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Aws Unrestricted Cidr

Description

Detects security groups with overly permissive inbound rules that allow unrestricted access from any IP address (0.0.0.0/0 for IPv4 or ::/0 for IPv6). Such configurations can expose AWS resources to unnecessary security risks by allowing access from any source IP address on the internet.

Detection Strategy

    • Scans all security groups in the specified AWS region

    • Analyzes each inbound rule (IpPermissions) in the security group

    • Reports a vulnerability if any rule contains CIDR range '0.0.0.0/0' for IPv4 access

    • Reports a vulnerability if any rule contains CIDR range '::/0' for IPv6 access

    • Each finding includes the specific security group ID and the problematic rule configuration