AWS CloudFormation Misconfiguration: Insufficient ELB Logging

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Abstract

The template defines a service with insufficient audit logging.

Explanation

A lack of audit records limits the ability to detect and respond to security-related incidents and prevents forensic investigation.

Configuration settings that undermine logging capabilities include but are not limited to:
- deliberately disabling audit logging
- exempting actions of specific users, groups, or processes from being logged
- inadequately protecting log integrity
- not enabling optional audit logging
- reducing the log sampling rate

References

[1] Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) Logging Cheat Sheet

[2] Standards Mapping - Common Weakness Enumeration CWE ID 778

[3] Standards Mapping - DISA Control Correlation Identifier Version 2 CCI-000166, CCI-000172

[4] Standards Mapping - FIPS200 CM

[5] Standards Mapping - NIST Special Publication 800-53 Revision 4 AC-2 Account Management (P1), AU-10 Non-Repudiation (P2), AU-12 Audit Generation (P1)

[6] Standards Mapping - NIST Special Publication 800-53 Revision 5 AC-2 Account Management, AU-10 Non-Repudiation, AU-12 Audit Record Generation

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

[8] Standards Mapping - OWASP Application Security Verification Standard 4.0 7.1.3 Log Content Requirements (L2 L3), 7.1.4 Log Content Requirements (L2 L3), 7.2.1 Log Processing Requirements (L2 L3), 7.2.2 Log Processing Requirements (L2 L3)

[9] Standards Mapping - OWASP Top 10 2017 A6 Security Misconfiguration, A10 Insufficient Logging and Monitoring

[10] Standards Mapping - OWASP Top 10 2021 A09 Security Logging and Monitoring Failures

[11] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 3.2.1 Requirement 10.2.1, Requirement 10.2.4, Requirement 10.3.4

[12] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 4.0 Requirement 10.2.1, Requirement 10.2.1.4, Requirement 10.2.2

[13] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 4.0.1 Requirement 10.2.1, Requirement 10.2.1.4, Requirement 10.2.2

[14] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Software Security Framework 1.0 Control Objective 8.2 - Activity Tracking

[15] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Software Security Framework 1.1 Control Objective 8.2 - Activity Tracking

[16] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Software Security Framework 1.2 Control Objective 8.2 - Activity Tracking

[17] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.11 APSC-DV-000830 CAT II

[18] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 5.1 APSC-DV-000830 CAT II

[19] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 5.2 APSC-DV-000830 CAT II

[20] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 5.3 APSC-DV-000380 CAT III, APSC-DV-000390 CAT III, APSC-DV-000400 CAT III, APSC-DV-000410 CAT III, APSC-DV-000430 CAT III, APSC-DV-000590 CAT II, APSC-DV-000830 CAT II

[21] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 6.1 APSC-DV-000380 CAT III, APSC-DV-000390 CAT III, APSC-DV-000400 CAT III, APSC-DV-000410 CAT III, APSC-DV-000430 CAT III, APSC-DV-000590 CAT II, APSC-DV-000830 CAT II

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