177 – Insecure service configuration - Security Groups
Description
EC2 Security Groups are not explicitly defined. Security Group input/output rules are not defined.
Impact
- Extract information from the server without proper consent. - Create holes to gain remote access.
Recommendation
Securely configure the vulnerable service by explicitly defining the Security Groups.
Threat
Anonymous attacker with access to an EC2 instance from an internal network.
Expected Remediation Time
Score 4.0
Default score using CVSS 4.0. It may change depending on the context of the src.
Base 4.0
- Attack vector: A
- Attack complexity: H
- Attack Requirements: N
- Privileges required: N
- User interaction: N
- Confidentiality (VC): L
- Integrity (VI): L
- Availability (VA): N
- Confidentiality (SC): N
- Integrity (SI): N
- Availability (SA): N
Threat 4.0
- Exploit maturity: P