Network misconfigurations

Application Load Balancer allows inbound access to UDP port 11211 (Memcached)

Risk Level

Informational (4)

Platform(s)
Compliance Frameworks

Description

Application Load Balancer ""{AwsEc2Elbv2}"" is associated with security group ""{AwsEc2Elbv2.SecurityGroups}"" that is configured to allow inbound access to UDP port 11211 (Memcached) from any IP address (0.0.0.0/0)
  • Recommended Mitigation

    It is recommended to configure Application Load Balancers to allow access to UDP port 11211 (Memcached) from specific IP addresses only. More details can be found in <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/authorizing-access-to-an-instance.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/authorizing-access-to-an-instance.html</a>