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Aws Docdb Without Audit Logs

Description

Identifies AWS DocumentDB clusters that have audit logging disabled. DocumentDB audit logs are critical for security monitoring as they record database activities, user access, and modifications. Disabled audit logging creates compliance risks and makes it harder to detect suspicious activities.

Weakness:

400 - Traceability Loss - AWS

Category: Functionality Abuse

Detection Strategy

    Scans all DocumentDB clusters in the specified AWS region

    Examines each cluster's parameter group settings, specifically checking the 'audit_logs' parameter

    Reports a vulnerability if a cluster's audit_logs parameter is explicitly set to 'disabled'

    Each vulnerability includes the cluster's ARN and the parameter group name where audit logging is disabled

Severity v4.0

0.6

Low

Method ID

CSPM-C4ULA

Technique

CSPM

Target

AWS

Technology

DOCDB

CWE ID(s)

CWE-778