Kingdom: Environment

This section includes everything that is outside of the source code but is still critical to the security of the product that is being created. Because the issues covered by this kingdom are not directly related to source code, we separated it from the rest of the kingdoms.

AWS Ansible Misconfiguration: Reduced CloudFront Availability

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Abstract

A configuration reduces the service availability.

Explanation

Cloud services typically use techniques like caching, replication, and load balancing to facilitate service scalability, deliver content faster, and mitigate the impacts of volumetric attacks. Disabled or misconfigured availability features degrade service performance, but immediate effects are often not apparent until extreme events such as traffic spikes and hardware failures occur.

References

[1] Standards Mapping - DISA Control Correlation Identifier Version 2 CCI-001094

[2] Standards Mapping - NIST Special Publication 800-53 Revision 4 SC-5 Denial of Service Protection (P1)

[3] Standards Mapping - NIST Special Publication 800-53 Revision 5 SC-5 Denial of Service Protection

[4] Standards Mapping - OWASP API 2023 API8 Security Misconfiguration

[5] Standards Mapping - OWASP Top 10 2004 A9 Application Denial of Service

[6] Standards Mapping - OWASP Top 10 2010 A6 Security Misconfiguration

[7] Standards Mapping - OWASP Top 10 2013 A5 Security Misconfiguration

[8] Standards Mapping - OWASP Top 10 2017 A6 Security Misconfiguration

[9] Standards Mapping - OWASP Top 10 2021 A05 Security Misconfiguration

[10] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 3.2.1 Requirement 6.5.6

[11] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 4.0 Requirement 6.2.4

[12] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 4.0.1 Requirement 6.2.4

[13] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Software Security Framework 1.0 Control Objective 4.2 - Critical Asset Protection

[14] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Software Security Framework 1.1 Control Objective 4.2 - Critical Asset Protection

[15] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Software Security Framework 1.2 Control Objective 4.2 - Critical Asset Protection, Control Objective C.3.3 - Web Software Attack Mitigation

[16] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.9 APSC-DV-002400 CAT II

[17] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.10 APSC-DV-002400 CAT II

[18] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.11 APSC-DV-002400 CAT II

[19] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 5.1 APSC-DV-002400 CAT II

[20] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 5.2 APSC-DV-002400 CAT II

[21] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 5.3 APSC-DV-002400 CAT II

[22] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 6.1 APSC-DV-002400 CAT II

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