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Database

Aws Public Snapshots

Description

Detects Amazon RDS database snapshots that are configured to be publicly accessible. Public RDS snapshots pose a security risk as they could expose sensitive database contents to unauthorized users outside your AWS account.

Weakness:

165 - Insecure service configuration - AWS

Category: Functionality Abuse

Detection Strategy

    Scans all RDS snapshots in the specified AWS region

    Examines the snapshot attributes for each RDS snapshot

    Reports a vulnerability if any snapshot has 'all' in its AttributeValues, indicating public accessibility

    Each vulnerability includes the specific snapshot's ARN and the attribute configuration that makes it public