Network misconfigurationsElastic Load Balancer (ELB) allows ingress access to MongoDB port 27017
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Compliance Frameworks
CCPA, Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) Best Practices, Mitre ATT&CK, New Zealand Information Security Manual, NIST 800-171, NIST 800-53, Orca Best Practices, UK Cyber Essentials
Description
Port 27017 is the default port for mongod and mongose instances. It is a security risk to expose a DB port to the public internet even though they are on a secure socket layer. Anyone on the internet can run port scanning tools, determine the open ports and launch specific attacks. It is a best practice to block public access, restrict access from specific IP addresses to port 27017 and make the connection secure.
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