id: ec2-unrestricted-ssh info: name: Unrestricted SSH Access in EC2 author: princechaddha severity: high description: | Checks for inbound rules in Amazon EC2 security groups that allow unrestricted SSH access (0.0.0.0/0 or ::/0) on TCP port 22, indicating a security risk by exposing the SSH server to the internet. impact: | Unrestricted SSH access increases the risk of unauthorized access and potential brute force attacks against the SSH server, compromising the security of the EC2 instances. remediation: | Restrict SSH access in EC2 security groups to trusted IP addresses or ranges, adhering to the Principle of Least Privilege (POLP) and mitigating the risk of unauthorized access. reference: - https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/security-group-rules-reference.html tags: cloud,devops,aws,amazon,ec2,aws-cloud-config variables: region: "us-east-1" self-contained: true code: - engine: - sh - bash source: | aws ec2 describe-security-groups --region $region --filters Name=ip-permission.from-port,Values=22 Name=ip-permission.to-port,Values=22 Name=ip-permission.cidr,Values='0.0.0.0/0' --output json --query 'SecurityGroups[*].GroupId' extractors: - type: json name: securitygroup internal: true json: - '.[]' - type: dsl dsl: - 'securitygroup + " security group(s) alows unrestricted access (0.0.0.0/0 or ::/0) on TCP port 22"' # digest: 4a0a0047304502205ba8e3a283bd695b4f0267dab41892b97e7ea38371e15259616ac64c78fe117c0221008ab0347e4be89942208e1bf266891d41678a76a3ec0ce920f060d80429539688:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950