Security group allows inbound access from unauthorized ports

Network misconfigurations

Security group allows inbound access from unauthorized ports

Risk Level

Informational (4)

Platform(s)

Compliance Frameworks

AWS Foundational Security Best Practices Controls
HITRUST
NIST 800-53

Description

An AWS Security Group acts as a virtual firewall for your instances to control inbound and outbound traffic. It was detected that the security group {AwsEc2SecurityGroup} is configured to allow inbound access of TCP and UDP from any IP address (0.0.0.0/0 or ::/0) through any port. Accepting unrestricted inbound access may increase the opportunity of malicious activity such as hacking and loss of data.

Recommended Mitigation

It is recommended to configure the security group to follow the principle of least privileged access. More details can be found in https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpc/latest/userguide/VPC_SecurityGroups.html

Security group allows inbound access from unauthorized ports

Description

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