - bash
    source: |
      gcloud compute routers nats describe $natGateway --router=$router --project=$projectId --format="json(subnetworks)"

    matchers:
      - type: word
        words:
          - 'ALL_IP_RANGES'

    extractors:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - '"NAT gateway " + natGateway + " under router " + router + " in project " + projectId + " is associated with unrestricted subnets."'
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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/nat/gcloud-nat-subnet-unrestricted.yaml"

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