Network misconfigurations

Azure virtual machine allows direct FTP access from the Internet

Description

The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a standard communication protocol used for the transfer of computer files from a server to a client on a computer network. The FTP port (20) is open on your virtual machine and allows all incoming traffic from the Internet. In order to keep security best practices, you should restrict access to be only from allowed IP addresses.
  • Recommended Mitigation

    Configure networking rule to allow incoming FTP traffic from allowed IP addresses only.